Re: shutdown problem

[Dietmar Sieger <dietmar_sieger@web.de>]

Arne Lange wrote:

> ...
> I'm running Debian 3.1 Sarge on a IBM Thinkpad R51. I use kernel
> 2.6.8-2-686.
> 
> When i shutdown my notebook it goes down, the screen went black, and all
> LEDs are off. But the fan still runs and doesn't want to stop. I have
> got to press the powerbutton for 3 seconds to stop it.
> ...

I have an similar problem on some Laptops. Solution, for me, was to compile
my own kernels while changing ACPI or APM parameters. Trying some others
kernels from the debian site will, maybe, solve the problem as well. 

Greetings
Dietmar