thanks. guess i need to look elsewhere -- the lid state seems to be working correctly, and more experimentation shows that dpms isn't working whether the lid is open or shut.
(to be clear -- the built-in screen powers down correctly, immediately, when the lid is closed, but the external monitor never does.) thanks again. -- g-p-m failing to use DPMS to power off display https://launchpad.net/bugs/34233 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
