eee pc 901 power button does not work

[Julian Brelsford]

When I used Ubuntu 11.04 (standard desktop edition) the eee-pc 901 power button works out of the box.

I checked that in lubuntu's power management preferences, the power button was supposed to bring up the "shutdown/ reboot / suspend / logout" menu. However, the power button doesn't do anything.

I was unable to find a solution by searching on google.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: lubuntu-desktop (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-2.7-generic 2.6.39-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.39-2-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon May 16 11:48:18 2011
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - i386 (20101203)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: lubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[qlue (shahisqlueless)]

I have the same problem on the Acer Aspire One ZG5. Moreover, I can't find any configuration tools relating to the power button

[bluearcus (mike-miller-gmx)]

This bug is a consequence of using gnome-power-manager.

gnome-power-manager traps the power button press, but then fails to launch the shutdown dialog, because the expected gnome desktop components through which this would be achieved are missing.

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

It should be fixed in 12.04, a new shortcut was added to launch the logout dialog when pushing the power button.

[Kenneth Heal (kheal)]

I have installed lubuntu 12.04 onto an eeepc 701/4G and I see this issue; pushing the power button does nothing. Clicking on the power symbol does bring up the menu and the power settings are set that if the power button is pressed it should ask.

[bluearcus (mike-miller-gmx)]

Still a problem for me on 12.04 with an EeePC 901. No X keyboard event produced. No dialog.

[ԜаӀtеr Ⅼарсһуnѕkі (wxl)]

not sure of its relevance but same here on 12.04 Lubuntu eeePC 1005HAB

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.

Ubuntu 11.04 (natty) reached end-of-life on October 28, 2012.

See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. If you then find the bug is still present in the newer Ubuntu version, please add a comment here telling us which new version it is in.

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017.