Ok, I've finally come up with a pretty good work around for this. First, go to this website: http://www.linux.com/articles/54610 and follow the instructions to create your own sleep file and command to launch it when the lid is closed. You don't need to bother with the commands for hibernating when the power button is pushed. One thing I did differently though than the web site was when you write this line:
event=button[ /]lid.* I did it this way instead: event=button[/]lid.* Once you restart, the computer should reliably suspend when you close the lid. You can leave it like this if you like, but the gnome-power- management wont control anything. If you want to get gnome-power-manager working again, log in as root and go to /etc/acpi and pull the event and actions folder to the desktop. Now open up synaptic and search for acpi. Go through and select each result and check it for reinstall. Then apply the changes and your /ect/acpi directory should be back to it's original defaults. Now drag the actions and events folders that you put on the desktop into /etc/acpi and overwrite when prompted. Restart the computer and then open up power management. Select action when lid is closed for a/c and battery to “do nothing.” This is because our new commands will handle that, but every other aspect of gnome-power-management still works normally. The only problems with this workaround on my Inspiron 700M is that it does not prompt for a password when you resume from suspend. This is actually preferable for me, but I'm sure someone can figure a way to add that feature in. Also, lid state always returns as “closed” now instead of going back and forth. I have not found anything yet, however, that is impacted by this. -- Lid state is incorrect on Dell Inspiron 700m https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/34389 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
