Re: Power down
On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:49:55 +0000
"Elmer E. Dow" <elmeredow@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday 17 January 2006 12:58 pm, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:17:59 +0000
> >
> > "Elmer E. Dow" <elmeredow@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > > >On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:02:58 +0000
> > > >
> > > >"Elmer E. Dow" <elmeredow@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > >>Vincent Smeets wrote:
> > > >>>Hallo,
> > > >>>
> > > >>>I have an old (1999) computer too. dmesg showed that the kernel does
> > > >>>find my ACPI but doesn't use it because my bios is too old. It says
> > > >>>something like "... bios too old (1999 < 2001)". I now use the kernel
> > > >>>parameter "acpi=force" and now the kernel is using my ACPI. Poweroff
> > > >>>does now realy switch the power off!
> > > >>
> > > >>I've read that acpi=force works with 2.4 kernels but not 2.6 like mine.
> > > >>What kernel are you using?
> > > >
> > > >If you look at your dmesg it suggests just that, enabling it. It can't
> > > > hurt to try
> > > >
> > > >>Also, power management is enabled in the bios. Is that correct or is it
> > > >>fighting apm?
> > > >>
> > > >>Elmer
> > > >>
> > > >>
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> > > >Andrei
> > >
> > > acpi=force works! I first tried removing apmd, deleting apm in
> > > /etc/modules and adding acpi there. I also installed acpid and so on,
> > > but the machine complained of fatal errors, etc. So I uninstalled acpid,
> > > deleted acpi in /etc/modules and left just acpi=force in menu.lst -- and
> > > it worked.
> > >
> > > So now I'm wondering how this works without the acpi module or having
> > > acpi compiled into the kernel. Does forcing acpi just makes it use the
> > > power management in the bios?
> > >
> > > Thanks, gentlemen, for your kind assistance.
> > >
> > > Elmer
> >
> > lsmod should tell you what modules you have loaded. I bet 'acpi' is there.
> > You should also install acpid and acpitool to have some control/monitoring
> > (was that a laptop?). But that's just fine-tuning ;)
> >
> >
> > Andrei
> > --
>
> No acpi in the list from lsmod.
>
> The computer in question is an old Dell 333 desktop. Acpi works ok on my IBM
> R40 laptop. Lsmod on the latter doesn't list acpi, but does list ac and
> battery which are related tools. Acpid works on the laptop, but just results
> in logging fatal errors on the desktop.
>
> Elmer
Even now with the 'acpi=force' option? It's normal to have errors because acpi was turned off in your previous attempt, but what the heck...important is you have the shutdown issue solved ;)
Andrei
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