Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:28:33 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Alex Zepeda <zipzippy@sonic.net> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ACPI on Tyan Motherboard Message-ID: <20030819232833.GD88595@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20030819205821.GA666@blarf.homeip.net> References: <3F4187B4.9020504@math.missouri.edu> <3F420959.5090505@Leidinger.net> <20030819165421.GA75449@dragon.nuxi.com> <20030819205821.GA666@blarf.homeip.net>
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On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 01:58:22PM -0700, Alex Zepeda wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 09:54:21AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
>
> > Sorry but telling experiences with non-Tyan boards don't help one bit.
> > (too bad I don't have Bill Paul's finesse in getting this point across)
>
> Actually, yes it does... well it's relevant in this case.
>
> ATX systems respond to holding the power button down for at least 4
> seconds by doing a hard power down. I believe this is part of the
> applicable specifications.
The thread is specifically about the Tyan S2462:
I have a Tyan S2462 Thunder K7 motherboard. I was hoping to get
power-down to work. So I installed FreeBSD current with ACPI
enabled. When I typed "shutdown -p now" the computer halted, and
then the video card switched off, and the fans kept running. The
computer was frozen - even the power-off power-on button wouldn't
work.
Actually the power-off button doesn't work at all under
FreeBSD-current. (It is a soft power-off button that dmesg shows is
detected by the OS.)
I should add that power-down works great with Windows 2000. Also,
the power-off button works properly with FreeBSD-stable.
perhaps people aren't reading before replying.
I also own a Tyan S2462 Thunder K7 system and it behaves just as the
poster stated.
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