Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 23:24:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: HEADS UP: ACPI CHANGES AFFECTING MOST -CURRENT USERS Message-ID: <200108300324.f7U3OfM57201@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <200108300258.f7U2wxq06147@mass.dis.org> References: <200108300258.f7U2wxq06147@mass.dis.org>
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<<On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 19:58:59 -0700, Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> said: > - I pushed the power button, and my system shut down cleanly! > Yes. ACPI brings some useful new features. 8) FSVO ``useful''. It's a real PITA to have to physically unplug the machine when the kernel is wedged rather than have the power button turn off the power. (The machine in question does not have a reset switch.) As a sometime developer, I may well have a reason to power the system off without performing any kind of shutdown. -GAWollman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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