Re: acpi_power_off hangs

[Martin Bock <ixel@gmx.de>]

Hello!

Vlad (diz) Mereuta wrote:
> Try adding "nolapic" to the kernel options. It worked for me on a Sony TR2.
>
> diz

I presume you mean "noapic", right?

(can be found in 
/usr/src/kernel-source-of-your-kernel/Dokumentation/kernel-parameters.txt)

Best regards, Martin Bock

> > Jorge Filipe Custódio wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I'm currently running debian (testing) with kernel 2.6.6 on my toshiba
> > > laptop. My laptop doesn't have APM support, so I have to use ACPI, and
> > > since kernel 2.6.5 I can't turn off or reboot the machine normally,
> > > because it hangs when calling "acpi_power_off" and I have to press the
> > > power button for 3-5 seconds.
> > > Anyone with the same problem ? Any ideia how to fix it ?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> >
> > Hi,
> > I have got the same problem with my sony vaio laptop using debian on a
> > 2.6.6. kernel.
> > I got the same problem with  my   Mandrake 9.2.
> >
> > But, I don't know why !!
> >
> > Olivier
> >
> >
> >
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