No suspend on lid close

[ny6p01 at gmail.com]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 09:03:24PM +0200, Artifex Maximus wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 2:38 PM, fred smith
> <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:00:30PM +0200, Artifex Maximus wrote:
> >> Hello!
> >>
> >> I have Fedora 17 x86_64 installed on my Samsung N145Plus netbook.
> >> Sometimes when I close the lid the machine keep on running instead of
> >> suspend. I need to open and close the lid again to suspend. Any idea
> >> why? Any solution?
> >
> > I've noticed the same problem on my eeepc (32-bit). I can't even find
> > an option in screensaver or power settings screens to enable standby
> > on lid close, like there was on previous versions. is there some
> > application that needs to be installed for that, or has it just
> > gone AWOL??
> 
> It is not settings problem I think as sometimes suspend happens on
> first lid closing and sometimes happens on second or more. I did not
> found any link between number of closing of lid and running programs.
> So the settings are right as suspend happens on closing lid but looks
> like OS does not detect the lid closing event sometimes.
> 

Hi, could be a faulty latch. These tend to wear over time. Sound almost like
a faulty intermittent contact spring. YMMV.
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