Re: Debian 3.0r0 wont 'powerdown'

[Hui Chun Kit <css-kh@css.hkcampus.net>]

apt-get install apmd

Ron Stordahl wrote:

> Installed with 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel...also does not complete poweroff.
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> Ill look into installing apmd..as yet I don't know how to do this,  If
> someone wishes to tell me how to do this as root it would be appreciated,
> otherwise Ill try to dig this out somewhere.
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> Ron
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Debian 3.0r0 wont 'powerdown'
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> > On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:25:10 -0500
> > "Ron Stordahl" <ron.stordahl@digikey.com> wrote:
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> > > Debian 3.0.r0 responds to: uname -r with 2.2.20-idepci.
> > >      
> > Oops, my suggestions were for 2.4.x Debian kernel-images.
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> > > powerdown goes thru all the steps, but fails to drop power.  I have no
> > > idea how to correct this problem.  I don't think its limited to my
> > > machine, I have tried it now on an Intel 810 based machine and also on
> > > an earlier ASUS P4.  These, as well as my current Intel 815 machine,
> > > fail to power down. They power down with Win9X however.
> > >      
> > Hmmm, have you tried installing the apmd package as suggested by someone
> > else previously?
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> > > Apparently its possible to select a 2.4 series kernel with Debian 3.0,
> > > but I have not yet tried that.
> > >      
> > It is and it's quite painless.
> >
> > --
> > Jamin W. Collins
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