Re: [OT] BIOS Power On by PS/2 Keyboard

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:18:41 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

> Camaleón wrote:

(...)

>>> Anyone venture an explanation?
>> 
>> You mean that although you have that option turned off in the BIOS you
>> can still start your computer -from a cold state, not from suspension
>> nor hibernation- when you hit the space bar? And just the space bar or
>> any key?
>> 
>> It could be a BIOS problem, then. Have you contacted Asus for this?
>> 
>> 
> I "always" during the last couple of months power off with 'acpitool
> -S'. 

***
-S      suspend (sleep state S4), if supported
***

Then you are not powering off the computer but hibernating.

> BIOS Power on by PS/2 Keyboard is disabled. Then power is turned off on
> the system.

Okay.

> Turn power back on, hit the space bar, and the system comes back up.
> Grub-legacy shows its menu and I select the partition that was running
> and that has 'resume=LABEL=6Y080P0.05'. That loads everything from the
> swap space and resumes.

It looks like you are getting into hibernation instead of performing a 
full power off but anyway, AFAIK restoring from hibernation can be only 
done from power button, not from keyboard :-?

> I have not tried other keys, but next time around I will.

Yes, and also try to completely shutdown the machine and then press the 
space bar to see what happens. Computer should not start.
 
> I have not asked Asus because I am afraid they will ask what version
> windows I have installed.

Well, this is a BIOS issue more that a OS problem.

> This mobo has a weird feature: you can select 'express gate' and get
> access to a linux O/S that gets you access to "the internet and skype".
> I have it disabled and never have tried that.

I fear all of those new settings... I also prefer to keep the old-and-
well-known options for the BIOS that have been working since decades and 
keep the rest disabled :-}

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón