On 17 Oct 2002 13:52:00 +0000 Joon Guillen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey all, > > Could anyone help me figure this out? I seem to be getting random > results with this one since forever. > > What does it take to enable the Linux kernel to automatically power > off upon shutting down? AFAIK, one needs only to enable APM support > during kernel compilation. > > What I got enabled: > > Power Management Support > --> Advanced Power Management BIOS Support > --> Enable PM at boot time > --> Allow interrupts during APM BIOS calls > --> Use real mode APM BIOS calls to power off > > It makes sense to compile it as a non-module, so I did that. I also > tried modularizing it, then adding a "modprobe apm" command in the > scripts just right before the actual power off. > > Funny thing is, on my previous kernel (2.4.18), auto poweroff works > fine, even the module version. Then upon upgrading to 2.4.19, it > don't seem to work no more. And as far as I can remember, I always > encounter a hit-and-miss situation even with the previous 2.4 kernel > versions. > > It's About Time I should be objective about this :P Any ideas? > > > And thanks! > > -- > Joon Guillen > > Hi Joon, I'm just guessing here, try to enable acpi driver instead of apm, maybe your bios is using acpi power management that is supported by apm driver in 2.4.18 kernel which is not supported in 2.4.19. HTH, -- Jimmy Lim Operation & Support Team Leader Tricom _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
