Just been chaseing up some post install loose ends, one of which was getting the 'automatic power off on halt' to work...
The steps required turned out to be: a. apt-get install apm b. echo apm >>/etc/modules c. echo 'options apm power_off=1' >/etc/modprobe.d/apm which seems to have done the trick nicely. However I am a little concerned about the messages produced when apm is loaded: apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac) apm: disabled - APM is not SMP safe (power off active). This is a SMP motherboard with two cpu's installed: Intel MultiProcessor Specification v1.1 Virtual Wire compatibility mode. OEM ID: INTEL Product ID: 440GX APIC at: 0xFEE00000 Processor #0 6:8 APIC version 17 Processor #1 6:8 APIC version 17 I/O APIC #2 Version 17 at 0xFEC00000. Enabling APIC mode: Flat. Using 1 I/O APICs Processors: 2 So is the message about apm being disabled lying - it is doing something as it is enabling my auto power off, and /proc/apm appears showing: penemunde:/etc# cat /proc/apm 1.16ac 1.2 0x03 0xff 0xff 0xff -1% -1 ? I have skimmed through the apm source, at it looks to me like it is just that the message is a listtle misleading and that the power off part of apm is safe with SMP, and the unsafe bits are disabled. I think this is right, but thought it worth mentioning as it seems like something that should be in an Etch FAQ.. Regards, DigbyT -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]