I don't recall if there was ever a past version of Ubuntu for which this works, so I can't say whether or not it's a regression.
But Jeff Trull has added a comment here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/89860 that make it sound like this *is* a regression relative to Dapper. -- [Gutsy] /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state always says "open" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126972 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs