Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:52:21 +0200 From: "Dominique Goncalves" <dominique.goncalves@gmail.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HDD USB still on after computer shutdown Message-ID: <7daacbbe0809090452x56453123j27fc080f9a01dc56@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080828111526.GA5373@holstein.holy.cow> References: <7daacbbe0808261055w62f46ebah93b2b595011c6117@mail.gmail.com> <20080828111526.GA5373@holstein.holy.cow>
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Hi Parv, On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Parv <parv@pair.com> wrote: > in message <7daacbbe0808261055w62f46ebah93b2b595011c6117@mail.gmail.com>, > wrote Dominique Goncalves thusly... >> >> I use FreeBSD 6.3-STABLE and an HDD USB (Maxtor, external PSU, >> 500GB). When I shutdown my computer (shutdown -p now ) the HDD >> USB is still on. In Windows XP it works, the HDD USB is off. >> >> Is there a way to resolve this issue? >> >> %dmesg > ... > > I have a Thinkpad T61 laptop which has a section in BIOS > configuration titled "USB something-or-other". When a particular > subsection is activated, the "help text" mentions along the lines > that enabling the option would continue to power USB ports for > connected devices after shutdown. > > So do poke around in BIOS, unless of course somebody else could > offer a solution to be executed within FreeBSD. Sorry for being so long to answer. I've not found an option about this in the bios. I'll give a try on acpi mailing list. Thanks anyway for your help! > > - Parv > > -- > > Regards. -- There's this old saying: "Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for life."
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