On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Vincent Poy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> : On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> :
> : > In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> : > Vincent Poy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> : > : Speaking about ACPI, has anyone figured out how to close the lid
> : > : without suspending? I remember before, when the lid was closed, it would
> : >
> : > add the following to your /boot/loader.conf:
> : >
> : > hw.acpi.lid_switch_state=NONE
> :
> : Putting it in /boot/loader.conf doesn't work since at some port
> : during the system bootup, it will set the hw.acpi.lid_switch_state: S1
> : back to S1. My /boot/loader.conf is as follows:
>
> you are right. that's what I get for not double checking on my laptop
> at home first.
Hehe, I thought you knew something we didn't. =)
> : Doing /sbin/sysctl -w hw.acpi.lid_switch_state=NONE in
> : /etc/rc.local does work which was the way I had it before but without the
> : ACPI_DSDT patch, all it does when I close the lid is suspend the machine
> : without the LCD going off and the LCD isn't alive until I reboot the
> : machine. Same thing happens with hw.acpi.lid_switch_state=S1 even with
> : the DSDT patch is that when the system resumes, the LCD is not live
> : either. With the DSDT path and hw.acpi.lid_switch_state=NONE, the LCD
> : turns off without suspending but when you open the lid, the LCD doesn't
> : turn on until you hit Fn-F10. This is with the A10 BIOS on the Dell
> : Inspiron 8200.
>
> this matches my experiences, to a point. I've not tried the patched
> dsdt table on my dell yet. :-)
Guess there are lots of people with Dell's and IBM Thinkpads. =)
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