Re: Bug#544709: linux-image-2.6.30-1-686: /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state always says "open"

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

reassign 544709 hotkey-setup
severity 544709 serious
stop

[ adding cc's in case this needs discussions. ]

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 08:02:10AM -0600, Josue Abarca wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:34:01AM +0100, maximilian attems wrote:
> > On Fri, 19 Feb 2010, Josue Abarca wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 12:41:17PM +0100, maximilian attems wrote:
> > > > can you reproduce with 2.6.32 ?
> > > 
> > > Yes, I can.
> > > 
> > > Using linux-image-2.6.32-2-686  2.6.32-8
> > > :(
> > 
> > please post output of:
> > cat /proc/acpi/video/*/DOS
> > 
> > also please check if you have hotkey-setup installed,
> > if it is installed, please nuke it and reboot.
> > 
> > your box seems newer as 8xx where this state can not be trusted at all:
> > http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/78947/
> > 
> > thanks again for your feedback.
> 
> 
> Yes, I have hotkey-setup 0.1-23 installed.
> 
> with hotkey-setup installed
> $ cat /proc/acpi/video/*/DOS
> DOS setting: <7>
> after a cold boot: lid switch not working.
> 
> After hibernate and waking the machine, the same
> $ cat /proc/acpi/video/*/DOS
> DOS setting: <7>
> but lid switch is working.
> 
> after that, I removed the hotkey-setup package:
> # apt-get purge hotkey-setup
> # reboot
> $ cat /proc/acpi/video/*/DOS
> DOS setting: <0>
> 
> The lid switch is working :)
> This is a great workaround for me.
> 
> But what is the problem?, is the bug in the hotkey-setup package?

indeed reassigning, this package is not fit for release
if it pokes that badly and tries to override linux-2.6
only had found out by luck on a google search of your trouble.
 
> Thanks a lot for your help.

thanks for your feedback and kind regards

-- 
maks