I didn't meant to say that the workaround creates a new problem.
What I wanted to say is that what causes this problem also prevents the monitor from going to sleep.
Both problems seems to have the same cause.
By the way, I cannot apply the workaround.
It says "permission denied", even if I use sudo.
$ cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID/state
state: closed
$ cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID/state
state: open
But the output of the gnome-power-manager in verbose mode (and with the lid open) says that the lid is closed:
TI:12:09:52 TH:0x8a7e8b8 FI:gpm-idle.c FN:gpm_idle_set_mode,108
- Doing a state transition: normal
TI:12:09:52 TH:0x8a7e8b8 FI:gpm-manager.c FN:gpm_manager_idle_changed_cb,804
- lid is closed, so we are ignoring ->NORMAL state changes
TI:12:09:52 TH:0x8a7e8b8 FI:gpm-idle.c FN:gpm_idle_evaluate,192
- X not idle
sorry, I explained it wrong.
I didn't meant to say that the workaround creates a new problem.
What I wanted to say is that what causes this problem also prevents the monitor from going to sleep.
Both problems seems to have the same cause.
By the way, I cannot apply the workaround.
It says "permission denied", even if I use sudo.
$ sudo echo 1 > /proc/acpi/ video/GFX0/ DOS video/GFX0/ DOS: Permission denied video/GFX0/ DOS video/GFX0/ DOS: Permission denied
bash: /proc/acpi/
$ sudo echo 0 > /proc/acpi/
bash: /proc/acpi/
I also noticed another thing. /bugzilla. redhat. com/show_ bug.cgi? id=512958) it recognizes correctly if the lid is closed or open.
If I do the following (as explained in https:/
$ cat /proc/acpi/ button/ lid/LID/ state button/ lid/LID/ state
state: closed
$ cat /proc/acpi/
state: open
But the output of the gnome-power-manager in verbose mode (and with the lid open) says that the lid is closed:
TI:12:09:52 TH:0x8a7e8b8 FI:gpm-idle.c FN:gpm_ idle_set_ mode,108 manager_ idle_changed_ cb,804 idle_evaluate, 192
- Doing a state transition: normal
TI:12:09:52 TH:0x8a7e8b8 FI:gpm-manager.c FN:gpm_
- lid is closed, so we are ignoring ->NORMAL state changes
TI:12:09:52 TH:0x8a7e8b8 FI:gpm-idle.c FN:gpm_
- X not idle