ACPI and kernel 2.6.9-1.6.FC2

[Efthym]

> On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 21:32:14 -0500, Efthym <efthym 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 fastmail  
>> fm>
>> wrote:
>> On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Wong Kwok-hon wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 14:15:48 -0500, Efthym <efthym 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.