Should I test using the open source drivers?
If so, can you please point me in the right direction?
Thank you!
The link is from systemctl enable, that is the way systemd manages what to start for a given target.
I donāt know how to boot with the nouveau open source driver, perhaps itās in GRUB under advanced options? I never had an nvidia.
From Video issues with S3 resume ā The Linux Kernel documentation
May be worth trying kernel parameter acpi_sleep=s3_bios,s3_mode
Failing that, trying to manually initiate the possible suspend/hibernate modes (those from /sys/power/mem_sleep and /sys/power/disk) then checking the values under /sys/kernel/debug/suspend_stats/ (ehm, another little blunder I made up there, trying to sudo cat a directoryā¦ I meant all the files in there).
Troubleshooting this one āblindlyā as I use to do is going to be quite tedious, there are many possible interactions and combinations of things to try: BIOS settings - kernels - kernel parameters - suspend/hibernate modes - drivers - maybe something else too.
Combinatorial explosion makes for a long long journey.
Make sure to read and understand those kernel.org docs before proceeding.
zcat /proc/config.gz to check the kernel compile options - CONFIG_PM_DEBUG is there (on Zen and probably the others too).
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Since your CPU has built in graphics, you might be able to try unplugging/disabling the GPU to see if that fixes it. Itās not a good long term fix, but it might help narrow down the issue.
I have the same issue on a laptop with an i5-13420H and a mobile RTX 2050. In my case, if I disable the 2050 and use Intel graphics, I can get suspend working right. But, then I canāt use the 2050 for anything and itās not the kind of switch I can do on the fly. So, thereās a good chance itās Nvidia driver related.
Iāll be keeping an eye on this thread and crossing my fingers that we can both find a solution.
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Thanks so much to everyone!
Sorry for the delay, I wasnāt with the system in the last couple of days.
Iāll poke around and try everything you suggested, to the best of my abilities - hoping not to break anything. 
So finger crossed, Iāll keep you posted. 
And thanks again. 
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Hey there,
in case someone has/had the same problem, I just want to update you about my long lasting (>1 year!) problem with standby/sleep - basically I was unable to sleep or standby my PC (see .inxi below).
After I uselessly tried almost everything, thanks to your generous support and suggestions, I just chose to wait it out in the hope that some future update would have solved itā¦
Well, something seemingly did! 
Unfortunatly, I cannot say what did fix it (finger crossed!), but it has been in the last couple of days. Iād like to be more useful, Iām sorry!
Thanks again to all of you that helped me and keep up the good work on Garuda! 
System:
Kernel: 6.8.2-zen2-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=1930b164-e875-487b-9e15-d08dfb606021 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet quiet rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 loglevel=3
ibt=off resume=UUID=290da5e7-6510-4b46-9fa1-14463cba09cf
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.0.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.0.0
wm: kwin_x11 with: krunner vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: P67 Extreme4 serial: <superuser required>
uuid: <superuser required> BIOS: American Megatrends v: P3.10
date: 04/24/2012
Battery:
Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech G604 Wireless Gaming Mouse
serial: <filter> charge: 10% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes
status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-2500K bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Sandy Bridge
gen: core 2 level: v2 built: 2010-12 process: Intel 32nm family: 6
model-id: 0x2A (42) stepping: 7 microcode: 0x2F
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 256 KiB
desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 6 MiB
desc: 1x6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1596 min/max: 1600/5900 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1596 2: 1596 3: 1596 4: 1596 bogomips: 26339
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] vendor: ZOTAC driver: nvidia
v: 550.67 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 545.xx+ status: current
(as of 2024-02; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Maxwell code: GMxxx
process: TSMC 28nm built: 2014-2019 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16
ports: active: none off: DP-1,DVI-I-1 empty: DVI-D-1,HDMI-A-1
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:13c2 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.5
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 97 s-size: 503x283mm (19.80x11.14")
s-diag: 577mm (22.72")
Monitor-1: DP-1 note: disabled model: Panasonic Panasonic-TV
serial: <filter> built: 2010 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 70 gamma: 1.2
size: 698x392mm (27.48x15.43") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: DVI-I-1 note: disabled pos: primary model: LG (GoldStar) W2363D
serial: <filter> built: 2011 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 96 gamma: 1.2
size: 510x287mm (20.08x11.3") diag: 582mm (22.9") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia
inactive: wayland,device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 550.67
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 3.91 GiB
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 5 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 driver: nvidia v: 550.67 device-ID: 10de:13c2
surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 17.0.6 256
bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 24.0.4-arch1.2 (LLVM 17.0.6)
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
vendor: ASRock 6 driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GM204 High Definition Audio vendor: ZOTAC
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0fbb class-ID: 0403
Device-3: M-Audio AIR 192 6 driver: snd-usb-audio type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-1.5:3 chip-ID: 0763:410c
class-ID: fe01
Device-4: Logitech G430 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 2-1.2:4 chip-ID: 046d:0a4d class-ID: 0300
API: ALSA v: k6.8.2-zen2-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.4 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
port: b000 bus-ID: 0c:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp12s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL88x2bu [AC1200 Techkey] driver: rtw_8822bu type: USB
rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-1.6:4
chip-ID: 0bda:b812 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
IF: wlp0s26u1u6 state: up mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) driver: btusb
v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 2-1.3:5
chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.0
lmp-v: 6 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.85 TiB used: 213.53 GiB (7.3%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 3B6Q scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Seagate model: ST2000DX001-1NS164
size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: CC41 scheme: MBR
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Crucial model: M4-CT128M4SSD2
size: 119.24 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 070H scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 50 GiB size: 46.57 GiB (93.13%) used: 39.46 GiB (84.7%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /home raw-size: 414.91 GiB size: 414.91 GiB (100.00%)
used: 174.07 GiB (42.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3
ID-3: /var/log raw-size: 50 GiB size: 46.57 GiB (93.13%)
used: 39.46 GiB (84.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-4: /var/tmp raw-size: 50 GiB size: 46.57 GiB (93.13%)
used: 39.46 GiB (84.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.58 GiB used: 1.16 GiB (7.4%)
priority: 100 comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 4
dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 16.6 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda4 maj-min: 8:4
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 34 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 32%
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.58 GiB used: 8.31 GiB (53.3%)
Processes: 314 Power: uptime: 8h 17m states: freeze,standby,mem,disk
suspend: deep avail: s2idle,shallow wakeups: 1 hibernate: platform
avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 6.17 GiB
services: org_kde_powerdevil, power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd
v: 255 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1702 libs: 515 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
clang: 17.0.6 gcc: 13.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: Bash v: 5.2.26
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.33
Garuda (2.6.23-1):
System install date: 2024-01-27
Last full system update: 2024-04-04 ā»
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot: <superuser required>
Failed units:
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My guess would be a kernel update was responsible for the improvement. I hope the fix sticks for you. Sadly, many kernel changes fix one thing, only to break another. Many times this type stuff is cyclical. Fixed for a short while, only to break somewhere down the road yet again.
Good luck, and hopefully itās permanently corrected.
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Achtung @tbg 
I update my system several times a day.
Until yesterday all was fine.
Today I updated again andā¦ I cannot sleep/standy anymore! 
Does this help understanding what the root of the problem is?
Hereās my inxi again, for reference:
System:
Kernel: 6.8.4-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=1930b164-e875-487b-9e15-d08dfb606021 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet quiet rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 loglevel=3
ibt=off resume=UUID=290da5e7-6510-4b46-9fa1-14463cba09cf
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.0.3 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.0.0
wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: P67 Extreme4 serial: <superuser required>
uuid: <superuser required> BIOS: American Megatrends v: P3.10
date: 04/24/2012
Battery:
Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech G604 Wireless Gaming Mouse
serial: <filter> charge: 100% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes
status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-2500K bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Sandy Bridge
gen: core 2 level: v2 built: 2010-12 process: Intel 32nm family: 6
model-id: 0x2A (42) stepping: 7 microcode: 0x2F
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 256 KiB
desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 6 MiB
desc: 1x6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1614 high: 1667 min/max: 1600/5900 scaling:
driver: intel_cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1667 2: 1600 3: 1596
4: 1596 bogomips: 26341
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] vendor: ZOTAC driver: nvidia
v: 550.67 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 545.xx+ status: current
(as of 2024-02; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Maxwell code: GMxxx
process: TSMC 28nm built: 2014-2019 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16
ports: active: none off: DP-1,DVI-I-1 empty: DVI-D-1,HDMI-A-1
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:13c2 class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.12 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.5
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 97 s-size: 503x283mm (19.80x11.14")
s-diag: 577mm (22.72")
Monitor-1: DP-1 note: disabled model: Panasonic Panasonic-TV
serial: <filter> built: 2010 res: N/A gamma: 1.2
size: 698x392mm (27.48x15.43") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: DVI-I-1 note: disabled pos: primary model: LG (GoldStar) W2363D
serial: <filter> built: 2011 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 96 gamma: 1.2
size: 510x287mm (20.08x11.3") diag: 582mm (22.9") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia
inactive: wayland,device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 550.67
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970/PCIe/SSE2
memory: 3.91 GiB
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 5 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 driver: nvidia v: 550.67 device-ID: 10de:13c2
surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 17.0.6 256
bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 24.0.4-arch1.2 (LLVM 17.0.6)
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
vendor: ASRock 6 driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GM204 High Definition Audio vendor: ZOTAC
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0fbb class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Logitech G430 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-1.2:4 chip-ID: 046d:0a4d class-ID: 0300
Device-4: M-Audio AIR 192 6 driver: snd-usb-audio type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 2-1.5:3 chip-ID: 0763:410c
class-ID: fe01
API: ALSA v: k6.8.4-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.4 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
port: b000 bus-ID: 0c:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp12s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL88x2bu [AC1200 Techkey] driver: rtw_8822bu type: USB
rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 2-1.6:4
chip-ID: 0bda:b812 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
IF: wlp0s26u1u6 state: up mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) driver: btusb
v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-1.3:5
chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.0
lmp-v: 6 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.85 TiB used: 216.55 GiB (7.4%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 3B6Q scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Seagate model: ST2000DX001-1NS164
size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: CC41 scheme: MBR
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Crucial model: M4-CT128M4SSD2
size: 119.24 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 070H scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 50 GiB size: 46.57 GiB (93.13%) used: 42.7 GiB (91.7%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /home raw-size: 414.91 GiB size: 414.91 GiB (100.00%)
used: 173.85 GiB (41.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3
ID-3: /var/log raw-size: 50 GiB size: 46.57 GiB (93.13%)
used: 42.7 GiB (91.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-4: /var/tmp raw-size: 50 GiB size: 46.57 GiB (93.13%)
used: 42.7 GiB (91.7%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.58 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 4 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 16.6 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda4 maj-min: 8:4
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 36.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 34 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 32%
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.58 GiB used: 4.45 GiB (28.6%)
Processes: 272 Power: uptime: 2m states: freeze,standby,mem,disk
suspend: deep avail: s2idle,shallow wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform
avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 6.17 GiB
services: org_kde_powerdevil, power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd
v: 255 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1702 libs: 515 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
clang: 17.0.6 gcc: 13.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: Bash v: 5.2.26
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.33
Garuda (2.6.24-1):
System install date: 2024-01-27
Last full system update: 2024-04-07
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot: <superuser required>
Failed units:
Happiness lasted three days, lol.
Thanks again!
EDIT: I managed to sleep once, for mysterious reasons, but the other 4/5 tries all failed.
A bit of a tedious process but how about using
sudo downgrade <pkgname>
to downgrade each package one by one that was updated this update and see which package is causing issue.
You can view your garuda-update logs at,
/var/log/garuda/garuda-update
To figure out the package names. Since you frequently update the package list to test for downgrades shouldnāt be too long.
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Sounds like a very good idea, thanks for the heads-up!
It seems however that it will even more complicated to diagnose, since it alternates between being able to sleep and not being able to sleep. Maybe thereās some software/background activity that, when active, block the sleeping process.
Unfortunately the zen kernel is one of them. 
These are the packages, however, for future reference:
Packages (12) geoip-database-20240406-1 heroic-games-launcher-bin-2.14.1-1 hwdata-0.381-1
lib32-libnghttp2-1.61.0-1 libibus-1.5.29-4 libnghttp2-1.61.0-1 linux-zen-6.8.4.zen1-1
linux-zen-headers-6.8.4.zen1-1 man-db-2.12.1-1 soundtouch-2.3.3-1
vlc-git-4.0.0.r28442.g913729352f-1 wineasio-1.2.0-7
IMO it is best not to downgrade a kernel version, especially if you are using proprietary graphics drivers. Things can get very messy when youāve downgraded a kernel version on a rolling distro.
My advice would be to test many different kernel versions in the hope you find one that works properly with your system.
Good luck.
Edit:
Try enabling airplane mode before going into suspend to see if that makes any difference.
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I read through both of your topics completely. In the end, everything that was possible was tried. But I also suspect the kernel.
Even if @tbg isnāt a fan of it: you can find out if thatās the problem by downgrading the kernel to 6.8.3. If you have trouble with that, you always have snapper as a fallback.
If that is not an option and standby is too important for you, then you still have the option of loading a snapshot from before the update. Then just wait for the next linux-zen kernel version.
What hasnāt been mentioned yet are the connected monitors. This is just a shot in the dark: Application launcher ā mouse on standby button ā unplug all monitors on the graphics card and blindly click on standby (or standby via terminal).
Have you tried the nouveau driver? It could also be an issue between the kernel driver and the proprietary nvidea drivers.
Of course itās bad that you donāt have a non-k, otherwise you could have removed the 970 as a test.
You wrote that standby from a live ISO works without any problems. Post the garuda-inxi from a live environment.
btw: A little tip from the old days when your mainboard was still state of the art: try deactivating ALL energy saving options in BIOS.
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Thanks so much @tbg, @NaN and @nepti: at the moment the sleep seems to work (yesterday I tried putting it in airplane mode, donāt know if itās that), so Iām waiting before downgrading to see if it stabilizes or notā¦
I think monitors or GPU are probable causes, yeah.
In the meantime Iām not updating the system, I hope itās ok.
Iāll keep you posted!
As a sidenote: experienced userse like you taking the time to analyze the problem and help a noobie is almost moving - and itās a strong reason to try and stick with Garuda for as long as possible, it really makes a difference and makes us noobs feel welcome in the community.
Thanks again for this!
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Update: yeah, it seems to make a difference, statistically speaking it seems that when I put the system in airplane mode the system is able to actually suspend and wake up.
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It happens now and then that network components will prevent the computer from suspending properly.
Glad that helped. 
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