[Pkg-acpi-devel] Bug#558820: Bug#558820: acpid repeatedly invoking acpi_fakekey upon opening laptop lid; makes system unusable

[harry666t]

Hello,

> What happens if you remove /etc/acpi/events/asus-video or make
> /etc/acpi/videobtn.sh do nithing instead? This should bring things back to
> normal. It seems that the latest acpid changes made some of the acpi-support
> stuff redundant.

Following the clues at http://tedfelix.com/linux/acpid-netlink.html,
I've removed /etc/acpi/events/videobtn and the problem seems to be
gone.

Cheers,
harry