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System freezes on sleep after heavy gaming session (SteamOS 3.8.14, Legion Go 2)
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Description
When I put the Legion Go 2 to sleep immediately after playing a heavy-load game, the system freezes and requires a force restart. The power button light pulses purple instead of turning white.
Expected Behavior:
System should enter sleep mode normally with white power indicator light and wake on demand.
Actual Behavior:
- Power button light pulses purple (sleep mode fails)
- System becomes unresponsive
- Requires 10+ second power button hold to force restart
Workaround:
Exiting the game and letting the system idle for a few minutes occasionally allows normal sleep mode (white light indicator) and wake functionality.
System Information
- Steam client version: 3.8.14 stable
- Distribution: SteamOS 3.8.14
- Opted into Steam beta: No
- System updates checked: Yes
- Hardware: Lenovo Legion Go 2
- CPU: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme (8 cores, 16 threads, Zen 5 architecture)
- GPU: AMD Radeon 890M
- RAM: 32GB LPDDR5X
Steps to Reproduce
- Launch a heavy-load game
- Play for a period of time
- Immediately press power button to sleep
- Observe purple pulsing light and system freeze
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure on the listed SteamOS 3.8.14 and Legion Go 2 hardware: run a heavy-load game, press the power button immediately, and observe the purple light and freeze. Compare this with the idle-after-exit workaround; the issue is done when sleep, the white indicator, and wake-up work reliably after gaming.
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- Issue type
- Bug
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