[ltp] Getting Fn-F2 to lock the screen

[Dieter Jurzitza]

Hi Marcus,
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http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_openSUSE_10.2_on_a_ThinkPad_X60
this is a different computer and a different linux provider, nevertheless i=
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(could, possibly) help you with regard to your issue.
The clue: test whether the script /etc/acpi/lockbtn.sh is being executed (I=
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quite sure about this):
put a line

echo "Test" > /tmp/tryit

into this file. The next time you press FN-F2 the file "tryit" should exist=
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in /tmp and should contain "Test"

If this is the case you could probably copy the commands of "FN-F2: blockin=
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the screen a soon as ... from the link above into this file. But watchout;=
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this works for KDE only; I did not test gnome and cannot tell how to make i=
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work there.

You should look into the function lock_screen() and copy it accordingly int=
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your file lockbtn.sh

And, yes, you will hardly see any activity on xev caused by the FN-FX keys.=
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The actions are logged into /var/log/acpid (on my machine)

Hope this helps,
take care


Dieter

Am Donnerstag, 15. M=E4rz 2007 12:06 schrieb Marcus Better:
> The Fn-F2 (Lock) and Fn-F3 buttons on my R60 do not work. I'm running
> Debian (amd64), kernel 2.6.20, ibm-acpi, acpi-support 0.90-4, hal
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