On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, allen wayne best just ramblin in his amx wrote:
> > hello: > > i am trying to understand which option(s) to select (or deselect) when i > build a new kernel (2.4.12). i have set the following with no luck: > > # General setup > > CONFIG_PM=y > CONFIG_APM=y > CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF=y > CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS=y > CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT=y > > # Kernel hacking > > CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y > CONFIG_KERNEL_DEBUG=y > CONFIG_DEBUG_IOVIRT=y Some machines are simply unable to power off from Linux's APM support. Most SMP machines cannot, for example. Fiddle with your BIOS settings to make it work. -jwb
