Re: [Trisquel-users] Laptop lid linked to power management

[jimgarrett]

I'm using XFCE rather than MATE but XFCE's power manager has options for what  
to do when the laptop lid is closed (Switch off dislay, Suspend, Hibernate,  
Lock screen) for both plugged in and on-battery modes.  None of these address  
my laptop's behavior, which is to *shut off when moving the lid more than a  
centimeter*.  And I mean shut off instantly, not a controlled power-down  
sequence.  Just:  power is gone.

Inversely, when the laptop is off I can open the lid and the power button  
lights up and the laptop boots up as if I had pressed the power button.   
Sometimes I have to wiggle the lid a little to trigger this.