Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 16:31:14 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Andrew Hesford <ajh3@hecubus.bsdonline.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: APM woes Message-ID: <200102060031.f160VEe01944@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 05 Feb 2001 18:10:31 CST." <20010205181031.A571@cec.wustl.edu>
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> I have a desktop machine with an Intel i810 chipset. It seems that APM
> is buggy with this, because the kernel locks up while trying to
> activate the apm device at boot time.
>
> I have four questions:
> 1) Has anybody gotten APM working with this chipset?
The chipset has nothing to do with it.
> 2) Without APM, how can I spin down the hard drive after, say, two hours
> of inactivity?
You can't do it with APM, either. You need to beat up Soren
(sos@freebsd.org) to add this feature, and then work out how to stop the
filesystem from generating activity every thirty seconds.
> 3) How can I make the machine shut itself down after I run `shutdown`?
> Presently, it just tells me to turn off the machine. I would like the
> powersupply to turn off automatically after a shutdown.
You need APM or ACPI working for this.
> 4) If I can't accomplish 3), I still have a problem. This ACPI power
> button I have doesn't turn off the machine after I run `shutdown`, it
> just resets it. After the POST runs again, I can then use the power
> button as usual. Is there any way to fix the powerbutton?
This is typically a bug in your BIOS; try holding the button in for about
ten seconds.
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