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  1. Bug #89860
  2. Comment #9

Comment 9 for bug 89860

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Christian Convey (christian-convey) wrote : Re: [Bug 89860] Re: /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state always says "open"

I just tried it just now in Windows, and everything works correctly.

Windows does the right thing when the lid is closed. The screen fully
blanks (rather than just shutting off the back-light) and the laptop
sleeps, which is the action I specified in Control Panel -> Power
Options.

On 3/20/07, Ben Collins <email address hidden> wrote:
> I'd still say this is a BIOS bug. Does the laptop lid work under
> Windows?
>
> ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Ben Collins
> Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>
> --
> /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state always says "open"
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/89860
>