Bug 510940 - "Do nothing" lid close action is misleading since things may still happen that Powerdevil doesn't know about
Summary: "Do nothing" lid close action is misleading since things may still happen tha...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_powerdevil (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.5
Platform: EndeavourOS Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: usability
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Reported: 2025-10-23 06:33 UTC by Veer Verma
Modified: 2025-10-23 16:12 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Veer Verma 2025-10-23 06:33:21 UTC
SUMMARY

When I close the laptop lid and then reopen it, the Wi-Fi gets disabled automatically, so I have to re-enable it to make it work. The same happens with the Touchpad — it stops working and I cannot move the cursor. When I navigate to the Touchpad settings, it is automatically set to “disabled", If I turn it on from there, it starts working again.
For your information, I have already selected “Do nothing” in the Power Management settings for when the laptop lid is closed.
BTW I found the fix which is mentioned in the Additional information section.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Close the laptop lid.
2. Reopen the laptop lid.
3. Observe that Wi-Fi and Touchpad are disabled.

OBSERVED RESULT
After reopening the laptop lid, both Wi-Fi and the Touchpad get disabled.

EXPECTED RESULT
Wi-Fi and Touchpad should remain functional after closing and reopening the lid.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: EndeavourOS (This also happens on other KDE-based distros)
KDE Plasma Version:  6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version:  6.10.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I found a workaround that fixes the issue:

FOR Wi-Fi:

Edit the file /etc/systemd/logind.conf using sudo nano /etc/systemd/logind.conf.

Replace the following lines:
#HandleLidSwitch=suspend
#HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=suspend
#HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore
with:
HandleLidSwitch=ignore
HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore
HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore

Restart. This prevents Wi-Fi from being disabled when the lid is closed.

FOR Touchpad:

Open Keyboard Shortcuts and search for “Touchpad”.

Disable the option “Touchpad Disable”.

This prevents the Touchpad from being automatically disabled when the lid is closed.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-10-23 16:12:43 UTC
It looks like the setting here isn't properly communicating with other elements of the system that handle lid switch actions. When it says "Do nothing", it means from a Plasma power management perspective, but this text definitely suggests that literally actually nothing will happen.

We should either make it actually do nothing (better, harder solution), or else rephrase the option to reflect what will actually happen (easier but less satisfying solution).