The backlight stays on. I am going to try a different command (a much more visible one); if it gets run correctly each time, then it's xset's fault; else, acpid's. 2009/2/18 Thayer Williams <thayerw@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Leonid Grinberg <lgrinberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> After many hours of searching, I still cannot figure it out. The >> problem is definitely not in the xset dpms force off command -- it's >> in the fact that ACPI simply stops realising that the lid is closed. >> Is there anything that can be done? > > Is it that the backlight stays on after close, or does it stay off and > being opened? > > Have you tried any commands other than xset, such as xscreensaver, etc.? > > I have the exact same laptop and experience no such behaviour. >
