system's power options will not "apply"

timsch75 · 02-25-2004, 12:01 AM

I completely reinstalled SuSE 9 after a debacle I made out of configuring an /etc config file and now I cannot get the system to power down using the power options under Control Center. These options worked before. What do I check? thanks.

tim s

Sargek · 02-25-2004, 06:30 PM

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Originally posted by timsch75
I completely reinstalled SuSE 9 after a debacle I made out of configuring an /etc config file and now I cannot get the system to power down using the power options under Control Center. These options worked before. What do I check? thanks.

tim s

Not familiar with Suse at all, but there should be an rc.something file (in /etc) corresponding to your runtime levels that calls a shutdown using either acpi or apm. My kernel has acpi compiled in and I don't use apm, but the configurations were already done so I didn't have to do anything. Not sure if this is helping...!

Paul

theonlylivinggo · 02-26-2004, 08:05 AM

I am using a Tyan Tiger Motherboard and they tell me that their system won't "automatically" power off under LInux!

timsch75 · 02-26-2004, 12:03 PM

I just reinstalled the whole system. I had some other bugs to deal with and thought that would be the easiest way. Power down is now working properly.

tim s