Author: Tony Whitmore Date: To: adam.trickett, Hampshire LUG Discussion List CC: Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Making the Blue buttons work on a notebook
Adam Trickett wrote: > Hants,
>
> How do I know what key stroke my keyboard is sending to X?
>
> I've just installed Debian Etch on an antique Dell Inspiron 3500, and pretty
> much everything worked out of the box. Sounds isn't supported, but it's an
> old weird NeoMagic graphics/sound card that's not supported by ALSA.
>
> Hibernate works I just want to automate with the Fn-Suspend button. I don't
> want it to go to sleep when the lid is closed.
These are probably APCI buttons, so check out /etc/acpi/ and
/etc/acpi/events/. You should be able to tweak or remove the rules to
prevent suspend kicking in on the lid button being triggered.
