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Linux - Laptop and Netbook Having a problem installing or configuring Linux on your laptop? Need help running Linux on your netbook? This forum is for you. This forum is for any topics relating to Linux and either traditional laptops or netbooks (such as the Asus EEE PC, Everex CloudBook or MSI Wind).

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Old 09-07-2016, 01:36 AM   #16
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Yes, you can populate that with events but the best way is to get events known to work on your make/model of laptop.

The bios has to recognise the acpi event (e.g. the lid button) and the event calls a script that is run by the event.
 
Old 09-08-2016, 04:10 AM   #17
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Sorry, but I didn't understand at all, what I can do now.
 
Old 09-09-2016, 01:56 AM   #18
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Read up on configuring ACPI for your box
 
  


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