From: Marc Giger <gigerstyle@gmx.ch>
To: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Power off a SMP Box
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 16:40:10 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030102164010.5114287b.gigerstyle@gmx.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030103020358.2c0e6714.sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 02:03:58 +1100
Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 13:53:50 +0100 Marc Giger <gigerstyle@gmx.ch> wrote:
> >
> > My "problem" is that my Dual-Box won't power off itself after a shutdown.
>
> Has it ever? What kernel version are you trying this on?
With Linux never! With W....... no problem.
2.2.16, 2.2.18, and most of 2.4.
Now I'm running a 2.4.19 with openmosix patches..
>
> > I tried with
> >
> > apm=smp-power-off //no effect
> > apm=power-off //this one oopses on boot
>
> This second should work on any kernel since early 2000.
As I already said, with the second argument it oopses on boot...
>
> However, there are many SMP machines that cannot be powered off
> using APM. APM is not defined for SMP machines, and the result
> you got is why APM is not enabled easily on SMP boxes.
yep...I know it...
>
> > Has someone a hint for me?
>
> You could try ACPI in (very) recent kernels.
You mean a 2.5.x kernel? Any Kernel with the newest ACPI patches has never powered off any of my machines:-(
Perhaps I don't know something...
I will try it now again...
Thank you
Marc
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-01-02 15:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-01-02 12:53 Marc Giger
2003-01-02 15:03 ` Stephen Rothwell
2003-01-02 15:40 ` Marc Giger [this message]
2003-01-06 23:00 ` Pavel Machek
2003-01-11 12:10 ` ACPI power off requires swsusp (was: Re: Power off a SMP Box) Tobias Ringstrom
2003-01-12 4:05 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-02 15:21 ` Power off a SMP Box Jurriaan
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