Re: CVS commit: src/etc/powerd/scripts

["Jared D. McNeill" <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>]

Jason Thorpe wrote:
> On Jun 19, 2008, at 7:38 PM, Jared D. McNeill wrote:
>
> > Module Name:    src
> > Committed By:    jmcneill
> > Date:        Fri Jun 20 02:38:00 UTC 2008
> >
> > Modified Files:
> >     src/etc/powerd/scripts: lid_switch
> >
> > Log Message:
> > Don't try to standby on a lid_switch pressed event, this has a few 
> > problems:
> >  1. ACPI S1 doesn't work properly for many people on NetBSD
> >  2. It prevents someone from using their laptop with an external display
>
> This is not a great solution for (2).
>
> What (2) really calls out for is a conditional policy based on the 
> presence of an external display:
>
> 1- If external display is present, do not S1 on a lid_switch-pressed event.
> 2- If external display is -not- present, -do- S1 on a lid_switch-pressed 
> event.

Agreed, but we cannot sense the presence of an external display with 
built-in tools. Even if xrandr is present, we need to know which user 
has access rights to :0.0, which is tricky unless we have something like 
ConsoleKit.

I'm open for ideas here :)

Cheers,
Jared