problems with pbbuttonsd

Clinton MacDonald yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Fri Jul 23 17:33:01 2004


Mr. Hirschfeld:

R. Hirschfeld wrote:
> I use my Wallstreet as a desktop replacement and keep the lid open to
> spare the hinges (which tend to have problems on this model).  I tried
> changing the sleep key in /etc/pbbuttonsd.conf (using a code gleaned
> from showkey) and doing a "service pbbuttonsd restart" but that didn't
> do the trick.

I ended up putting an icon on the desktop that emitted the "/sbin/sleep" 
command. It worked pretty well, if I recall (I just gave my Wallstreet 
to my brother-in-law, sans YDL, so I can no longer test this).

Let me know if you find a better solution.

Best wishes,
Clint

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