[Debian-eeepc-devel] [eeepc-acpi-scripts] Flexible lid action

[Santi Béjar]

2009/4/21 Tanguy Ortolo <tanguy+debian at ortolo.eu>:
> Hello,
>
> As a new Eee PC user, I was glad to discover eeepc-acpi-scripts. But one
> of the first things I wanted to do was to replace the lid action, in
> order to blank the screen instead of suspending. I often see people
> half-closing their laptop in order to avoid a suspend, and I just find
> this silly.

It has been discussed in the past. The main issue is that the Eee uses
the keyboard to cool the machine, so the only sane/safe thing to do is
to suspend.

You can always, at your own risk, modify the action in /etc/acpi/actions/lid.sh.

Santi