Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 14:17:28 -0700 From: Mike Eubanks <mse_software@charter.net> To: stable@freebsd.org Cc: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu> Subject: Re: ``shutdown -p now'' not working in 5.4 STABLE Message-ID: <1123276648.4278.24.camel@yak.mseubanks.net> In-Reply-To: <p06230922bf1975e2f7f7@[128.113.24.47]> References: <1123187556.786.25.camel@yak.mseubanks.net> <p06230918bf183089b61b@[128.113.24.47]> <1123190717.786.49.camel@yak.mseubanks.net> <p0623091bbf1845419177@[128.113.24.47]> <1123213427.786.94.camel@yak.mseubanks.net> <p06230922bf1975e2f7f7@[128.113.24.47]>
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On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 16:03 -0400, Garance A Drosihn wrote: > At 8:43 PM -0700 8/4/05, Mike Eubanks wrote: > >On Thu, 2005-08-04 at 19:14 -0400, Garance A Drosihn wrote: > > > > >> Hmm. The more I think about this, the more I think I tripped > >> across something similar once. I think it was something like > >> I turned on 'APM' somewhere, or I added it to my kernel, or > > > something. For power-down, you need to be using ACPI, not APM. > >> But from your dmesg output, it looks like you are using ACPI, > > > so I am probably not helping much with that guess either. > > > >Ok, I built APM into the kernel and gave it a few tries, fiddling > >with different things. > > Sorry, my comments were not as clear as they should have been. > What I meant is that my problem was *caused* by adding APM into > the mix, when it should not have been there. That's what I > meant by: For power-down, you need to be using ACPI, not APM. > > But all of this is just vague memory anyway. I haven't had any > problems with my machines powering down for quite awhile now. > (through many different system builds...) > Garance, That's ok. I figured it wouldn't hurt to give it a try anyway. I am currently rebuilding it. I've never had a problem quite like this one. Evidence for problem seems to be inconsistent in the fact that it works fully on one version, and sometimes on the other. In the end, I fear my install is the only thing questionable at this point when considering the other dual-Athlon 5.4 system operates without a problem. Thanks again -- Mike Eubanks <mse_software@charter.net>
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