Bug#558820: [Pkg-acpi-devel] Bug#558820: acpid repeatedly invoking acpi_fakekey upon opening laptop lid; makes system unusable

2009-12-01 Thread Michael Meskes
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 09:44:29PM +0100, harry666t wrote: When the laptop lid is opened (or maybe closed? Can't figure), acpid starts repeatedly spawning acpi_fakekey through /etc/acpi/videobtn.sh, which renders both X and console almost unusable. Killing acpid brings the situation back to

Bug#558820: [Pkg-acpi-devel] Bug#558820: acpid repeatedly invoking acpi_fakekey upon opening laptop lid; makes system unusable

2009-12-01 Thread harry666t
Hello, What happens if you remove /etc/acpi/events/asus-video or make /etc/acpi/videobtn.sh do nithing instead? This should bring things back to normal. It seems that the latest acpid changes made some of the acpi-support stuff redundant. Following the clues at