does freebsd has something like acpid?

Michal Mertl mime at traveller.cz
Tue Mar 30 04:23:40 PST 2004


On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Toxa wrote:

> Hello
>
> Maybe my question is quite stupid but I still can't work it out.
> You know, in linux we have acpid daemon and a couple of scripts in
> /etc/acpid. So, when any acpi state changes (due to closing laptop lid, for
> example), acpid detects it via proc interface and executes appropriate
> script (turning off the lid, for example). But as far as I know freebsd has
> no any userland acpi daemon, so I can't imagine how, for example,
> ajust lid brightness according to plugging/unplugging AC cable, etc.
> So wouls you mind to point how to handle acpi changes in freebsd?

On current, there is /sbin/devd, which can handle acpi state changes. Look
at /etc/devd.conf.

> --
> Best regards,
>  Toxa                          mailto:postfix at sendmail.ru
>

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Michal Mertl


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