# How can I get hibernation to work when I close my laptop's lid? **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues & Assistance\ **Created:** [March 17, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-get-hibernation-to-work-when-i-close-my-laptops-lid/1824 "2026-03-17T18:54:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@Andre](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/Andre)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-get-hibernation-to-work-when-i-close-my-laptops-lid/1824/1 "2026-03-17T18:54:36Z")
Before installing RebornOS, I created a swap partition, installed the OS, made the right changes to the logind.conf and sleep.conf files, and edited the grub.cnf file with resume=UUID= pointing to the swap partition, updated grub, rebooted, but hibernation still does not work. Why is it so difficult to get hibernation working for a laptop with this version of Arch? In Manjaro, it works perfectly. Why is there this obsession with setting up the OS as if everybody were using a silly PC? It is the same problem with Ubuntu, Fedora, and other distros. Not everyone has a static, dedicated PC. Many people use laptops. Is there a way to get the option during installation to create a swap partition for hibernation, as Manjaro does? ---
**Author:** ![shivanandvp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rebornos.discourse.group/shivanandvp/32/10_2.png) [@shivanandvp](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/shivanandvp)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-get-hibernation-to-work-when-i-close-my-laptops-lid/1824/2 "2026-03-17T20:00:19Z")
Hi @Andre, 1. Do you use Nvidia drivers? 2. What is the output of `swapon --show`? 3. What is the output of `cat /etc/mkinitcpio.conf | grep -i HOOKS`? 4. Is your disk encrypted?