Re: power down
From: "Jason Majors" <jason@kwiqsilver.org>
> > Normally you don't need this but maybe you can try to set this on
> >
> > # CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF is not set
> >
> > CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF
> > Use real mode APM BIOS calls to switch off the computer. This is
> > a work-around for a number of buggy BIOSes. Switch this option on if
> > your computer crashes instead of powering off properly.
>
> I toggled that both ways and tried it, but I get the same results.
On my Dell i2500, I find that - even though apm is badly broken and
segfaults on everything - if I "insmod apm", shutdown causes a complete
shutdown. Otherwise it waits at a "Power Off" message.
derek
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