Closing lid of laptop hibernates the computer

[Rick Stevens]

On 07/12/2011 02:50 PM, Paul Smith wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 6:16 AM, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> When I close the lid of my laptop, the computer seems to hibernate.
>>> How to avoid the hibernation? I am using XFCE on F15.
>>
>> >From xfce4-power-manager you can choose what you want to do when you
>> close the lid. For example you can say, lock the screen when on AC
>> power but go to sleep when on battery and so on.
> 
> Thanks, Suvayu. I have meanwhile installed xfce4-power-manager, but
> without success. In truth, my laptop sleeps or hibernates even when I
> select "Do nothing" when the lid closes (both for AC and Battery) in
> xfce4-power-manager. Any further ideas?

Have a look at the BIOS settings of the laptop.  What's in there may
override what Fedora's trying to do.  If the BIOS says "hibernate when
lid is closed", then that'll override whatever Fedora says because
Fedora won't see the lid close.
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