From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 16 23:09:30 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 338C916A47A for ; Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:09:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from zeus.int.dfwlp.com (zeus.dfwlp.com [208.11.134.127]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD17943D45 for ; Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:09:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from mail.dfwlp.com (localhost.int.dfwlp.com [127.0.0.1]) by zeus.int.dfwlp.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5GN9Sfm011414 for ; Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:09:28 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from c-24-1-139-244.hsd1.tx.comcast.net ([24.1.139.244]) (SquirrelMail authenticated user jhorne) by mail.dfwlp.com with HTTP; Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:09:28 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <53137.24.1.139.244.1150499368.squirrel@mail.dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <44125.167.246.36.14.1150464410.squirrel@mail.dfwlp.com> References: <44125.167.246.36.14.1150464410.squirrel@mail.dfwlp.com> Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:09:28 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jonathan Horne" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on zeus.int.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: freebsd on a newer pc X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:09:30 -0000 > trying to install freebsd 6.1 on a hp dc7100 (p4 3.4, sata, a pci-x slot, > etc). im having a couple issues getting it up and running with freebsd. > > main issue is, i cannot get the system to power off with acpi. it will > shutdown, but it stops at a screen that just says "the system has powered > off with acpi, hit any key to reboot", or something along that nature. > ideally, i would like to figure out how to get it to behave normally, and > fully power itself off when i give it 'shutdown -p now'. the bios > mentions lots of S3 related stuff under power management, but i dont have > a good understanding of what that does. i did try disabling some stuff, > but it had no effect on powerdown behavior. > > i would appreciate any advice anyone has. > > thanks, > jonathan > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > well, i figured out that if at the boot selection screen, if i choose option 2 "boot with acpi enabled", i can then give 'shutdown -p now' and the system will then power off properly. easy enough... but how do i set option 2 as my default boot selection? i dont see anything about this in the handbook. thanks, jonathan