netbook, close, suspend: ACPI?

[Colin Law]

On 14 September 2011 05:35, Mihamina Rakotomandimby <mihamina at rktmb.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a small netbook that I broke the screen.
>
> I use it as a headless gateway now (the VGA port is still OK when needed, I
> just have to plug a screen).
>
> I just noticed that if I "close" (or fold) it, after a while it goes to
> suspend state (or hibernate I dont know exactly). I have to "open" it and
> press the power button in order to make it. If I dont close it, it's
> alright, nothing to say.
>
> How to avoid going to a sleepy state when closed? I want to close it for
> esthetic reasons.

Go to System Settings > Hardware > Power Management, or if you are
still using the classic interface then System > Preferences > Power
Management and there you will be able to set the action when the lid
is closed to Blank Screen.  It should then not suspend when you close
the lid.

Colin

>
> I guess it's about disabling some ACPI, but what is the Debian/Ubuntu way to
> do that?
>
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