diff --git a/toolbox/getevent.c b/toolbox/getevent.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/inotify.h>
+#include <sys/limits.h>
+#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include <linux/input.h> // this does not compile
+#include <errno.h>
+
+static struct pollfd *ufds;
+static char **device_names;
+static int nfds;
+
+enum {
+    PRINT_DEVICE_ERRORS     = 1U << 0,
+    PRINT_DEVICE            = 1U << 1,
+    PRINT_DEVICE_NAME       = 1U << 2,
+    PRINT_DEVICE_INFO       = 1U << 3,
+    PRINT_VERSION           = 1U << 4,
+    PRINT_POSSIBLE_EVENTS   = 1U << 5,
+};
+
+static int print_possible_events(int fd)
+{
+    uint8_t *bits = NULL;
+    ssize_t bits_size = 0;
+    int i, j, k;
+    int res, res2;
+    
+    printf("  events:\n");
+    for(i = 0; i <= EV_MAX; i++) {
+        int count = 0;
+        while(1) {
+            res = ioctl(fd, EVIOCGBIT(i, bits_size), bits);
+            if(res < bits_size)
+                break;
+            bits_size = res + 16;
+            bits = realloc(bits, bits_size * 2);
+            if(bits == NULL) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "failed to allocate buffer of size %d\n", bits_size);
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+        switch(i) {
+            case EV_KEY:
+                res2 = ioctl(fd, EVIOCGKEY(res), bits + bits_size);
+                break;
+            case EV_LED:
+                res2 = ioctl(fd, EVIOCGLED(res), bits + bits_size);
+                break;
+            case EV_SND:
+                res2 = ioctl(fd, EVIOCGSND(res), bits + bits_size);
+                break;
+            case EV_SW:
+                res2 = ioctl(fd, EVIOCGSW(bits_size), bits + bits_size);
+                break;
+            default:
+                res2 = 0;
+        }
+        for(j = 0; j < res; j++) {
+            for(k = 0; k < 8; k++)
+                if(bits[j] & 1 << k) {
+                    char down;
+                    if(j < res2 && (bits[j + bits_size] & 1 << k))
+                        down = '*';
+                    else
+                        down = ' ';
+                    if(count == 0)
+                        printf("    type %04x:", i);
+                    else if((count & 0x7) == 0 || i == EV_ABS)
+                        printf("\n              ");
+                    printf(" %04x%c", j * 8 + k, down);
+                    if(i == EV_ABS) {
+                        struct input_absinfo abs;
+                        if(ioctl(fd, EVIOCGABS(j * 8 + k), &abs) == 0) {
+                            printf(" value %d, min %d, max %d, fuzz %d flat %d", abs.value, abs.minimum, abs.maximum, abs.fuzz, abs.flat);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    count++;
+                }
+        }
+        if(count)
+            printf("\n");
+    }
+    free(bits);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int open_device(const char *device, int print_flags)
+{
+    int version;
+    int fd;
+    struct pollfd *new_ufds;
+    char **new_device_names;
+    char name[80];
+    char location[80];
+    char idstr[80];
+    struct input_id id;
+
+    fd = open(device, O_RDWR);
+    if(fd < 0) {
+        if(print_flags & PRINT_DEVICE_ERRORS)
+            fprintf(stderr, "could not open %s, %s\n", device, strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    if(ioctl(fd, EVIOCGVERSION, &version)) {
+        if(print_flags & PRINT_DEVICE_ERRORS)
+            fprintf(stderr, "could not get driver version for %s, %s\n", device, strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if(ioctl(fd, EVIOCGID, &id)) {
+        if(print_flags & PRINT_DEVICE_ERRORS)
+            fprintf(stderr, "could not get driver id for %s, %s\n", device, strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    name[sizeof(name) - 1] = '\0';
+    location[sizeof(location) - 1] = '\0';
+    idstr[sizeof(idstr) - 1] = '\0';
+    if(ioctl(fd, EVIOCGNAME(sizeof(name) - 1), &name) < 1) {
+        //fprintf(stderr, "could not get device name for %s, %s\n", device, strerror(errno));
+        name[0] = '\0';
+    }
+    if(ioctl(fd, EVIOCGPHYS(sizeof(location) - 1), &location) < 1) {
+        //fprintf(stderr, "could not get location for %s, %s\n", device, strerror(errno));
+        location[0] = '\0';
+    }
+    if(ioctl(fd, EVIOCGUNIQ(sizeof(idstr) - 1), &idstr) < 1) {
+        //fprintf(stderr, "could not get idstring for %s, %s\n", device, strerror(errno));
+        idstr[0] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    new_ufds = realloc(ufds, sizeof(ufds[0]) * (nfds + 1));
+    if(new_ufds == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "out of memory\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    ufds = new_ufds;
+    new_device_names = realloc(device_names, sizeof(device_names[0]) * (nfds + 1));
+    if(new_device_names == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "out of memory\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    device_names = new_device_names;
+
+    if(print_flags & PRINT_DEVICE)
+        printf("add device %d: %s\n", nfds, device);
+    if(print_flags & PRINT_DEVICE_INFO)
+        printf("  bus:      %04x\n"
+               "  vendor    %04x\n"
+               "  product   %04x\n"
+               "  version   %04x\n",
+               id.bustype, id.vendor, id.product, id.version);
+    if(print_flags & PRINT_DEVICE_NAME)
+        printf("  name:     \"%s\"\n", name);
+    if(print_flags & PRINT_DEVICE_INFO)
+        printf("  location: \"%s\"\n"
+               "  id:       \"%s\"\n", location, idstr);
+    if(print_flags & PRINT_VERSION)
+        printf("  version:  %d.%d.%d\n",
+               version >> 16, (version >> 8) & 0xff, version & 0xff);
+
+    if(print_flags & PRINT_POSSIBLE_EVENTS) {
+        print_possible_events(fd);
+    }
+
+    ufds[nfds].fd = fd;
+    ufds[nfds].events = POLLIN;
+    device_names[nfds] = strdup(device);
+    nfds++;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int close_device(const char *device, int print_flags)
+{
+    int i;
+    for(i = 1; i < nfds; i++) {
+        if(strcmp(device_names[i], device) == 0) {
+            int count = nfds - i - 1;
+            if(print_flags & PRINT_DEVICE)
+                printf("remove device %d: %s\n", i, device);
+            free(device_names[i]);
+            memmove(device_names + i, device_names + i + 1, sizeof(device_names[0]) * count);
+            memmove(ufds + i, ufds + i + 1, sizeof(ufds[0]) * count);
+            nfds--;
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+    if(print_flags & PRINT_DEVICE_ERRORS)
+        fprintf(stderr, "remote device: %s not found\n", device);
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int read_notify(const char *dirname, int nfd, int print_flags)
+{
+    int res;
+    char devname[PATH_MAX];
+    char *filename;
+    char event_buf[512];
+    int event_size;
+    int event_pos = 0;
+    struct inotify_event *event;
+
+    res = read(nfd, event_buf, sizeof(event_buf));
+    if(res < (int)sizeof(*event)) {
+        if(errno == EINTR)
+            return 0;
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not get event, %s\n", strerror(errno));
+        return 1;
+    }
+    //printf("got %d bytes of event information\n", res);
+
+    strcpy(devname, dirname);
+    filename = devname + strlen(devname);
+    *filename++ = '/';
+
+    while(res >= (int)sizeof(*event)) {
+        event = (struct inotify_event *)(event_buf + event_pos);
+        //printf("%d: %08x \"%s\"\n", event->wd, event->mask, event->len ? event->name : "");
+        if(event->len) {
+            strcpy(filename, event->name);
+            if(event->mask & IN_CREATE) {
+                open_device(devname, print_flags);
+            }
+            else {
+                close_device(devname, print_flags);
+            }
+        }
+        event_size = sizeof(*event) + event->len;
+        res -= event_size;
+        event_pos += event_size;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int scan_dir(const char *dirname, int print_flags)
+{
+    char devname[PATH_MAX];
+    char *filename;
+    DIR *dir;
+    struct dirent *de;
+    dir = opendir(dirname);
+    if(dir == NULL)
+        return -1;
+    strcpy(devname, dirname);
+    filename = devname + strlen(devname);
+    *filename++ = '/';
+    while((de = readdir(dir))) {
+        if(de->d_name[0] == '.' &&
+           (de->d_name[1] == '\0' ||
+            (de->d_name[1] == '.' && de->d_name[2] == '\0')))
+            continue;
+        strcpy(filename, de->d_name);
+        open_device(devname, print_flags);
+    }
+    closedir(dir);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void usage(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-t] [-n] [-s switchmask] [-S] [-v [mask]] [-q] [-c count] [-r] [device]\n", argv[0]);
+}
+
+int getevent_main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    int c;
+    int i;
+    int res;
+    int pollres;
+    int get_time = 0;
+    int print_device = 0;
+    char *newline = "\n";
+    uint16_t get_switch = 0;
+    struct input_event event;
+    int version;
+    int print_flags = PRINT_DEVICE_ERRORS | PRINT_DEVICE | PRINT_DEVICE_NAME;
+    int print_flags_set = 0;
+    int dont_block = -1;
+    int event_count = 0;
+    int sync_rate = 0;
+    int64_t last_sync_time = 0;
+    const char *device = NULL;
+    const char *device_path = "/dev/input";
+
+    opterr = 0;
+    do {
+        c = getopt(argc, argv, "tns:Sv::qc:rh");
+        if (c == EOF)
+            break;
+        switch (c) {
+        case 't':
+            get_time = 1;
+            break;
+        case 'n':
+            newline = "";
+            break;
+        case 's':
+            get_switch = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0);
+            if(dont_block == -1)
+                dont_block = 1;
+            break;
+        case 'S':
+            get_switch = ~0;
+            if(dont_block == -1)
+                dont_block = 1;
+            break;
+        case 'v':
+            if(optarg)
+                print_flags =  strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0);
+            else
+                print_flags |= PRINT_DEVICE | PRINT_DEVICE_NAME | PRINT_DEVICE_INFO | PRINT_VERSION;
+            print_flags_set = 1;
+            break;
+        case 'q':
+            print_flags = 0;
+            print_flags_set = 1;
+            break;
+        case 'c':
+            event_count = atoi(optarg);
+            dont_block = 0;
+            break;
+        case 'r':
+            sync_rate = 1;
+            break;
+        case '?':
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid option -%c\n",
+                argv[0], optopt);
+        case 'h':
+            usage(argc, argv);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    } while (1);
+    if(dont_block == -1)
+        dont_block = 0;
+
+    if (optind + 1 == argc) {
+        device = argv[optind];
+        optind++;
+    }
+    if (optind != argc) {
+        usage(argc, argv);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    nfds = 1;
+    ufds = calloc(1, sizeof(ufds[0]));
+    ufds[0].fd = inotify_init();
+    ufds[0].events = POLLIN;
+    if(device) {
+        if(!print_flags_set)
+            print_flags = PRINT_DEVICE_ERRORS;
+        res = open_device(device, print_flags);
+        if(res < 0) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        print_device = 1;
+		res = inotify_add_watch(ufds[0].fd, device_path, IN_DELETE | IN_CREATE);
+        if(res < 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "could not add watch for %s, %s\n", device_path, strerror(errno));
+            return 1;
+        }
+        res = scan_dir(device_path, print_flags);
+        if(res < 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "scan dir failed for %s\n", device_path);
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(get_switch) {
+        for(i = 1; i < nfds; i++) {
+            uint16_t sw;
+            res = ioctl(ufds[i].fd, EVIOCGSW(1), &sw);
+            if(res < 0) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "could not get switch state, %s\n", strerror(errno));
+                return 1;
+            }
+            sw &= get_switch;
+            printf("%04x%s", sw, newline);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(dont_block)
+        return 0;
+
+    while(1) {
+        pollres = poll(ufds, nfds, -1);
+        //printf("poll %d, returned %d\n", nfds, pollres);
+        if(ufds[0].revents & POLLIN) {
+            read_notify(device_path, ufds[0].fd, print_flags);
+        }
+        for(i = 1; i < nfds; i++) {
+            if(ufds[i].revents) {
+                if(ufds[i].revents & POLLIN) {
+                    res = read(ufds[i].fd, &event, sizeof(event));
+                    if(res < (int)sizeof(event)) {
+                        fprintf(stderr, "could not get event\n");
+                        return 1;
+                    }
+                    if(get_time) {
+                        printf("%ld-%ld: ", event.time.tv_sec, event.time.tv_usec);
+                    }
+                    if(print_device)
+                        printf("%s: ", device_names[i]);
+                    printf("%04x %04x %08x", event.type, event.code, event.value);
+                    if(sync_rate && event.type == 0 && event.code == 0) {
+                        int64_t now = event.time.tv_sec * 1000000LL + event.time.tv_usec;
+                        if(last_sync_time)
+                            printf(" rate %lld", 1000000LL / (now - last_sync_time));
+                        last_sync_time = now;
+                    }
+                    printf("%s", newline);
+                    if(event_count && --event_count == 0)
+                        return 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}