Power Button not working - Lubuntu

Jean-Pierre Vidal Piesset jpxsat at gmail.com
Thu Aug 30 21:33:33 UTC 2012


2012/8/30 hiro case <hirocase at gmail.com>

> Hello I am running Lubuntu 12.04 and on two seperate machines the
> power button does not work after a clean install.
>
> I have made sure that /.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml contains the
> correct keybinding:
>
>     <keybind key="XF86PowerOff">
>       <action name="Execute">
>         <command>lubuntu-logout</command>
>       </action>
>     </keybind>
>
> I have also tried installing acpid.
>
> the output of the command xev is:
>
> hiro at hiro-laptop:~$ xev | grep "keycode"
>    request MappingKeyboard, first_keycode 8, count 248
>
> there's no mention of XF86poweroff. All other special keys give their
> keycode output! for example my volume up button:
>
> hiro at hiro-laptop:~$ xev | grep "keycode"
>    state 0x0, keycode 123 (keysym 0x1008ff13, XF86AudioRaiseVolume),
>    same_screen YES,
>
> So it's not bound to xf86poweroff somehow? In fact the whole format
> looks wrong. My power button works in gnome 3 though.
>
> How do I get my power button(s) working under lubuntu again?
>
>
Does not work on my Compaq Presario 1700 with Lubuntu 12.04 neither.

-- jpxsat
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