Power button doesn't trigger any event when pressed

Woyta · 2024-04-06 15:01:22

I installed Arch Linux on my new Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16ARP8 laptop and I'm encountering an issue where pressing the power button doesn't trigger any events. I've tried to diagnose the problem using dmesg -w and evtest, but both methods show no recognition of the button being pressed.

Neofetch:

OS: Arch Linux x86_64 
Host: 83AS IdeaPad Pro 5 16ARP8 
Kernel: 6.8.2-arch2-1 
Uptime: 25 mins 
Packages: 837 (pacman) 
Shell: bash 5.2.26 
Resolution: 2560x1600 
DE: Plasma 6.0.3 
WM: KWin 
Theme: Breeze-Dark [GTK2], Breeze [GTK3] 
Icons: breeze-dark [GTK2/3] 
Terminal: konsole 
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS with Radeon Graphics (12) @ 4.603GHz 
GPU: AMD ATI Radeon 680M 
Memory: 3270MiB / 13661MiB

Output of libinput list-devices for the Power button:

Device:           Power Button
Kernel:           /dev/input/event1
Group:            2
Seat:             seat0, default
Capabilities:     keyboard 
Tap-to-click:     n/a
Tap-and-drag:     n/a
Tap drag lock:    n/a
Left-handed:      n/a
Nat.scrolling:    n/a
Middle emulation: n/a
Calibration:      n/a
Scroll methods:   none
Click methods:    none
Disable-w-typing: n/a
Disable-w-trackpointing: n/a
Accel profiles:   n/a
Rotation:         0.0

Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this further or fix the issue would be greatly appreciated.

Last edited by Woyta (2024-04-06 15:02:00)

seth · 2024-04-06 16:50:04

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Acpid# … _the_event - try acpi_listen

Woyta · 2024-04-06 18:41:29

I tried the acpi_listen but still nothing. I also tried to boot live fedora and the power button didn't work there neither

seth · 2024-04-06 20:09:04

Just to be sure: the power button principally works (a long push causes a hard shutdown/reboot)?
Does it generate events in other contexts (windows)?

Woyta · 2024-04-06 22:59:51

Yes the button works for shutdown (long press),
Does it generate events in other contexts (windows)?: Don't know what you mean by that.

seth · 2024-04-07 08:15:19

I mean whether a short button press does anything when running eg. windows (or in the UEFI etcetc) - ie: why do you expect it to generate an event?

https://www.google.com/search?q=IdeaPad … on%20event
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=288238

Woyta · 2024-04-07 14:48:20

The short press does nothing even when running windows. I expect it to generate an event, because there is a setting when power button pressed.

seth · 2024-04-07 14:52:58

Where's that setting? KDE?
That's nice, but you effectively don't have such button (might be fixable w/ a BIOS update, see the links I posted)
You likely also have a setting for the calculator key, but if your keyboard has no calculator key, that's irrelevant to you.

Woyta · 2024-04-07 15:18:05

Yes KDE.
Yeah it seems the short power button press is not supported by laptop. And my problem isn't that important to waste your time on it.
Anyway thanks for the support so far. <3

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Power button doesn't trigger any event when pressed

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