Ubuntu 11.10 Power Settings Don't Work When Lid is Closed

[Ubuntu Bug]

ASUS Laptop, Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

Power Management Preferences -> When laptop lid is closed --> The "do nothing" option does not work. My laptop is connected to an external HDMI monitor with the laptop display disabled. When I close the lid I want the system to do nothing (keep laptop display disabled and keep HDMI on). When I close the laptop lid it puts the system into "Suspend Mode". I don't have "Suspend Mode" selected. I have "Do Nothing" selected. Please fix this.

In addition the "Blank screen" option is missing. Thank you.

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[BlackDalek (dalekky)]

I'd like to add that from my experience, gnome-power-manager acts as follows for "lid close"

Suspend = Suspend
HIbernate = Hibernate
Do Nothing = Blank screen

[franco_bez (franco-bez)]

In a dual montior setup "do nothing" blanks **BOTH** screens

Even worse opening the lid the monitors remained black, no matter what I tried I could not get them back.
I had to reboot using "magic sysreq REISUB".

This behaviour is present in Oneiric and Precise on my ACER Laptop with Intel Graphics Card

[ivan peter (imugabi)]

i installed ubuntu but my PC hungs (screen dimms) every 2 minus,.... does anyone know the cause??