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Bug 575559 - When laptop lid is closed, should not go to sleep if an external monitor is connected
When laptop lid is closed, should not go to sleep if an external monitor is c...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 657201
Product: gnome-power-manager
Classification: Deprecated
Component: gnome-power-manager
2.24.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: GNOME Power Manager Maintainer(s)
GNOME Power Manager Maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-03-16 14:44 UTC by Sam Morris
Modified: 2012-03-23 09:45 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Sam Morris 2009-03-16 14:44:48 UTC 
I hooked up an external monitor to my laptop and then closed the lid. The laptop then locked the screen.

I would like an option to tell gnome-power-manager not to blank/suspend/hibernate when the lid is closed if there is an external display connected.
Comment 1 Richard Hughes 2009-03-16 14:54:29 UTC 
Can't you just change "When laptop lid closed on AC" = do nothing?
Comment 2 fussel 2009-11-11 17:47:20 UTC 
This would be a nice feature for gnome-power-manager. Because, if the Laptop is on Battery, and using an external monitor or beamer, it is really annoying to deactivate the suspend-function every time.
Comment 3 Tobias Mueller 2010-03-29 17:58:37 UTC 
Sam, Fussel, please reopen this bug if the configuration suggested in comment #1 does not work. Thanks in advance!
Comment 4 Sam Morris 2010-03-29 20:00:39 UTC 
The configuration in comment 1 does not do what I want. I *do* want the screen to be locked if I close the lid, but *not* if there is an external monitor connected.
Comment 5 Paolo Bonzini 2011-09-05 13:38:42 UTC 
This is a duplicate of bug 657201.
Comment 6 Paolo Bonzini 2011-10-26 07:43:51 UTC 
This is now in gnome-settings-daemon, and a patch is attached to bug 657201.
Comment 7 Richard Hughes 2012-03-23 09:45:25 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 657201 ***