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I have a 2 in one convertible HP pavilion laptop. On Windows I can flip it the whole way around and turn it into a laptop, or put it in easel mode so that the keyboard is disabled and when I set it on my lap keyboard down no key presses would be detected. This is not working on my Ubuntu 16.04.

Also, on Windows, when I put the 2 in one into tent mode, the screen automatically flips for me. (don't use tent THAT much but do occasionally). I know I can flip the screen on settings but that's a bit cumbersome.

The second feature (screen flip) I can do without, but the first one (keyboard disabled when flipped) I really need. Any way to get this running? thanks!

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None that I'm aware of or could find. See https://askubuntu.com/a/572270/570692

As it says in the question, there are some Dell convertibles running 12.04, but I know Dell uses it's own proprietary drivers and background services to get their devices running.

You could write custom scripts to i.e. disable the keyboard and turn on onboard (the on-screen-keyboard). I don't know about the sensors that make windows switch automatically. Maybe you can access those via /sys/class/... if they are recognized by the kernel out of the box, but I wouldn't bet on it. You can bind your scripts to keyboard shortcuts or make a launcher. You can make your life a lot easier, but it's a bit of work to get started. Hope this helps.

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