Re: Power button doesn't work
Derek Hans wrote:
>
> Is it normal that my power button doesn't work?
> After running shutdown -h now, the system shuts down and issues a
> message saying
> "Power down."
> However, when I hit the power button, the computer just beeps but
> still stays on. The only thing I can then do is a VERY hard reset:
> take out the batteries (it's a laptop, compaq contura 400c) and unplug
> it. Nothing else responds. This doesn't seem to be the normal way to
> shut off a computer. Just wondering if there is a different way...
> For the moment, I'm just letting it running all the time, however
> there doesn't seem to be a "power saving mode" activated
> automatically, and so the screen stays on all day. Besides, it gets
> rather hot over time - I'm not quite sure if the fan is adequate for
> this. I'm not decided if it's worse for the computer to shut it off
> the "HARD" way or keeping it running all day & night.
> Help would be apreciated.
do you use apm? you might need to recompile kernel...
also check laptop howto (www.linuxdoc.org), there might be something
about your laptop. also check http://www.linux-laptop.net/ for 'case
studies'
erik
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