Public bug reported: I'm using Precise Pangolin installed from scratch, with the latest updates.
txelu@txelu-acer:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 My problem is that I have my laptop connected to an external monitor, and if I started Ubuntu with the lid open I can't close, because not only the laptop screen goes blank, but also the external monitor. As a curious detail if I close the lid right after switching on the laptop, before Ubuntu starts up, it works as expected. Of course, I have set the Energy configuration to do nothing on closing the lid, and I agree that the laptop screen in that situation should go black, but not the external screen. There is a similar bug filled against previous versions of Ubuntu (#416236) that was considered a regression, but in that case there was a workaround using gconf-editor to manually edit the settings for the gnome-power-manager, but there is no such a entry now in 12.04. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1012277 Title: Closing laptop lid should not blank external monitor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1012277/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs