On Tue, Sep 30, 2025 at 11:00:52PM -0400, Mike wrote: > > I have an older laptop that I want to repurpose for another task that does > not require a screen to be seen. > > OK, I have all the programs loaded up, but when I close the lid on the > laptop, the screen goes dark (as wanted), but then the notebook goes to > sleep (which I do not want). I want the notebook to remain an achieve > processing unit, though with the screen turned off. > > I see nothing in the BIOS settings that might encourage such behavior. > > Looking at the man page for atm yields little more than question marks in my > brain. > > So, my simple question is: > > > How do I disable the ~going to sleep~ on a laptop when I close the lid?
machdep.lidaction=0 in /etc/sysctl.conf values are described in acpibtn(4)
