Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 20:46:43 -0500 From: "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shutdown -p now Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20030520204643.01366cc0@sage-one.net> In-Reply-To: <20030521092225.5a6a4442.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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At 09:22 AM 5.21.2003 +0800, Robert Storey wrote: >Dear All, > >I'm trying to get my computer to shut down and turn the power off. I'm >aware of the command "shutdown -p now". It doesn't work for me, and after >reading the handbook, I conclude that I must not have ACPI supported >hardware. However, with Linux (and Windows) on this same computer, I can >tell the machine to shut down and turn off the power. In Linux, this >requires that the apm module be loaded - enabling apm in FBSD doesn't seem >to do the trick for me (or do I need to recompile the kernel for this to >work?). > >A bigger problem is that FBSD seems to have disabled the power button on >the >front of the computer. In order for me to turn off the machine, I have to >reach behind the computer and turn off the master switch on the power >supply (or else, pull the power cord out of the wall). I assume that this >is done as a security measure - to prevent evil-minded individuals from >shutting down the server when the system administrator is on his lunch >break. That probably makes sense in a corporate network setting, but I >don't need that level of security at home. More importantly, when I >install FBSD on my laptop (I have not yet done so), I'm concerned that I >won't be able to shut down the machine at all unless I remove the battery. > >I'd be grateful for any suggestions on solving this problem. > >TIA, >Robert > Don't know why your switch quit, but if your computer can manage the shutdown, you need these: In the kernel # device apm0 at nexus? flags 0x20 #Advanced Power Management ...and in rc.conf # apm_enable="YES" You should see in the bootup (dmesg): apm0: <APM BIOS> on motherboard apm: found APM BIOS v1.2, connected at v1.2 Hope it helps... Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net
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