Computer cuts io on screen blank

[Leonard Broman]

This concerns a dell XPS M1210.

When I close the lid, the screen blanks ( as configured by me ). However it never turns on again when I open it. Also the computer does not respond to to keyboard or mouse input but it continues to run and other activity does not hang. It is as if the input is blocked due to the computer does not realize the lid is open again.

Only solution to regain io is to turn of the computer by the 4-second power-button manouver.

[Justin Dugger (jldugger)]

Can you attach /var/log/acpid?

That might help diagnose what's going wrong here.

[Leonard Broman (firepiper)]

This is /var/log/acpid at the moment I closed the lid, opened it again, and then the reboot.

[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] received event "video VID1 00000080 00000000"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] notifying client 5241[107:114]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] notifying client 5284[0:0]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] executing action "/etc/acpi/videobtn.sh"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] BEGIN HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] END HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] action exited with status 0
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] completed event "video VID1 00000080 00000000"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] received event "video VID 00000080 00000000"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] notifying client 5241[107:114]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] notifying client 5284[0:0]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] executing action "/etc/acpi/videobtn.sh"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] BEGIN HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] END HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] action exited with status 0
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] completed event "video VID 00000080 00000000"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] received event "button/lid LID 00000080 00000001"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] notifying client 5241[107:114]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] notifying client 5284[0:0]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] executing action "/etc/acpi/lid.sh"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] BEGIN HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] END HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] action exited with status 0
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:43 2007] completed event "button/lid LID 00000080 00000001"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] received event "video VID1 00000080 00000000"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] notifying client 5241[107:114]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] notifying client 5284[0:0]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] executing action "/etc/acpi/videobtn.sh"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] BEGIN HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] END HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] action exited with status 0
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] completed event "video VID1 00000080 00000000"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] received event "video VID 00000080 00000000"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] notifying client 5241[107:114]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] notifying client 5284[0:0]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] executing action "/etc/acpi/videobtn.sh"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] BEGIN HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] END HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] action exited with status 0
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] completed event "video VID 00000080 00000000"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] received event "button/lid LID 00000080 00000002"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] notifying client 5241[107:114]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] notifying client 5284[0:0]
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] executing action "/etc/acpi/lid.sh"
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] BEGIN HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] END HANDLER MESSAGES
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] action exited with status 0
[Sat Oct 13 20:10:47 2007] completed event "button/lid LID 00000080 00000002"
[Sat Oct 13 20:12:25 2007] starting up
[Sat Oct 13 20:12:25 2007] 72 rules loaded
[Sat Oct 13 20:12:26 2007] received event "battery BAT0 00000080 00000001"
[Sat Oct 13 20:12:26 2007] executing action "/etc/acpi/power.sh"
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[Leonard Broman (firepiper)]

Actually switching to a terminal with crtl+alt+F1 and giving the command "sudo vbetool dpms on" turns the screen back on.

[Leonard Broman (firepiper)]

Well, this is a duplicate of:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/67231

Cant figure out how to mark a bug as dupe though...