On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 09:21:19PM +0000, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > micro-people <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >mmm > >my Debian 3.0 says that it cannot locate it > >maybe the base(used 20 FDs to install) only system > >still doesn't have that module installed? > > > >then maybe i should struggle making my machine online > >(to do those apt things) > >before sticking into this power button aspect? > > > >but a bit happy > >cause this way worked on my > >GatewaySOLO (slackware installed).....;) > > It's a kernel issue. At the end of shutdown, the /etc/init.d/halt > script is executed which tells the kernel to do a poweroff. > In your case, the kernel doesn't do that. That means something > is different between the slackware kernel and the Debian kernel, > or that the hardware is different. > > On most machines you can get this to work by enabling the > right powersave stuff (APM/ACPI) in the kernel. In some > cases, loading the "apm" module is enough, if indeed that > module was compiled for and included with the kernel you > are running. Otherwise you have to compile and install a > custom kernel for your machine. > > Mike.
Boot parameter apm=on may help. For non-SMP box, Debian kernel usually have apm as modle but I think -bf kernel has it compiled in. So you need this, I think. Its been a lon memory... (Following worked on SMP box too) http://www.de.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-install.en.html#s-apm Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
