Mind you this is on a 2.6.31 kernel. Let me know if you need it using the PPA you provided:
hechacker1@700m ~ $ cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state state: closed
Mind you this is on a 2.6.31 kernel. Let me know if you need it using the PPA you provided:
hechacker1@700m ~ $ cat /proc/acpi/ button/ lid/LID0/ state
state: closed