Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 03:50:01 -0700 (PDT) From: asami@FreeBSD.ORG (Satoshi Asami) To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/7812: APM machines should attempt to power down at halt Message-ID: <199809031050.DAA07819@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/7812; it has been noted by GNATS. From: asami@FreeBSD.ORG (Satoshi Asami) To: nsayer@quack.kfu.com Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/7812: APM machines should attempt to power down at halt Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 03:40:30 -0700 (PDT) * Some laptops and ATX machines can power themselves off under APM * control. When such machines are halted, they should at least try * to power themselves off if APM events are enabled. If the attempt * fails, this code will fall through to the traditional 'press any * key to reboot' prompt. I think this is a bad idea. We have a whole bunch of boxes that are connected to serial consoles. If they power off at halt, I'll have to drive 50 miles to press the power button. :< What's wrong with having the user powering the machine off by himself? If he's there, he can do it; if he's not, this is just an added hassle. (I can't really think of a reason why you would want to power off a machine remotely....) Satoshi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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