Hello Jonathan, Jonathan Nieder [2009-12-23 12:32 -0800]: > With non-GNOME systems, I think acpi-support is needed to make the > power button shut down the computer.
Not quite, it's done by acpid itself (/etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh). > What should be done instead? > Should a stripped down gnome-power-manager respond to the power > button key press, or is there something lower level that can work > outside of X? In a way, /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh is a "stripped down g-p-m" which works system-wide. It currently checks if a power manager (such as g-p-m) is already running. So installation methods which don't install any GUI could just install acpid for the time being? Martin -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
