#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; # # This handy script watches when the screensaver activates and # toggles the LCD backlight. You won't see more than a # second of the screensaver, so you might as well chose one # which consumes few MIPS/battery. # # You will probably want to make this script owned by root # and SUID. Also you will need the perl-suidperl package installed # for RedHat systems. # chown root lightwatch # chmod u+x lightwatch # delete @ENV{'IFS', 'CDPATH', 'ENV', 'BASH_ENV'}; $ENV{'PATH'} = '/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin'; $<=0; # become root not just effective root open(XS,"/usr/X11R6/bin/xscreensaver-command -watch|") or die; while() { if(/^BLANK/i) { system("radeontool light off"); } elsif(/^UNBLANK/i) { system("radeontool light on"); } }