From: Tim (timod at domain esatclear.ie)
Date: Mon 29 Apr 2002 - 02:36:28 IST
Ar an 28/4/02 22:38, scriobh Greg Farrell:
> Hi,
> I needed support for a few things not included in the stock RH 7.2
> kernels, so I downloaded 2.4.7-10, configured it and installed it.
> I've got everything working I want, except when I tell my pc to shutdown
> -h, it doesnt power off. I've seen the same behaviour with a win2k box
> that didnt have the correct power control driver installed.
> So I assume I've missed a checkbox somewhere in my kernel config,
> but I cant find it. I have power management support enabled (as the
> closest thing I could find). Any idea where the option I'm looking for is?
> thanks,
Is it an old machine?
AFAIK, some older machines can't do that. (or probably more accurately, old
bios/firmware) I've a PC here (P133) that only goes to halt, and I need to
push the button.
Slan,
Tim
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