Re: [2.6.15] screen remains blank after LID switch use

[Paul Dickson <dickson@permanentmail.com>]

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:46:51 +0100, Jan De Luyck wrote:

> I've recently gotten an Dell D610 laptop from my company. After some digging I 
> managed to get Linux running on it, with kernel 2.6.15 at this moment.
> 
> There is something odd going on with the LID switch functionality tho: 
> everytime the LID is closed, the screen goes off, as expected. Unfortunately, 
> the screen does not come back alive afterwards, it remains blank.
> 
> Starting X doesn't help, switching consoles doesn't help either. The problem 
> is appareant both in X and the console.
> 
> The laptop remains completely functional, except for the display.
> 
> Currently I'm not using a fb console, and the X driver is the i810.
> 
> Any ideas?

I hit this and manage to get myself out of it.

I run with many xterm windows open.  After opening the lid in my Inspiron 6000, I switched to a workspace with an open xterm window and type the equivalent of:
    xset dpms force suspend

(I usually use this command to blank the screen "right now".)

  $ more ~/bin/blank
  #! /bin/sh
  sleep 2
  xset dpms force suspend

Then when I move the mouse pointer or press a key, the screen turns back on.

	-Paul