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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of 
> Jonathon McKitrick
> 
> there was a neat 'feature' that I liked in 4.x with my 
> laptop.  I could
> close the lid and it would keep running.  This 'bug' has been 
> fixed, but is
> there a way to disable it?  I tried 'apm -e 0' but closing 
> the lid still
> suspends the machine.

If you trawl the archives you'll find the answer.  I know 'cos that's where
it was posted when I asked about it.  I'd post, but my laptop isn't around
right now :)

>From memory you want to set the sysctl variable "hw.acpi.lid_switch_state"
to zero, but I wouldn't put too much money on that.

-- 
 Rob | Oh my God! They killed init! You bastards!