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Lock Tablet via DBus

anybody know what method to call to programatically lock the tablet?

Re: Lock Tablet via DBus

Well, if you have powerlaunch installed... you can use powertool. If you're using Nokia's mce, well, I can't say, I'm not even certain that it's possible (though it seems very likely).

Re: Lock Tablet via DBus

the systemui file makes it look tantalisingly possible, but not quite :)

Re: Lock Tablet via DBus

dbus-send --system --type=method_call --print-reply --dest='com.nokia.mce' /com/nokia/mce/request com.nokia.mce.request.req_locktouchscreen

Maybe that will work. I haven't tested it though.

Re: Lock Tablet via DBus

Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Method "req_locktouchscreen" with signature "" on interface "com.nokia.mce.request" doesn't exist

Re: Lock Tablet via DBus

using dbus watcher, here's the output I get when locking the device:

Code:

signal sender=:1.3 -> dest=(null destination) path=/com/nokia/mce/signal; interface=com.nokia.mce.signal; member=tklock_mode_ind

   string "unlocked"

signal sender=:1.0 -> dest=(null destination) path=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_kb_lock; interface=org.freedesktop.Hal.Device; member=PropertyModified

   int32 1

   array [

      struct {

         string "button.state.value"

         boolean false

         boolean false

      }

   ]

signal sender=:1.3 -> dest=(null destination) path=/com/nokia/mce/signal; interface=com.nokia.mce.signal; member=display_status_ind

   string "on"

signal sender=:1.0 -> dest=(null destination) path=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_kb_lock; interface=org.freedesktop.Hal.Device; member=Condition

   string "ButtonPressed"

   string "cover"

signal sender=:1.0 -> dest=(null destination) path=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_kb_lock; interface=org.freedesktop.Hal.Device; member=PropertyModified

   int32 1

   array [

      struct {

         string "button.state.value"

         boolean false

         boolean false

      }

   ]

so I tried to send something like this:
dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest='org.freedesktop.Hal' --print-reply /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_kb_lock org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Condition string:'ButtonPressed' string:'cover'

but I got back

Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Method "Condition" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device" doesn't exist