From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alexey Starikovskiy Subject: Re: Hibernate shuts off comp but shutdown now -h doesn't Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:01:23 +0400 Message-ID: <471372B3.6080208@gmail.com> References: <200710142212.08394.rjw@sisk.pl> <200710151253.33210.rjw@sisk.pl> <47136A38.2010100@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.174]:26787 "EHLO ug-out-1314.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758003AbXJOOBc (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:01:32 -0400 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id z38so880093ugc for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:01:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: dev Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" , linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org dev wrote: > Hey, > Although I do have such a computer nearby, what wire do I need to use ? You need so called null-modem cable. It should be able to plug into serial ports of these two computers, so you should match pins/holes and 9/25 pin in the plugs, and wires for RX and TX should cross. > > Also, isn't there any other way? And the more basic question is ... It is possible to set up net console (with dedicated network cable), but it is less common. > how is it working for swsuspend and not for power off? These are different code paths inside the kernel. One of them miss some crucial component.