On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 15:09:50 +0300, Andras Lorincz wrote: > Hello, > > I'm using debian etch with kernel 2.6.16.28 on a desktop computer. After > issuing the command "echo -n "standby" > /sys/power/states" the computer > goes to standby as expected. When I press any key on the keyboard or move > the mouse the system doesn't react. If I press the power button then the > system wakes up but immediately proceeds to shutting down because I > configured acpi to shutdown if I press the power button. > > I see here 2 solutions: > > 1. Catch the event for pressing a key or moving the mouse. I don't know > which are these events and even if I knew, what should be executed in the > corresponding scripts.
I don't think this is feasible. I believe the manufacturer determines which keys/buttons are recognized while the unit is suspended. > 2. Modify the script which reacts to the power button and verify what was > the state of the system when the button was pressed and if the previous > state was standby then don't shut down but wake up. This raises the question > as for solution one: what event to handle and what to do? This is indeed how I could circumvent the problem: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2006/03/msg02688.html As George has already pointed out, it is not really an elegant solution, but it seems to work. -- Regards, Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
