On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:46:51 +0100, Jan De Luyck wrote:
> I've recently gotten an Dell D610 laptop from my company. After some digging I
> managed to get Linux running on it, with kernel 2.6.15 at this moment.
>
> There is something odd going on with the LID switch functionality tho:
> everytime the LID is closed, the screen goes off, as expected. Unfortunately,
> the screen does not come back alive afterwards, it remains blank.
>
> Starting X doesn't help, switching consoles doesn't help either. The problem
> is appareant both in X and the console.
>
> The laptop remains completely functional, except for the display.
>
> Currently I'm not using a fb console, and the X driver is the i810.
>
> Any ideas?
I hit this and manage to get myself out of it.
I run with many xterm windows open. After opening the lid in my Inspiron 6000, I switched to a workspace with an open xterm window and type the equivalent of:
xset dpms force suspend
(I usually use this command to blank the screen "right now".)
$ more ~/bin/blank
#! /bin/sh
sleep 2
xset dpms force suspend
Then when I move the mouse pointer or press a key, the screen turns back on.
-Paul
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