From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nico Sabbi Subject: Re: Problem with acpi_power_off Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:34:16 +0000 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <40DC45F8.7020706@tiscali.it> References: <40DB37BD.3050904@accelerated.org> <16604.8649.415502.900850@aber.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <16604.8649.415502.900850-4CLdheC3Iye1Qrn1Bg8BZw@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Fred Labrosse wrote: >hgfelger-9nAOAgdJVo4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org writes: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Salut Charles, > > > > On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Charles Kendricks wrote: > > > I am in charge of several linux 2.6.4 systems with Dragon P4I875P > > > motherboards. I am relatively new to acpi so my question might seem a little > > > elementary, but I can't seem to get my systems to power off consistently when > > > I issue an init 0. It seems that all of them will power down sometimes, and > > > at other times the same systems won't power down. Once powered down I have > > > no problem (at least not yet anyway) waking the systems back up. What can be > > > causing this inconsistent behavior????? > > there are two things you may try: > > 1. If your system does not use the local APIC you might build a kernel > > without "Local APIC support on uniprocessors" CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC > > 2. do not use the rtc-module "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support", but if > > you need the generic RTC CONFIG_GEN_RTC instead. > >As some of you may remember, this is what solved the problem for me some >times ago. However, in the last few days, I noticed on 2 occasions that my >laptop did not power off. The only thing I changed was playing with usb >stuff, making some of it as modules and not. > >The worrying thing is that it is not consistent. At least I haven't been >able to see the pattern yet (as it only happened twice). Will try to >figure out and report back if/when I do. > >Fred > > the same thing happens to my Abit mainboard, yet if I press AltGR-Print-O the pc *really* shuts down, so I guess the real power_off() isn't being called during init 0. Nico ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com