Same here with Fujitsu AH530 and Samsung TV (connected via HDMI). Confusing point: I also installed XBMC ,which should be shared with "twin-view" option (xrandr .....--same as LVDS1). When I´m using XBMC in full-screen mode, it is working well !! The Samsung TV is blanking for ~2sec. when the laptop-lid is closed but then it starts again and works correctelly. I´m using XBMC only in application form, not in "stand alone mode".
Maybe this information would be helbful for someone. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1012277 Title: Closing laptop lid should not blank external monitor Status in “gnome-power-manager” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I'm using Precise Pangolin installed from scratch, with the latest updates. txelu@txelu-acer:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 My problem is that I have my laptop connected to an external monitor, and if I started Ubuntu with the lid open I can't close, because not only the laptop screen goes blank, but also the external monitor. As a curious detail if I close the lid right after switching on the laptop, before Ubuntu starts up, it works as expected. Of course, I have set the Energy configuration to do nothing on closing the lid, and I agree that the laptop screen in that situation should go black, but not the external screen. There is a similar bug filled against previous versions of Ubuntu (#416236) that was considered a regression, but in that case there was a workaround using gconf-editor to manually edit the settings for the gnome-power-manager, but there is no such a entry now in 12.04. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/1012277/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp