Question Shut-down??

wardialer · 03-04-2005, 05:47 PM

When I shutdown Linux, I always have to do it manually by pressing the power-off button on my PC.

How can I make it automatically shutdown like I had in Windows?

Peacedog · 03-04-2005, 05:59 PM

Try a modprobe apm if it is successful you should be able to shutdown the machine normally.
good luck.

wardialer · 03-04-2005, 06:39 PM

Whats that? Please explain more clearly. What will I have to modify?

pongmaster · 03-04-2005, 07:17 PM

It sounds like you need to add ACPI.
In the MCC on your boot loader option, on the first screen there should be options:

Enable ACPI
Force No APIC
Force No Local APIC.

You want to put a check/cross/whatever in the box 'Enable ACPI'. Your PC should shutdown normally without you having to manually power down.
(This is KDE desktop BTW).

wardialer · 03-04-2005, 07:22 PM

I looked. Its already ENABLED. (The ACPI)

You see, during the shut-down process it probes a bunch of crap and then at the bottom it says Power-Off. I keep on waiting and waiting and waiting, but it does not want to shut-down by itself like Windows.

Should FORCE NO ACPI be enabled too, because thats the only one thats not enabled.

wardialer · 03-04-2005, 09:36 PM

Is there someone that knows or not? Im still having the same manually shut-down.

wardialer · 03-05-2005, 12:47 AM

Come on people, I cant beleive this forum......

I just want simple answers here. Its unbeleivable. How can power down my system without manual shut-down in Linux

IBall · 03-05-2005, 01:22 AM

Try disabling "Force No Local ACPI."

Quote:

Come on people, I cant beleive this forum......

I just want simple answers here. Its unbeleivable. How can power down my system without manual shut-down in Linux

Or perhaps you could try having some patience

--Ian

wardialer · 03-05-2005, 08:56 AM

It is already disabled.... Only the Enable ACPI is checked and the
Force No APIC is unchecked.

What should I do?

wardialer · 03-05-2005, 11:04 AM

There MUST BE a possible way to have thing shutdown automatically without manually shutting down.

I gave you all my settings, so I expect an answer..

Peacedog · 03-05-2005, 05:21 PM

Quote:

I gave you all my settings, so I expect an answer..

You might try a search for yourself, we are all here voluntarily. This kind of attitude is likely to deter other users from trying to help. I hope this isn't taken the wrong way. Just some friendly advice.

good luck.

XavierP · 03-05-2005, 05:26 PM

After 239 posts, I'd hope that you would know how things works around here. Did you do "modprobe apm" like was suggested earlier?

encore · 03-06-2005, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wardialer
Is there someone that knows or not? Im still having the same manually shut-down.

control ur temper
!!!!!

wardialer · 03-06-2005, 10:02 AM

Cant locate module apm. And I did the modprobe apm...no luck

Rognon · 03-06-2005, 03:14 PM

Well you might have to recompile your kernel and enable APM as a module...