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linux power down

i have tried a number of different linux flavors but have the same problem with each. I can shutdown the machine but it refuses to power off.

Any suggestions?

troopern

Are you using "shutdown -h" ?
If so, recompile your kernel with APM support and with Power Down support under that.
And it should work nicely.

troopern

That is if you know how to handle kernel recompiling.

PhillO

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no i am not that confident with that.

i am using mandrake 10 at the moment with the apmd installed. the shutdown process tells me that it is powering down right at the end but it never does it

phill

troopern

That's because the kernel doesn't have the correct parameters to send the shutdown signal to the hardware.

Take a look at:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO/index.html
To get a closer view of how to recompile the kernel.
Do you have a friend that know's how to do this ask him/her for assistance and to teach you how to do it.

It's always handy to be able to recompile the kernel =)

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PhillO

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troopern

I don't know anyone wh can help. so i'll just find another harddisk and give it a whirl.

BTW what do you think of mandrake 10 as a production server.

Phill

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khkremer

the hardware was purchased 2 years ago

phill

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i have accepted an answer even though i can't test the solution until i figure out how to recompile the kernel. this will take me a bit of time. thanks for the help

Phill