[kwlug disc.] acpi / apm laptop hardware issue

[Richard Weait]

On 8/26/07, unsolicited <unsolicited at swiz.ca> wrote:
> Just in case ... any chance there's a BIOS setting that controls
> suspend mode (or something similar) on lid close?
>
> On an IBM with a dock I deliberately turn this off, since when you
> open the lid, turn the laptop on, close the lid to use the external
> monitor ... the laptop suspends ... powering down the external monitor ...
>
> (-:

Interesting.  I'll check that.

One other bit of info.  This whole lid-closing thing worked on this
laptop under ubuntu 6.06 and stopped after the upgrade to 7.04