Re: how to get Fn key working on compaq 2100/2110

["Mr. Mailing List" <mailinglistaddie-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

What I am asking is, how do i see if the hardware
supports it?  I know some people have laptops that
bypass the kernel and put it in hibernate with certain
keystrokes.


--- Ducrot Bruno <ducrot-kk6yZipjEM5g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 01:08:48PM -0500, David
> Cougle wrote:
> > Is this to say that with 2.5/2.6 my Compaq
> 2100/2110 will bypass kernel
> > and suspend to ram? How do I see if it supports
> that?  I am running
> > acpid.
> > 
> 
> acpid will only do (amongst other thinks like
> perhaps unloading
> modules, etc.)
> echo -n 3 > /proc/acpi/sleep
> when it detect the correct event via
> /proc/acpi/event
> 
> via an external script if you press the sleep
> button.
> 
> You still have to write the shell script called by
> acpid, if
> none are already done, or if the distributor have
> not provided
> one.
> 
> Some people may want to replace the echo stuff via
> for
> example a '/sbin/shutdown -h now'
> 
> 
> For your second question, you first have to shutdown
> acpid.
> Then do a 
> cat /proc/acpi/event
> 
> By pressing the power button, or the sleep button,
> etc., you should
> see those events.  acpid will do exactly the same,
> just that when
> it look those events, it will take appropriate
> actions by calling external
> scripts.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- 
> Ducrot Bruno
> 
> --  Which is worse:  ignorance or apathy?
> --  Don't know.  Don't care.
> 
> 
>
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