> Why exactly do you want to disable it? > I'd like to disable it because I want my laptop's lid switch state to be 100% invisible to userland--as if the lid switch were broken and always in the "open" state. All the less drastic attempts I've made at achieving this have failed: http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,23326.0.html I realize that disabling the "button" module would likely make my laptop's power button inoperable, but that's okay because I only use the button to power up the laptop, never to power it down.