I need to say that on Ubuntu 8.04, the bug is still here. I have an old
AMD sempron with an apm motherboard, and I need to put options
power_off=1 on modprobe.conf to solve the problem. It would be nice
don't needing to do that.
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Computer with APM does not shut down.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/
The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the
upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would
appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel.
There are one of two ways you should be able to test:
1) If you are comfortable
The 18 month support period for Edgy Eft 6.10 has reached it's end of
life. As a result, we are closing the linux-source-2.6.17 Edgy Eft
kernel task.
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
** Tags added: edgy-close
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu
better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any
activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for
you in Hardy's latest kernel? Thanks in advance.
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Computer with APM does not shut do
Clarification: Only SMP-enabled kernels need the special
options of the APM kernel module.
Workaround:
Create /etc/modprobe.d/apm with the following contents:
--- cut here ---
options apm smp=1 power_off=1
--- cut here ---
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Computer with APM does not shut down.
https://launchpad.net/bugs/698
Update: I discovered that my computer does not power off
because Edgy Eft (6.10) comes with a SMP-enabled kernel.
Dapper Drake (6.06.1) comes with a non-SMP kernel, so
power off worked before upgrading to Edgy Eft.
For the power off to occur, apm module needs to be loaded
with the option(s) smp=1
