[ltp] Fn+F4 does nothing

Qiuye Wang linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:46:31 +0100


On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 01:44:15PM +0200, Marius Gedminas wrote:
>On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 03:31:08AM +0100, Qiuye Wang wrote:
>> i was trying to set up the Fn+F4 as the key of ``suspend to ram'' on
>> my T60, but it does not work. i checked /var/log/acpid and get the
>> following: 
>>  executing action "/etc/acpi/sleepbtn.sh"
>>  BEGIN HANDLER MESSAGES
>>  END HANDLER MESSAGES
>>  action exited with status 0
>>  completed event "ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001004"
>> 
>> i know that means at least the key-pressing is as an event, but
>> nothing happens any more. 
>
>Sounds like Ubuntu.  Check whether ACPI_SLEEP is enabled in
>/etc/default/acpi-support.
>
I do use Debian/lenny, and "grep SLEEP /etc/default/acpi-support"
i got:
ACPI_SLEEP=true
ACPI_SLEEP_MODE=mem

>> i have installed ibm-acpi(thinkpad-acpi) and klaptopdaemon. And Fn+F12
>> works well as hibernate.
>
>Does klaptopdaemon give you any alternative ways of suspending (e.g. a
>menu option)?
>
There is "Suspend..." as a Klaptopdaemon menu option, and it works. I
just want the Fn+F4 key to work like the menu option, but without
success. 

>> Kernel version 2.6.22-2-686
>
>Hm, Ubuntu's at 2.6.22-14-whatever, and it doesn't have a -686 kernel
>any more, -generic is the default kernel flavour.
>
>Marius Gedminas
>-- 
>Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.
>                -- Rich Kulawiec