Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 15:04:07 -0800 From: "Kevin Downey" <redchin@gmail.com> To: frzburn <frzburn@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop lid switch and ACPI Message-ID: <1d3ed48c0703061504j209ad057u60d93ddf828636bb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2942dae0703061457ycb0900difb0818183e56d240@mail.gmail.com> References: <2942dae0703051328l6e0a26b4v4a41a2812b18dc9e@mail.gmail.com> <20070307005022.4a09c30f@localhost> <2942dae0703061457ycb0900difb0818183e56d240@mail.gmail.com>
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On 3/6/07, frzburn <frzburn@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, I thought about it, and you're right... What I really need is to be > able to do something upon an acpi event, like running a script when I close > my lid... > > But I didn't find these info anywhere =( > Please help me! =) > > acpi is working, it has control on my fan and monitors my CPU temperature. > I tried devd -dD, and it reacts when I close my lid, but I don't know how to > use this output... > > Thanks! > > frzburn > > > > On 3/6/07, Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> wrote: > > > > On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 16:28:06 -0500 > > frzburn <frzburn@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I need a hint on how to get my screen turn off (backlight too) on my > > Dell > > > Laptop. > > > I have an Inspiron 6400 (e1505), and FreeBSD 6 - amd64. > > > > Hi there, > > I am not sure how to switch off the screen on the dell (independent of > > ACPI)... in all laptops I've seen, it's fully controlled by the hardware > > (bios?). > > Have you got acpi working ? > > > > If you *do* have ACPI working, and you want to see whether it is firing > > acpi at > > all when you close the lid, you can restart devd in debugging mode: > > > > /etc/rc.d/devd stop > > devd -dD > > > > and then try your ACPI events. > > > > Also, you should be able to tell your ACPI module to let you handle the > > events > > manually. For example, with the acpi_ibm.ko, the knob > > > > dev.acpi_ibm.0.events = 1 > > > > tells acpi to pass all acpi messages to devd for handling. Search the logs > > (in > > mobile@ , i believe) - i've posted my config for some sample actions on > > different ACPI events. > > > > BTW, you may be able to switch off the display using a user mode > > application > > that is related to your video card. For example, if you have a Radeon > > card, the > > radeontool allows you to switch off the panel and external monitor outputs > > (although the ext monitor gets switched on when you switch to X's VT) > > > > HIH, > > Beto > > _________________________ > > {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome > > > > "Against logic there is no armor like ignorance." > > Laurence J. Peter I have a Inspiron 8200, and I have the following in /etc/devd.conf to turn off the screen when the lid is closed: notify 10 { match "system" "ACPI"; match "subsystem" "Lid"; match "notify" "0x00"; action "/usr/local/bin/xset -display :0 dpms force off > /tmp/xset.log"; }; -- The biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has occurred.
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