On Monday 10 August 2009 10:22:38 am RayH wrote: > I got hit by this bug too.....
This patch should fix it: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=74b5820808215f65b70b05a099d6d3c969b82689 If it doesn't, let me know. Bjorn > Hardware HP6710B > > r...@x01:~# uname -a > Linux X01 2.6.24-24-generic #1 SMP Fri Jul 24 22:15:50 UTC 2009 x86_64 > GNU/Linux > > Symptom > ======= > > Closing the lid amost always caused a kernel panic. Everything on the machine > freezes. > Only reason I know for sure it was a pnic was I switched to a text terminal > before trying this and saw the panic text: there's nothing in the logs. You > cannot change to other terminal or log in remotely. > Only way to reboot is to hold down the power key for 4 seconds for a hard > reset. > > workaround: > ========== > > change the power management option on the Gnome desktop to "do nothing" > on lid closure (the backlight goes off anyway apparently in hardware) > > check this is working > > echo 1 > /proc/acpi/video/C098/DOS > > and then close the lid and check if you can log in remotely, or work > agian by re-opeing the lid. > > if this works, permanently override the default by adding to rc.local > > sudo vi /etc/rc.local and add the following lines > > echo 1 > /proc/acpi/video/C098/DOS > exit 0 > -- Hardy/Gutsy crashes when the lid is closed on a HP 6710b, HP 6510b and HP 2510p https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157691 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
