Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 01:33:51 -0500 From: Noah Palmer <noahpalmerversion1@gmail.com> To: Yuri Pankov <yuripv@yuripv.me> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Update X when laptop lip is closed Message-ID: <CACd7u--dZZiz6tcSgMeFazdsnyREEgOT0WoomEtAaa5VWSnbFQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2061301f-4f78-e50a-1864-f9a608b7c504@yuripv.me> References: <CACd7u-8CNo8OgqO21v%2BBpqesO-cUwKw-uUieYjqsSxiNFu1taw@mail.gmail.com> <2061301f-4f78-e50a-1864-f9a608b7c504@yuripv.me>
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On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 11:08 PM Yuri Pankov <yuripv@yuripv.me> wrote: > Noah Palmer wrote: > > is there a way to automatically remove or add the display to X when the > > laptop lid is opened or closed. I have been using a script to read > > dev.acpi_lid.0.state, but is there better way? Also what is the proper > way > > to reply to someone while using a mailing list. Do you reply to the > person > > or freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. > > If you are polling the dev.acpi_lid.0.state value, see /etc/devd.conf > for examples of ACPI events notification, so you could invoke the need > actions when lid is open/closed. > Okay that seems to be the solution. I also have an issue that dev.acpi_lid.0.state is incorrect if the lid was open at boot. you have to close and open the lid for the value to be correct. -- Noah Palmer
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