On Tue, 2007-06-19 at 08:12 +0100, Jim Kissel wrote: > > Alan Pope wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > > > On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 19:05 +0100, Jim Kissel wrote: > >> James Tait wrote: > >>> Dave Walker wrote: > >>>> On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 14:28 +0100, Jim Kissel wrote: > >>>> You can confirm that this setting does not exist? > >>>> http://daviey.mooo.com/powersettings.jpg > >>> The drop-down is there for me, but I only have options to "Ask me", > >>> "Suspend", "Hibernate" or "Shutdown". > >> I can confirm the same options. There isn't a "Do nothing" option. I > >> tried Alan's suggestion of --reinstall but this didn't alter the g-p-m > >> interface. > >> > > > > The screenshot you sent me looks like a really old version of g-p-m. > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=screenshots&id=Screenshot_Power_Management_Preferences > > > > I wonder if something hasn't been updated during your upgrades from > > dapper->edgy->feisty. > > > > Can you just check ubuntu-desktop (and dependants) are installed > > correctly:- > > > > sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop > > "ubuntu-desktop is already the newest version." > > no change in the power management application user interface. > The previous --reinstall shows the same version as per previous posts > 2.18.2-0 > > > > > It will either just say it's already there, or it will pull in a bunch > > of stuff that was missing. Can you also check your /etc/apt-sources.list > > has all the necessary repos specified? Make it look a bit like what you > > see in http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org/295 > > > > Cheers, > > Al. > > > > -- > Simple effective migration to Open Source based computing > > Jim Kissel > Open Source Migrations Limited > w: http://www.osml.eu > e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > p: +44(0) 8703 301044 > m: +44(0) 7976 411 679 >
Hi Jim, I'm on Ubuntu 6.10, upgraded from Ubuntu 6.06 and I found the same problem. It can be circumvented by making the change in gconf (gconf-editor) at /apps/gnome-power-manager/action_button_power, just set it to "nothing", as it says in the description field. Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
