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I use Mandrake 9.1. And every time I shut down my computer, at the end of the messages, it always says that : "Code : Bad EIP Value", or something else, and I must turn off the computer by press the button power from the computer case. Any idea?
Distribution: RH 6.2, Gen2, Knoppix,arch, bodhi, studio, suse, mint
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a command to run as root.
apm is a power management kernel module.
modprobe tries to load a module.
a lot of times when linux will not shut down correctly, the apm module is not loaded.
marvelous-i would have thought the apm module was included with any distribution. did you compile your own kernel?
I think it is included in the kernel that ships with most distributions, but for example with my AMD (athlon xp 1800) it doesn't work even if apm module is loaded (after <shutdown -h> I still have to turn off the computer manually), with my other pc (an intel pentium 233 mhz) apm worked immediately after install.
I've been looking for a solution when I was running Suse 8.0 but never found one. So I learned to live with it but it hurts... pushing that stupid power-off button each time
Originally posted by whansard apm does a lot of stuff. shutting down is one of them. some computers will not power off without the apm module, some will.
marvelous-i would have thought the apm module was included with any distribution. did you compile your own kernel?
no, I don't compile the kernel. by the way, When I use AMD Athlon XP1700+ , with IWILL XP333 motherboard, and RedHat 9.0 as OS , it have the same problem that I have to shutdown the computer manually with push the button. Now, my CPU is getting burned , and now it is Duron 1G, with the same motherboard, and Mandrake 9.1 as OS, and the old problem is still the same. By the way, I plan to try Fedora Core.
I realize this thread is aging but, it is still VERY relevant. I thought I'd add one more tid-bit to Soloist's solution that some other "Fresh Out-O-The-Box" Newbie such as myself might find useful.
Enabling JUST ACPI did not help my beat-up HP but, enabling both ACPI and Force No APIC did the trick!
Both actions can be enabled/disabled in the Mandrake Control Center.
This is my first experience with LINUX and I will attest... I'm impressed. The Mandrake distribution is Slick! One last... Finding much need information (HELP) is easier to find Here than on Mandrake's site. Thanks!
In fedora core 2, it works (either in gnome or with fluxbox) to simply open a terminal window and enter the command "poweroff". It shuts everything down, halts the system, and shuts off the power.
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