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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 20:37:55 +1300
From: Mark Ibell <marki@paradise.net.nz>
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To: Conrad Sabatier <cjsabatier@home.com>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Peter Shpak <s_ain_t@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: /dev/apm0 not configured
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Try adding the following lines to the bottom of /boot/kernel.conf (just
before the line with 'q'):

en apm0
fl apm0 0x0


Conrad Sabatier wrote:
> 
> On 14-Feb-01 Mark Ibell wrote:
> > I'm assuming that you've got the apm device compiled into the kernel and
> > enabled. Other than that all you should need is apm_enable="YES" in
> > /etc/rc.conf.
> 
> This doesn't always work.
> 
> Incidentally, can anyone explain why the lines that define apm are different in
> LINT and the GENERIC kernel config?
> 
> LINT has simply:
> 
> device          apm0
> 
> While GENERIC has:
> 
> device          apm0    at nexus? disable flags 0x20 # Advanced Power Management
> 
> The "disable" in the latter seems particularly suspect.
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Shpak" <s_ain_t@yahoo.com>
> > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:09 PM
> > Subject: /dev/apm0 not configured
> >
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> i would like to make my computer turn itself off when
> >> i say:
> >> shutdown -p now
> >> but it does not
> >> i know that the motherboard supports the feature. but
> >> the /dev/apm0 or /dev/apm does not seem to be
> >> configured.
> >> is there some way to configure the device
> >> any suggestions are welcome.
> >> thanks for your time
> >> oh yeah.. i am running FreeSD 4.2-STABLE
> >> Peter
> >>
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> --
> Conrad Sabatier
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