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Ok I am totally confused as to how to setup acpid and pm-utils for laptop-mode.conf
Requirements
I need brightness control based on Battery or AC and screen switchoff based on the same
I need auto suspend/ hibernate based on battery state
I need to auto suspend if my laptop lid is closed
Now when I see the conf files inside /etc/laptop-mode
it points to an hibernate file inside /usr/sbin/hibernate I do not have any such file in my system, I have pm-hibernate/pm-suspend
Also I have acpid installed, i did not put it in rc.conf since i have HAL there already, what changes do i have to make to acpid?
If i read wiki i am even more confused between acpid/powersaved/laptop-mode/pm-utils/cpufreq etc.
Is it possible for some one to explain what i need to do to achieve my needs?
Thanks
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Hello.
Well, here is how I made my laptop-mode-tools to work.
The config file for the brightness is in /etc/laptop-mode/config.d/lcd-brightness.conf, and that is what I have in it:
CONTROL_BRIGHTNESS=1
BATT_BRIGHTNESS_COMMAND="echo 0"
LM_AC_BRIGHTNESS_COMMAND="echo 7"
NOLM_AC_BRIGHTNESS_COMMAND="echo 7"
BRIGHTNESS_OUTPUT="/proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCD/brightness"When I am on battery, my screen become dark, and when I am on DC, the screen is bright again.
And here is my /etc/laptop-mode/auto-hibernate.conf
ENABLE_AUTO_HIBERNATION=1
HIBERNATE_COMMAND=/usr/sbin/pm-hibernate
AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT=4
AUTO_HIBERNATION_ON_CRITICAL_BATTERY_LEVEL=1Everything is working as charm.
And about the lid. I am using a script that I found here. Just scroll down to "Suspend When Battery is Low ".
Hope that help.
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How did you find the levels of brightness to use? I mean the echo 7 stuff.
Also do you know how to find the bluetooth interface ?
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the screen switching off and brightness change while in battery settings are lost after the system is recovered from a hibernation state, anyway to fix it?
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Hi.
The levels for the brightness are in /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCD/brightbnss. On the top of he file are all the possible levels, and above them is the current level. After you look at the file, you will see them. ( #cat /proc/acpi/video/VGA/LCD/brightness ).
I have no bluetooth, so sorry but I do not know how to find it.
I do not know about the lost settings after resume from hibernation too. Everything is working fine for me.
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So after you resume from hibernate, the screen brightness changes still happen?
Have you tried the DPMS setting? It also doesnt work after resuming from hibernation.
Last edited by venky80 (2008-06-24 18:56:43)
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Well, I am not sure about the DPMS. If it work after resuming from hibernation. I can check, but after a day or so. I have an important data transfer on the run now, and I cannot stop my PC.
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