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Llama

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From: St.-Petersburg, Russia

Registered: 2008-03-03

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pm-suspend, /etc/acpi/handler.sh, lid switch

Hi,

Will anybody please publish a modified /etc/acpi/handler.sh file where pm-suspend iis called on closing of the lid? I tried snippets found in various places, but no success. Probably because I can't really read bash code...

SiD

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-09-21

Posts: 729

Re: pm-suspend, /etc/acpi/handler.sh, lid switch

this code (from german wiki)executes slock if the lid-button is pressed.

   button/lid)
       #echo "LID switched!">/dev/tty5
       if [ `/bin/awk '{print $2}' /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID/state` == closed ]; then
               DISPLAY=:0 su -c - $USER /usr/bin/slock
       fi
       ;;
   *)
       logger "ACPI group/action undefined: $1 / $2"
       ;;

replacing the line

DISPLAY=:0 su -c - $USER /usr/bin/slock

with the command for pm-suspend should do it.

p.s.
I don't know much about pm-suspend.

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: pm-suspend, /etc/acpi/handler.sh, lid switch

It's me, your own suspend helper!

I simply have

event=button/lid (LID0)
action=/usr/sbin/pm-suspend

in /etc/acpi/events. If it doesn't work, use acpi_listen to get the name of the event.

Last edited by lucke (2009-05-11 19:31:39)

Llama

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From: St.-Petersburg, Russia

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Re: pm-suspend, /etc/acpi/handler.sh, lid switch

It's me, your own suspend helper!

Happy to hear from you again!

I've got this file (/etc/acpi/events/anything):

# Pass all events to our one handler script
event=.*
action=/etc/acpi/handler.sh %e

How exactly am I supposed to modify it? Sorry for a dumb question, by I tread on a totally unfamiliar ground .

UPD:

My acpi_listen output (close/open):

# acpi_listen
button/lid LID 00000080 00000003
video VGA 00000080 00000000
button/lid LID 00000080 00000004
video VGA 00000080 00000000

Last edited by Llama (2009-05-11 19:58:39)

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: pm-suspend, /etc/acpi/handler.sh, lid switch

Just create another file, named e.g. lid, in that dir, and put the contents I provided there, possibly changing (LID0) to (LID). I think you have to /etc/rc.d/acpid restart to make the changes register.

Ku.

Last edited by lucke (2009-05-11 20:05:34)

Llama

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From: St.-Petersburg, Russia

Registered: 2008-03-03

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Re: pm-suspend, /etc/acpi/handler.sh, lid switch

Thanks again!

Now I've got two files:

/etc/acpi/events/anything:

# Pass all events to our one handler script
event=.*
action=/etc/acpi/handler.sh %e

/etc/acpi/events/lid:

event=button/lid (LID)
action=/usr/sbin/pm-suspend

Is it just as it's supposed to be? It works, at last, unless I'm overlooking something important ...

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: pm-suspend, /etc/acpi/handler.sh, lid switch

It is how it should be.

Llama

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From: St.-Petersburg, Russia

Registered: 2008-03-03

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Re: pm-suspend, /etc/acpi/handler.sh, lid switch

Yes, I did overlook something : first time after reboot it works properly: there's a system sound on closing; on opening I'm presented with the unlock password request. Second time there's no system sound and no password request, though the power LED is slowly blinking red, as on the first time. On the third time in won't suspend at all.

Meanwhile the Sleep button on the Power applet works properly every time.

Last edited by Llama (2009-05-11 20:53:02)