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Date:      Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:44:02 +0100
From:      "Jose M. Alcaide" <jose@we.lc.ehu.es>
To:        thyerm@camtech.com.au
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG, hosokawa@jp.FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: How to power off an ATX power supply machine on shutdown ?
Message-ID:  <36C2ECB2.A170B00C@we.lc.ehu.es>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902120005080.38269-100000@localhost>

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Matthew Thyer wrote:
> Anyway,  how do I power off a machine on shutdown ?
> 
> I have "apm" in the kernel and it probes as apm v 1.2 but when
> the "shutdown -p now" command is run, the power is not turned
> off and I have to hold down the power button for 4 seconds to
> turn it off.
> 
> Hows it done ?
> 
> Do I have to run "apmconf -e"  (The owner hasn't tried this yet)
> 

Yes. There is a knob in /etc/rc.conf ("apm_enable") that forces
this at startup.

-- JMA
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Universidad del País Vasco              | mailto:jmas@es.FreeBSD.ORG
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