AP> Linux kernel has a feature that enables a machine capable of turning AP> the power off on it's own to do so with "shutdown -h.." or "poweroff" AP> commands. I used to rely on this feature for shutting down my own and AP> other machines remotely. I used to compile my own kernels but recently AP> I switched to a pre-packaged 2.4.3 (woody package, back-ported to AP> potato). Automatic power off on shutdown stopped working. Is there a AP> reason that this useful feature is not enabled in the standard Debian AP> kernels?
Just guessing. Maybe because it can cause problems for some computers with buggy BIOS. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | Ilya Martynov (http://martynov.org/) | | GnuPG 1024D/323BDEE6 D7F7 561E 4C1D 8A15 8E80 E4AE BE1A 53EB 323B DEE6 | | AGAVA Software Company (http://www.agava.com/) | -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-