Re: 2.6 won't poweroff

Fred Labrosse
2004-05-31T09:39:56Z

liste-9nAOAgdJVo4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org writes:
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> Salut Emma & Fred,
> On Thu, 27 May 2004, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote:
> > I was thinking some more about this...I read somewhere that the 2.4
> > kernel uses /proc events and the 2.6 kernel uses /sys events and that if
> > you're using old scripts with a new kernel "halt" won't work because
> > it's trying to turn off /proc events. Does that make sense? How would I
> > know what my system is doing? (Debian unstable.)
> I would check the software as a last resort...
>
> >> Emma, does your TM634 has the latest BIOS from Acer, i.e. R01-C0O?
> > I'm not sure how I'd check. :/
> On startup press F2 to enter the CMOS-Setup. There you will be on the page
> Information, where you can find on the line, starting with
> SystemBIOS version: V4.R6.1-C0O
> So no need to hurry Fred ;-))))
>

Here's my version: V4R6.1 R01-C0O (same as everybody else apparently).

I installed a vanilla 2.6.6 with Hartwig's config file (after a "make
oldconfig", no other modification), and it doesn't power off.

So it's not the kernel. What can it be?

For reference, I run gentoo.

TIA,

Fred