From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 17 02:44:17 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 649B716A4CE for ; Tue, 17 Feb 2004 02:44:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.60]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DBF543D1F for ; Tue, 17 Feb 2004 02:44:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gerard-seibert@rcn.com) Received: from 207-237-110-41.c3-0.crm-ubr4.crm.ny.cable.rcn.com ([207.237.110.41] helo=[127.0.0.1]) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #4) id 1At2i8-0004oA-00; Tue, 17 Feb 2004 05:44:16 -0500 Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 05:44:18 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." , "Andrew L. Gould References: <200402162154.45288.algould@datawok.com> <40319980.4040303@daleco.biz> Message-Id: <20040217053202.3D7D.GERARD-SEIBERT@rcn.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.07.04 [en] Subject: Re[2]: Shutting down system X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: gerard-seibert@rcn.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:44:17 -0000 >>I have version 5.2 RC#1 installed. >> >>I have not been able to get the shutdown command to power down my computer. >>I used the following command: >> >>shutdown -p now >> >>It simple gets to a point where it says press any key to restart. I never >>had any problem doing a power off shutdown using Windows XP. Can any one >>give me any assistance? >> >>Thanks! >> >>Gerard E. Seibert >>gerard-seibert@rcn.com >> ********** Reply Separator **********> > >Did you enable apm in /etc/rc.conf? > >What do you get when you execute the following? > >apm -s > >If you get a 0 (zero), then I don't think apm is enabled at bootup. See if >this works: > >apm -e 1 >shutdown -p now > >If it worked, then apm is functioning; but you need to enable it prior to >shutdown. > >Best of luck, > >Andrew Gould > ********** Reply Separator **********> Just curious ... 5.X uses ACPI, not APM, right? So does your advice still hold true? "$apm -s" returns 0 on my system, but shutdown -p works like a charm.... Should we perhaps also check whether or not "kldstat" returns "acpi.ko" ?? Kevin Kinsey ********** Reply Separator **********> Tuesday, February 17, 2004 5:32:02 AM apm -s returns: can't open /dev/apm: no such file or directory apm -e 1 returns the same error message. kldstat returns a list of five modules, none of which is acpi.ko I am planning on reformatting my computer and installing the latest version of BSD when the next version comes out - hopefully the stable version. I would like to find out why this is not working now though if possible. Gerard Seibert