On Tuesday 17 December 2002 17:10, Clive Standbridge wrote: > On Mon 16 Dec 2002 18:34:27 +0000(+0000), daves debian wrote: > > 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 ?? > > No, it works as a module for me. > > > All the documentation seesm to be about laptops and batt saving ? I run a > > full size system. > > So do I. > > > Secondly I am having difficulty finding documentation explaining the > > parameters I can pass to the apm module, any ideas ??? > > This solved the same problem for me. > The parameter depends on your kernel: > For 2.2, add this to lilo.conf: > append="apm=on" > For 2.4, add this to /etc/modules: > apm power_off=1 > assuming that your 2.4 kernel has APM as a module (kernel-image-2.4.18-k7 > has). > > Can't remember where I read this (probably on this list). > > Also, you may need to enable "Power Management by APM" or similar in the > BIOS. > > I hope this helps.
Sure as hell does !! apm power_off=1 works a treat with modules dont need to modify LILO many thanks dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
