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Date:      Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:35:49 -0500
From:      "Charles Howse" <chowse@charter.net>
To:        "'Warren Block'" <wblock@wonkity.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: how to enable auto power off
Message-ID:  <00e701c381c6$ee899e90$04fea8c0@moe>
In-Reply-To: <20030923052403.W26074@wonkity.com>

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> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Charles Howse wrote:
>=20
> > > As advised, I omitted the "at nexus? flags 0x20" part=20
> from the line:
> > >
> > > device          apm0    at nexus? flags 0x20	=09
> # Advanced Power
> > > Management
> > >
> > > and that's how I got auto power off to work.  I think=20
> LINT has more
> > > info.
> >
> > You said you had never needed the flags, not that you had=20
> to omit them
> > for it to work.
>=20
> Actually, I think it was me that said that.  I omit the hints unless I
> find there's a need for them; for APM, I've never needed them.
> Likewise with 'device pcm' for sound.

I stand corrected, but I still haven't had my original question
answered...
The BIOS supports APM, and ACPI.  I have the proper lines in my kernel
config and rc.conf.
I will omit the flags the next time I make kernel.
If it still doesn't work, what then?




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