Description of problem: Running RHEL5.1 x86_64, the Dell Precision Mobile M6300 backlight stays on when the lid is closed. It needs to go out and stay out to pass certification. How reproducible: Power up the M6300, close the lid and observe the light by peering through the slit between the keyboard and the top. Actual results: Back light stays on when lid is closed. Expected results: Back light should turn off and stay off to conserve battery power until lid is reopened. Additional info: Verify BIOS is latest before debugging (believe 01).
Dell has found that with the addition of "xset dpms on/off" directive, the binary nVidia driver will turn off the backlight when the lid is closed. Thus, it would appear as though the issue is in the nv and vesa xorg drivers. As a result, I am re-assigning this bugzilla.
re-assigning to g-p-m
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(In reply to comment #8) > Hello, > > Dell is asking if this has been reassigned to a g-p-m engineer. Has this been > considered yet? The bug is in the g-p-m component, but I'm not the engineer for that. Reassigning.
Acking it based on the fact that Richard proposed a solution further up: "We can add a call into g-p-m to do the xset (it's there in later versions)"
Can I close this bug as a dupe of https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=423931 ?
Marking as duplicate, as discussed further up *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 423931 ***