kacpimon(8) System Manager's Manual kacpimon(8)
NAME
kacpimon - Kernel ACPI Event Monitor
SYNOPSIS
kacpimon
DESCRIPTION
kacpimon is a monitor program that connects to three sources of ACPI events:
1. /proc/acpi/event
2. netlink
3. the input layer (/dev/input/event*)
kacpimon then reports on what it sees while it is connected.
Use kacpimon to make sure your kernel is sending acpi-related events via the three sources mentioned above.
Since both acpid and kacpimon connect to the same sources, be sure to kill acpid before running kacpimon:
sudo killall acpid
Also be sure to run kacpimon as root or else it won't be able to open /proc/acpi/event or the input layer:
sudo ./kacpimon
If you want to pipe the output of kacpimon to a file, be sure to use the "Esc" key to exit rather than Ctrl-C. Using Ctrl-C will cause
output to be lost.
FILES
/proc/acpi/event
kernel ACPI event file
/dev/input/event*
input layer event files
SEE ALSO
acpi_listen(8), acpid(8)
AUTHOR
Ted Felix <www.tedfelix.com>
TODO
- Make kacpimon something that actually gets installed?
LICENSE
kacpimon - Kernel ACPI Event Monitor
Copyright (C) 2009 Ted Felix (www.tedfelix.com)
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER-
CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Or visit www.gnu.org.
Nov 2009 kacpimon(8)