On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 17:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > When I try to halt the computer everything goes on properly up to the > > point where the computer is supposed to turn of, where it just freezes > > with a blank screen. > > I just asked this same question in comp.os.linux.hardware (see the > thread w/ subject "power down fails"). In my case, the solution was to > force loading of the ospm_system module, by mentioning it in > /etc/modules. Now that I do that, my system powers down as expected. > Although I should add that my symptoms were a little different from > yours: I didn't get a blank screen. Instead I was left with all of the > shutdown messages, ending with "Power down." > > Not sure about your restart problems. Maybe another ACPI module is > required, but I never had any trouble with restarting. > > Good luck, > Andrew. >
I compiled all the acpi related stuff into the kernel (to get suspend to restart properly, but I also checked when compiled as modules). As for the symptoms, I sometimes only get to the Power down message and sometimes get the blank screen. BTW, from looking into the kernel source, halt is acpi related as acpi attaches a callback for performing the actual power off. As far as I can tell reboot completely bypasses the acpi or apm mechanism. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
