Hi, i'm new in linux and i would appreciate some help!
My system is: pentium iii 1000mhz, msi 694t pro( with the last bios-2002),nvidia tnt 32mb, 448 mb ram, d-530tx network card.

i first installed suse 7.3 and i have no hardware problem. Next i installed suse 9.2 pro and i had two major problems:
1) during installation i received a message that my bios is old (from 1997) and acpi can't installed. After suse installed i have to shut down computer manually-no other way. i have try some commands ( acpi=force etc.) nothing changed.
2) i can't have resolution bigger than 800X600 in my monitor although it support it. I have try some things, i reinstalled suse manually nothing changed!
Can anyone give me some advice?

thanks, zifo

Is it acpi?


try these commands


poweroff

init 0

do they turn it off?


On older computers I have installed and used the powerswitch.o module which works for shutting down the system from the power button.

You can setup the x configuration two ways.

yast or sax2

Let us know what your getting there.

For your first problem, you can update your BIOS, which I'd suggest doing. The second problem, the above poster has covered quite well.

thanks for the help,

but maybe i didn't make it clear. i have the latest bios (2002) for my mobo and i know it is acpi. The system was shuting down properly with suse 7.3 and Red hat fedora 3. Suse reports my bios version as very old ( 1997). I tried the commands you suggested, and the results was that my computer begins the operations to shutdown ,but the last screen is "the sustem is down", but then i have to push the power button in order to shutdown.
The last line in text mode is:

stty: standard input:unable to perform all requested operations


thanks again,

zifo

That error looks like something you would see if your trying to hang up on a serial connection or something else that pertains to controlling a serial port.

try force=acpi pci=noacpi

thanks, Robert

i tried the commands you sent me but nothing changed

however, my problem was solved in this way: i updated the kernel and now the system shutdowns properly!

but the bios( ami bios) is shown as of 1997!

by the way i can't see the thanks button

anyway thank you again

zifo