Getting Power Button to hibernate/shutdown computer

[Nasa]

----- "Loïc Grenié" <loic.grenie at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2010/2/14 Nasa <nasa01 at comcast.net>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have Ubuntu 9.10 running on one of my boxes.  On it I don't use
> GNOME or KDE, but I would still
> >  like to be able to have it shutdown and/or hibernate based on
> pressing the power button.  Yet I
> > can't seem to find instructions on how to get this to work (or
> troubleshoot it, if it already
> > should).  Could someone point me in the right direction?  Thanks
> 
>    Here's what I've done (on a Debian computer, but things should not
> be too
>   different between Debian and Ubuntu). I've modified
> /etc/acpi/actions/lm_lid.sh
>   and /etc/acpi/events/powerbtn-acpi-support as the attached files.
> 
>     There are probably way better ways to do it, but it just works...
> 
>        Hope this helps,
> 
>         Loïc
> 
Wow,

That was fast -- thanks.  However, the first problem I seem to have to 
solve is verifying the powerbtn is actually being seen by acpi (it 
is active in the bios).  So far I don't see anything that assures
me that the OS is seeing the button press.  So how do I check for
that?

Nasa

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