[jonathan stick]

So I updated to 9.2.1 and now clamshell mode deosn't seem to want to work. everytime I close the lid, the iBook goes to sleep! It's been working fine every day since I've had it, now that I installed 9.2.1 and nothing else today, it has suddenly stopped. I have the lid craked open right now..

Any suggestions?

xo
jona

[todrain]

Hmm... I have an option for "Wake the computer when the lid is opened" in the energy saver control panel, but nothing about sleep.

It's not a good idea to run the unit with the lid closed anyway. Even the older models do generate a lot of heat, and some disipates through the vents at the top of the unit (and they are blocked with the lid closed.)

[acidchicken]

WHOA! Jonathan Stick this is acidchicken! Ian! I knew I'd find you on here someday!!!

[drewman]

All new PowerBooks and iBooks are designed to be used closed. Heat escapes from the bottom of the machine, not the keyboard.

This has been covered many many times. Wall Street was the last PowerBook that used the keyboard to release heat.

drewman

[jonathan stick]

acidchicken! Hey dog!

This clamshell sh*t is weak, I wish someone could help a dog out.. I'm having to site here with damn thing half open.. or half closed to you pessimists.

HELP ME!

[rampant]

Hey, I live in Portland, OR, and I used to live in Seattle, WA. Coincidence? I think not!

My advice is to not change to 9.2. I assume the version you have either came with a quicksilver, or you warezed it. II have found that some things don't work anymore in 9.2, like USB overdrive, and a number of 3rd party extensions. The version you have is built for the computer it shipped with, not you ibook. I highly recommend you go back to 9.1.

[grimley]

ummm.

9.2.1 was released yesterday for general use by all computers that are spec'd to run OSX. Therefore the initial post did not 'warez' it as you suggest, they merely downloaded it from the apple website.

Sorry I can't help you Jonathon, all I know is that with the dual, the a/v has to be in prior to closing the lid...

[jonathan stick]

Yea, I didn't "warez" it, I downloaded it from Apple.
I guess I should call them, I'm following procedure correctly, ext. monitor plugged in, then lid closed. I've been doing this all along, but after 9.2.1, I'm suddenly screwed.

Anyones else? Any clues?

Thanks!

[ender2002]

It happened on my icebook too.

They should really make a patch or something for that.

I like to keep my ibook closed when its downloading something big or has to be one for a while. What a bummer

[grimley]

This was posted in the MacFixIt forums, I can't try it now, but if anyone can and report...

"Mac OS 9.2.1 actually solves the problem where you need to restart your iBook for it to recognize the external monitor if it was connected after the iBook was booted.

Now with 9.2.1, all I have to do is put the iBook to sleep, connect my external monitor, wake it up, and I have my monitor running."

hth.

[Mac Guru]

Now with 9.2.1, all I have to do is put the iBook to sleep, connect my external monitor, wake it up, and I have my monitor running."

Nadda here... I simply plug an go... no sleep required... running 9.2.1

Mac Guru

[jonathan stick]

Yea, I've never had to restart, put it into sleep or anything, it's always just started the ext. monitor up right away. Not now, I've done everything i can think of..

Time to call Apple?

[x user]

Here is what I'd do. Go to the PB G4 forum and ask if it happens with the Ti's too. It it does than that means that Apple will probably fix it. If lid closed operation does work on the Ti's under OS 9.2.1 then that probably means Apple didn't want it to work for us lowly iTainium users and disabled it for the iBooks.

On Apple's discussion forum, moderator Gayle has expressed Apple's intention to disable the iBook's ability to operate in a closed state while connected to an external monitor via the RGB cable with the installation of OS 9.2.1. She further states that there will be an upcoming Knowledge Base bulletin in regard to this. Such a pity. We must keep OS 9.1 if we want to close our iBook while using an external monitor. The G4 PB was not so limited by 9.2.1.

[Opus]

Damn,....I was wondering what the deal was when watching movies on my tv after downloading 9.2... fu$%ing apple!!!!

[x user]

That is a pretty dumb move on their part.