[ubuntu-uk] Feisty upgrade

[Tony Arnold]

Lee,

Lee Tambiah wrote:
> 
> 
> On 4/21/07, *Tony Arnold* <tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk
> <mailto:tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk>> wrote:
> 
>     Baz
> 
>     baz wrote:
>     >>> Only problem is the suspend functionality. If I pick the suspend
>     option
>     >>> when logging out, it seems to work. If I set it to suspend when
>     I close
>     >>> the lid, I get the gdm login screen when I bring it back up. Is
>     this
>     >>> fixable? Note I had similar problems under Edgy.
>     >
>     > It sort of works on mt Inspiron 2200, sometimes it suspends, sometimes
>     > it don't, it just adds to the fun lol
> 
>     Indeed! I lived with the issue on Edgy, so I can live with it a bit
>     longer until I can persuade my boss to buy me a new laptop! I'm not
>     holding my breath though!
> 
>     Regards,
>     Tony.
>     --
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>     IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13
>     9PL.
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> 
> If you are using GNOME goto the System>Preferences>Power Management. On
> the first tab "On AC Power" change the drop down menu for "when laptop
> lid is closed" to your own preference.

Yes, I had set this option to 'suspend'. When I closed the lid while
logged in, the machine appeared to suspend and turn itself off but when
I powered back up it brought up the log in screen instead  of the
'unlock' screen which is what I had expected.

Regards,
Tony.
-- 
Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester,
IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL.
T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039
E: tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk, H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold