From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Mar 9 15:42:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA01882 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 15:42:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from aries.fortean.com (aries.fortean.com [209.42.194.114]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA01578 for ; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 15:40:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from walter@fortean.com) Received: from localhost (walter@localhost) by aries.fortean.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id SAA19433; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 18:39:42 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from walter@fortean.com) X-Authentication-Warning: aries.fortean.com: walter owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 18:39:42 -0500 (EST) From: "Bruce M. Walter" Reply-To: "Bruce M. Walter" To: Christopher Masto cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: APM power off (patch) In-Reply-To: <19980309170728.03832@netmonger.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > On a related note (perhaps), I have been led to believe that ATX machines > (which have a momentary power button instead of a switch), it is possible > to intercept the power button and shut down (or ignore it). Is this > true? If so, is it supported/supportable by FreeBSD? That I'm not sure of, coming from the UPS side of the problem, but I *bellieve* it's possible. Check the list for recent posts about how linux handles things. Also, Andrew Maltsev may know. - Bruce ======================================================================== || Bruce M. Walter || 107 Timber Hollow Court #335 || || Senior Network Consultant || Chapel Hill, NC 27514 || || Fortean Technologies, Inc. || Tel: 919-967-4766 || || Information Technology Consultants || Fax: 919-967-4395 || ======================================================================== || BSD Unix -- It's not just a job, it's a way of life! || ======================================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message