On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 02:06:05PM -0500, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: > -- daves debian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > (on Monday, 16 December 2002, 06:34 PM +0000): > > Am i right in thinking that I need apm compiled in the kernel to allow my > > system to turn its own power off when i > > > > shutdown -h now ?? > Or have the module a available. Do a 'modprobe apm' as root and see if > it works. If not, you'll either need to compile a kernel or get a > different kernel from the debian repository (there was a discussion of > this last week). > > And yes, it does work on non-laptop systems.
And don't forget that the power isn't REALLY turned off, and you therefore have to switch it off at the wall. Or you could do what I did, and take the PSU apart to wire in the double-pole switch in the mains input which the stupid manufacturers should have put in to start with. Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
