ACPI and kernel 2.6.9-1.6.FC2

[Wong Kwok-hon]

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 21:32:14 -0500, Efthym <efthym at gmx.net> wrote:
> why turn it off if it was working ...and now its not ?
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 17:36:25 -0600 (CST), Satish Balay <balay at fastmail.fm>
> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Wong Kwok-hon wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 14:15:48 -0500, Efthym <efthym at gmx.net> wrote:
> >> > Hi all,
> >> > I am running FC2 on an IBM T21. I updated from the 2.6.8-1.521 to
> >> > 2.6.9-1.6.FC2 kernel. Now the computer doesn't shutdown and stays at
> >> the
> >> > "system halted". This used to work with the 2.6.8. I still haven't
> >> tried
> >> > suspending which again used to work fine.
> >> > Has something changed in the new kernel ?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Seem that something has changed in 2.6.9 because it is not a problem in
> >> 2.6.8
> >> Because I can't poweroff the machine even the faq or other option
> >> sugguested apm=off acpi=off.... etc.
> >
> > Why use 'apm=off?. I use 'acpi=off' (i.e apm=on) - and no problems
> > with shutdown on a T40/FC3. But things could be different on T21/FC2.
> >
> > Satish

It is fail to power off the machine.