Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 00:24:05 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@tristatelogic.com> Subject: Re: Power switch not working Message-ID: <20832.62693.876718.593331@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <20130407060507.76fd8bd1.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <2317.1365306718@server1.tristatelogic.com> <20130407060507.76fd8bd1.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon writes: > > But running FreeBSD seems to > > cause it (the case power switch) to be ignored. > > Check the BIOS settings, the switch should be programmed to > something like "soft power-off", it's "the other thing" to > whatever caption has been chosen for "immediately power > off" (forced by the 4 second press). Also make sure you are running the latest BIOS update, and that this is not a known issue for the motherboard. (I have a FreeBSD-only system that cannot do "shutdown -r" correctly. If I ever figure out a way to flash the BIOS from within FreeBSD ....) Respectfully, Robert Huff
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