Bug 747029

Summary:	Docked laptop with closed lid suspends itself when switching to gdm
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	Jiri Koten <jkoten>
Component:	DeviceKit-power	Assignee:	Richard Hughes <rhughes>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	qe-baseos-daemons
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Version:	6.2	CC:	jskarvad
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Description Jiri Koten 2011-10-18 15:40:05 UTC

Description of problem:
The problem is related to DeviceKit-power which doesn't properly support docking. It reports wrong lid state.

Output of devkit-power --monitor-detail when switching from VT back to gdm
[snip]
....

[16:30:44.400]  daemon changed:
  daemon-version:  014
  can-suspend:     yes
  can-hibernate    yes
  on-battery:      no
  on-low-battery:  no
  lid-is-closed:   no
  lid-is-present:   yes

The laptop lid is closed all the time.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
DeviceKit-power-014-3.el6

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot docked laptop with closed lid
2. Login to gnome-session
3. Switch user
  
Actual results:
laptop suspends itself

Expected results:
no suspend, just gdm login dialog

Comment 2 Suzanne Logcher 2012-02-14 23:18:08 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.

Comment 3 Jan Kurik 2017-12-06 12:34:42 UTC

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is in the Production 3 Phase. During the Production 3 Phase, Critical impact Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selected Urgent Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available.

The official life cycle policy can be reviewed here:

http://redhat.com/rhel/lifecycle

This issue does not meet the inclusion criteria for the Production 3 Phase and will be marked as CLOSED/WONTFIX. If this remains a critical requirement, please contact Red Hat Customer Support to request a re-evaluation of the issue, citing a clear business justification. Note that a strong business justification will be required for re-evaluation. Red Hat Customer Support can be contacted via the Red Hat Customer Portal at the following URL:

https://access.redhat.com/