Re: which package handles soft power switch on HP 712

[Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>]

On 11/07/2009 10:48 AM, Andreas H?rtel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> after the upgrade to debian "lenny", the soft power switch doesn't work
> correctly. When I switch off the power, the machine is down directly, no
> shutdown procedure 'll execute. When I start the HP712 the power led on the
> frontside is blinking until the startup procedure will start. Then the led
> stays off. The operating system works fine.
>
> Only a basic installation has been execute with fluxbos as GUI. Package
> powersaved installed also.
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux  larry 2.6.26-2-parisc #1 Wed Aug 19 22:50:01 UTC 2009 parisc
> GNU/Linux

The power switch is handled by the kernel itself.
I don't think a special debian package is involved here.

You could try to upgrade to latest 2.6.30 kernel provided by debian.
If there is a bug in the 2.6.26 kernel, I'm mostly sure that it's fixed there...

Helge