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?

Thank you,
Michael Kers



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