Hello everyone,
My Garuda Linux desktop has been working great for several months.
However, today the system decided that it will no longer wake up after being put into suspend mode. This forces me to restart the device.
Boot is also much slower than it used to be: hangs on the zen kernel part. Related?
I have tried full system update / upgrade already using “garuda-update ”. Same issues.
An internet search turned up folks having this issue with Nvidia graphics. Not my issue: GPU is an AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Motherboard is Rog Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II. It looks like a “beta version” of the latest BIOS was released by Asus two weeks ago on 24th September 2025. Could this be the issue? Should I be nervous about installing the latest BIOS since it is “beta”?
Thanks in advance for your help.
-Teacher
SGS
9 October 2025 07:37
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Hey teacher, read again and follow, please
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tbg
10 October 2025 02:25
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Hi there @TeacherUsingGaruda .
As @SGS already mentioned, be sure to post the terminal output of garuda-inxi, so that others are able to help you more effectively.
I the mean time I would suggest testing the LTS kernel to see if the switch improves matters.
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garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.17.1-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=9724dbd5-2685-4dc1-ae64-b40c03a04bb9 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet rd.luks.uuid=86062eeb-c2a2-4255-959c-4e3a9054a6f7
rd.luks.uuid=2e1fa7b2-b147-4ccb-838b-8194ae58c47a
resume=/dev/mapper/luks-2e1fa7b2-b147-4ccb-838b-8194ae58c47a loglevel=3
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.13 tk: GTK v: 3.24.51 wm: Muffin v: 6.4.1 tools:
avail: cinnamon-screensaver,xautolock vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0
Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II v: Rev X.0x
serial: <superuser required> part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3621 date: 01/13/2025
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3+ gen: 3
level: v3 note: check built: 2022 process: TSMC n6 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25)
model-id: 0x21 (33) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA201213
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 16 threads: 32 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 1024 KiB desc: d-16x32 KiB; i-16x32 KiB L2: 8 MiB
desc: 16x512 KiB L3: 64 MiB desc: 2x32 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 4358 min/max: 582/5086 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave cores: 1: 4358 2: 4358 3: 4358
4: 4358 5: 4358 6: 4358 7: 4358 8: 4358 9: 4358 10: 4358 11: 4358 12: 4358
13: 4358 14: 4358 15: 4358 16: 4358 17: 4358 18: 4358 19: 4358 20: 4358
21: 4358 22: 4358 23: 4358 24: 4358 25: 4358 26: 4358 27: 4358 28: 4358
29: 4358 30: 4358 31: 4358 32: 4358 bogomips: 217198
Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 23 [Radeon RX 6650 XT /
6700S 6800S] vendor: ASRock driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2
code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-3,HDMI-A-1
empty: DP-1,DP-2,Writeback-1 bus-ID: 09:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:73ef
class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Huawei UVC Camera driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-2:2 chip-ID: 12d1:4321
class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8 driver: X:
loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting,radeon alternate: fbdev,vesa
dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 4480x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1185x381mm (46.65x15.00")
s-diag: 1245mm (49.01")
Monitor-1: DP-3 mapped: DisplayPort-2 pos: primary,right
model: Lenovo LEN C32q-20 serial: <filter> built: 2020 res: mode: 2560x1440
hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2 size: 698x393mm (27.48x15.47")
diag: 801mm (31.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-0 pos: left model: Dell 2408WFP
serial: <filter> built: 2008 res: mode: 1920x1200 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1)
dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2 size: 519x324mm (20.43x12.76") diag: 612mm (24.1")
ratio: 16:10 modes: max: 1920x1200 min: 720x400
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 layers: 5 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
Radeon RX 6650 XT (RADV NAVI23) driver: mesa radv v: 25.2.4-arch1.1
device-ID: 1002:73ef surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 20.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.2.4-arch1.1 (LLVM
20.1.8) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. glxinfo is missing.
Info: Tools: api: vulkaninfo x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 09:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio
vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0b:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Huawei UVC Camera driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-2:2 chip-ID: 12d1:4321
class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
API: ALSA v: k6.17.1-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.8 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: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Foxconn driver: mt7921e v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
lanes: 1 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616 class-ID: 0280
Device-2: Intel Ethernet I226-V vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igc v: kernel
pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 06:00.0
chip-ID: 8086:125c class-ID: 0200
IF: enp6s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 3.63 TiB used: 1.67 TiB (45.9%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital model: WD BLACK
SN850X HS 1000GB size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 620361WD temp: 49.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: SanDisk model: USB 3.2Gen1
size: 920.39 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: USB
rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 tech: N/A serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 1.00 scheme: MBR
ID-3: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD20SDRW-11VUUS0 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 3.1 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1
tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1028 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 862.24 GiB size: 862.24 GiB (100.00%)
used: 426.98 GiB (49.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 253:0
mapped: luks-86062eeb-c2a2-4255-959c-4e3a9054a6f7
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 824 KiB (0.3%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 862.24 GiB size: 862.24 GiB (100.00%)
used: 426.98 GiB (49.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 253:0
mapped: luks-86062eeb-c2a2-4255-959c-4e3a9054a6f7
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 862.24 GiB size: 862.24 GiB (100.00%)
used: 426.98 GiB (49.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 253:0
mapped: luks-86062eeb-c2a2-4255-959c-4e3a9054a6f7
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 862.24 GiB size: 862.24 GiB (100.00%)
used: 426.98 GiB (49.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 253:0
mapped: luks-86062eeb-c2a2-4255-959c-4e3a9054a6f7
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 68.97 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 253:1
mapped: luks-2e1fa7b2-b147-4ccb-838b-8194ae58c47a
ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 62.69 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 44.0 C
mem: 42.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
Info:
Memory: total: 64 GiB note: est. available: 62.69 GiB used: 3.3 GiB (5.3%)
Processes: 589 Power: uptime: 15m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 25.05 GiB services: csd-power,upowerd
Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1515 libs: 422 tools: paru Compilers:
gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.3 default: fish v: 4.1.2
running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.39
Garuda (2.11.1-1):
System install date: 2025-07-08
Garuda release: 250308
Last full system update: 2025-10-10 ↻
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut garuda-hardware-profile-standard garuda-hardware-profile-standard-x11
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
Failed units:
--- System Health Check Report ---
23/24 checks run in 0.81 seconds ⌛
Powered by garuda-health 🦅
--- INFO ---
- A reboot is pending (update applied since last reboot)
✅ System health check passed. No issues found.
nepti
10 October 2025 21:15
5
Reboot.
Did you change anything, install anything, or perform a system update beforehand?snapshot from before the issue occurred?
Have you tried this?
TeacherUsingGaruda:
Related?
Maybe, maybe not. We need a journal from such a boot.
The beta version of the BIOS (3634-2025/09/24) is not installed:
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Thank you for your help.
I just tested the LTS kernel. Same issue as with Zen: will not wake from suspend.
Note: when I wiggle the mouse to attempt to wake up the screen displays the error code “no signal” instead of waking up the machine. Maybe the graphics card driver is the issue?
Will try the other suggestions later today.
Thanks again.
tbg
11 October 2025 07:01
7
These AMD diagnostic tools may prove helpful:
Test your suspend status with amd_s2idle.py
The above script is now part of the amd-debug-tools Arch Linux package, see the link below:
amd-debug-tools
The amd-debug-tools package can be installed with the following command:
pacman -Sy amd-debug-tools
I am not familiar with these diagnostic tools, but I have seen them recommended for use with AMD Zen systems experiencing suspend (or other) issues.
Each tool has its own individual documentation page:
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gampel
11 October 2025 09:25
8
Not the issue but pls make a bios update.
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nepti
11 October 2025 10:14
9
I advise against installing the beta BIOS without good reason. Besides, it’s the wrong board and the wrong BIOS:
Compare the size and the SHA-256. The latest non-beta version (3621) is already installed.
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gampel
11 October 2025 10:41
10
Soory, my mistake..the wifi version, of course.1. Updated AGESA version to ComboV2 PI 1.2.0.F.2. Implemented security updates.
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nepti
11 October 2025 10:57
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In my opinion, we should start troubleshooting where the issue originally began, while maintaining the initial situation. Excerpts from pacman.log at the time in question would be helpful. As long as it remains unclear what is causing the problems, I would try installing the beta BIOS as a last resort if everything else fails. But that’s just my personal opinion.
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Asus seems to have a habit of only providing a beta version for the latest BIOS release for some boards. For example, the latest version for my board, TUF B450 Plus Gaming, is 4622 Beta and it’s from 11/29/2024.
Thanks tbg. I installed amd-debug-tools. I will test that next.
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I wish I could answer this. I was super busy these past couple of weeks and was not able to remember or pinpoint when it started happening.
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