Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 17:29:23 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: bjc23@hermes.cam.ac.uk Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Auto power-off? Message-ID: <199806120029.RAA01755@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 12 Jun 1998 01:42:35 BST." <Pine.BSF.3.96.980612013507.237B-100000@bjc23.trin.cam.ac.uk>
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> Hi! > > When I got my current computer, I was surprised to find that when using > Windows, when you shut Windows down the computer automatically powers > down. I have seen this on a couple of other computers, too. > > I seem to remember reading that -stable can do the same thing, but I'm not > sure. Can it? > > If not, how can it be done, and could it be added? > Would it be a useful addition? (Potentially useful remotely?) It varies from system to system. Try building a kernel with APM enabled, then try: # apmconf -e # shutdown -h now Depending on your APM implementation, the system may (should) shut down. I use this with my laptop all the time. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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