The same problem with Ubuntu 10.04, MSI CX600 notebook with ATI VGA card. As long as the lid is open, everything is fine. When I close it, the external display does not get turned off any more.
I have tried the script above, but unfortunately it did not work. -- Power Manager Not putting Monitor to Sleep https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/550054 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs