Can no longer "Do nothing" when laptop lid closes

[Lokiii]

Well, I just installed Ubuntu 9.10 on my laptop (which I use as a kind of server, sitting behind my TV). I have connected the laptop to my TV through HDMI and I wanted to make it so that if I close the laptop lid, nothing happens. However, that option is simply gone in the power settings menu.

Now I can only choose Shutdown/Hibernate/Suspend or Blank Screen. However, the Blank screen option also affects my TV, leaving me with a nice black screen...

Help?

EDIT: Ive solved it. Cant figure out why on earth that option was removed.. Here is the solution:

In a terminal (Applications-->Accessories-->Terminal), type: gconf-editor

Navigate to apps-->gnome-power-manager-->buttons and set lid_ac and/or lid_battery to "nothing" (without the quotes).

[bmcc618]

Hi, I followed these steps, however, "Do Nothing" does not appear in my power manager settings. I've rebooted also, no change. What gives?

[eimme]

Hi, I followed these steps, however, "Do Nothing" does not appear in my power manager settings. I've rebooted also, no change. What gives?

I don't think its meant to appear in the setting with the above workaround. It should however set it to do nothing when closing the lid.

[jgbelacqua]

Another way to solve this, if all else fails, is documented here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...cpi/+bug/49521
The #22 reply solved my problem. Going through the settings in gconf-editor also worked, but (for me) was slower to implement and test.

[yoasif]

Lokii, you should file your issue as a bug at: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug...-power-manager for gnome-power-preferences, so that other users do not have to edit a gconf setting.

[601]

Thanks Lokiii for the solution to this. Don't know if it helps anyone else (since it's a rather old thread) but on the current 9.10 ubuntu, I was able to set the option to do nothing and it does appear in the power manager settings too.

[thecliff]

Resolved the issue

[carlos_listas]

This workerd for me.

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
Codename: karmic

Linux hp-dv1220us 2.6.31-20-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Mon Feb 8 09:02:26 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[sunilsp]

Excellent solution . Worked for me. Saves me the frustration

[sriram.venkataramani]

Excellent solution . Worked for me. Saves me the frustration

This is still an issue in 10.04 Netbook Edition. The workaround was fine, but can we add this as a bug?