Messages in this thread | | | From | Stephen.Rothwell@canb ... | Subject | Re: APM & Linux 2.2.1 | Date | Sun, 21 Feb 1999 18:27:03 +1100 |
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Hi Terry,
"Terry Katz" <katz@advanced.org> writes: > I run debian, and whenever I shutdown, the system does not turn off. The > last message on the screen is "Power off", and then the system just sits > there (as with a normal halt). I have a Tyan tiger100 m/b, SMP, and I know > it supports power-off ;) ( and I have the power-off option enabled in the > kernel ... ) > > Any ideas? I know that some apm stuff isn't good to use with SMP .. could > that be the reason ?
Yes. APM is disabled in SMP mode (which is what the boot messsages tell you ... )
If you pass apm=smp-power-off, the power off might work (but the rest os the APM stuff remains disabled as it is not SMP safe). I have had differing reports.
Cheers, Stephen -- Stephen Rothwell Stephen.Rothwell@canb.auug.org.au http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/
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