On Mon, 2010-08-23 at 23:21 -0400, Doug Currie wrote: > Package: linux-2.6 > Version: 2.6.32-20 > Severity: normal > > > Samsung N150-11 netbook. Each lid close&open toggles the lid switch state > so when the lid is open, half the time it reports closed: > > e@eSammy:~$ cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state > state: open > > # close & open lid > > e@eSammy:~$ cat /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state > state: closed > > So, the netbook only suspends every other time the lid is closed. > This could be dangerous with the netbook stowed in running mode > getting hot. [...] The firmware should throttle the processor and eventually power-off the system if it is too hot. But still, this behaviour is unfortunate. Did any earlier kernel version handle the lid switch correctly? Can you test the package of Linux 2.6.35 in experimental? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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