SLEEP

**Samoth** · 04-30-2005

I have Slackware 10.0 and I was wondering If I could make X Sleep. I use GNOME. I have 2 extra buttons on my keyboard and would like to use them for SLEEP and WAKE. I tried using keyboard shortcuts off of the menu "Application>Desktop Preferences>Keyboard shortcuts." How else would I do this????

**darklordsatan** · 04-30-2005

First, run

Code:

xev

To check out the keycode of the "extra buttons"

Now, go to your home and create the file called .xmodmap, if its not already created

Code:

nano ~/.xmodmap

add the following lines

Code:

keycode x = XF86Standby
keycode y = XF86WakeUp

where you replace x,y with the keycodes you found with xev

Now create/append to a file called .xinitrc in your home, the following line

Code:

xmodmap ~/.xmodmap

I also use my .bashrc to add that line instead of the .xinitrc, although dunno for sure, if it would work with the sleep/wakeup functions you need

And thats it, that should do it

cheers mate

**Samoth** · 04-30-2005

I ran xev and typed the "wake" and "sleep" keys. Only the wake key had a keycode (227). The sleep button didn't have one. Is it possible that this key is not connected???? Also I tried to type

Code:

nano ~/.xmodmap

. And the bash then says

Code:

&#91;soyo&#58;thomas&#93;~> nano ~/.xmodmap
bash&#58; nano&#58; command not found
&#91;soyo&#58;thomas&#93;~>

**darklordsatan** · 04-30-2005

Well, you can also try kate or whatever console/graphical mode editor you have, the point is to open or create that file...

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