From owner-freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 8 14:38:44 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04B7B106564A for ; Sat, 8 Aug 2009 14:38:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f206.google.com (mail-bw0-f206.google.com [209.85.218.206]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 816EE8FC1F for ; Sat, 8 Aug 2009 14:38:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz2 with SMTP id 2so1345561bwz.43 for ; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:38:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=UhB80S7kIOfqPrOVpS003VJvsWgOrBq7+ZzcTMaNeIE=; b=i7F9HLoMkcVlikUZetsz6nVQZ5OD0biwgjdNaJtEJC8iBTbw38Byl+1GpSWOSND4e7 FsbqXFeXUp/rwKw/PqHRbVmm9QEhLwHGtORqL+TEXV7I6x2pzfa6xOsWm1dATkOYr6gH pv3t4wkwGcOc0ssi/MyHH7KF7YtIKpXzjCfzY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=RcniI5FQpacLS3cYm1OUSqZVWvuv38scjVrSqo7U6x+R7lMh9NSTuU8pp45GMNqHKT lrl5Vbsrba22SqAptzVSUgJ+fkS7JockmtdnPUq5N4qi2L18akcsy7QC7ZVaBGiauUEf zU35dd4wsjGmwACwPp1EDl9rlitXls174YlX4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.122.206 with SMTP id m14mr39061far.0.1249740975232; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:16:15 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <3f1d93450908080709x4cc9d006i9da7a995e2a70030@mail.gmail.com> References: <3f1d93450908080021j2e34286fxb46991bfea2da1b8@mail.gmail.com> <3f1d93450908080537g4933bd85idd01288de764b38b@mail.gmail.com> <3f1d93450908080709x4cc9d006i9da7a995e2a70030@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 10:16:15 -0400 Message-ID: <4ad871310908080716x188bf954l2936efbc1850a367@mail.gmail.com> From: Glen Barber To: Tim Matthews Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: laptop doesn't power off X-BeenThere: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: ACPI and power management development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:38:44 -0000 On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Tim Matthews wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> On 08 August 2009 pm 15:21:17 Tim Matthews wrote: >> >* I have a sony vaio sz483n. The powering down works almost fine >> >> *>* up until the last step. The screen goes clear as it is about to >> *>* power down but then it just stays in a kind of on state. >> *>* >> *can you run a normal 'shutdown now' and press then the power >> >> >> button? >> >> Erich >> >> > If I run "shutdown now" The last thing that gets printed to the screen is > enter path to shell or press return for /bin/sh. This hasn't attempted to > power off my laptop so holding the power button down does still work but is > it safe to do so? Even if so I would really prefer a working implementation > of soft off like M$ windows and linux can do. Tim, 'shutdown now' drops you into single user mode. I am a little confused why you were asked to do this. What happens when you run 'shutdown -p now' at the console? Can you boot with verbose logging next startup, and see if anything important/useful is displayed next shutdown? -- Glen Barber