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HDD led on Scroll Lock
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#!/bin/bash | |
# Check interval seconds | |
CHECKINTERVAL=0.05 | |
# console | |
CONSOLE=/dev/console | |
#indicator to use [caps, num, scroll] | |
INDICATOR=scroll | |
getVmstat() { | |
cat /proc/vmstat|egrep "pgpgin|pgpgout" | |
} | |
#turn led on | |
function led_on() | |
{ | |
#setleds -L +${INDICATOR} < ${CONSOLE} | |
xset led named "Scroll Lock" | |
} | |
#turn led off | |
function led_off() | |
{ | |
#setleds -L -${INDICATOR} < ${CONSOLE} | |
xset -led named "Scroll Lock" | |
} | |
# initialise variables | |
NEW=$(getVmstat) | |
OLD=$(getVmstat) | |
## | |
while [ 1 ] ; do | |
sleep $CHECKINTERVAL # slowdown a bit | |
# get status | |
NEW=$(getVmstat) | |
#compare state | |
if [ "$NEW" = "$OLD" ]; then | |
led_off ## no change, led off | |
else | |
led_on ## change, led on | |
fi | |
OLD=$NEW | |
done |
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