On 8/14/07, Michael Kers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Question: How do I check the state of the hinge (closed or open) without > waiting for a /dev/input/eventX trigger? > > Background: On my C1000 (angstrom x11, aug04/2007 image), the on/off switch is > _very_ sensitive, and has a habit of turning the zaurus on when it is closed > and suspended (in my pocket or back-pack). I usually don't notice, until I go > to use it later and the battery is dead. I want to write a small script that > would do the following: > 1) On button is pressed > 2) apm resume.d script checks hinge status > 2) If hinge-closed, suspend (apm -s) > > I would put this script in the /etc/apm/scripts.d directory and link to > the /etc/apm/resume.d directory. > > Another alternative I would consider would be to completely disable the on/off > button and use something else actually under the screen (requiring opening the > clamshell to turn the zaurus on). > > I searched the archives of the mailing list, but couldn't find anything that > would answer my question. I also tried searching through the /sys and /proc > filesystems... No luck so far -- seems that the hinge is event driven, and the > state of the switch cannot be checked if not triggered. > > Can anybody offer a hint?
You can send an ioctl to the device and get the hinge status back, you don't have to wait for an event. See the zaurusd code (I think) for how this is done. There also *should* be a utility for this but I don't remember its name.... -- Justin Patrin _______________________________________________ Angstrom-distro-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users
