John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...]
> The problem with shutting down Debian still remains. APM now works > with Windows, so I presume it must be something to do with the > M'board as you suggest. My knowledge is very limited - any > suggestions as to where I should go from here. You may be able to upgrade the BIOS: check the motherboard manufacturer's web site. Alternatively, very recent kernels have a CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF configuration option. "Recent" doesn't seem to include 2.2.14, but does include at least 2.2.15pre9 and later. Presumably it's in the 2.3 kernels, too, but I'm not feeling sufficiently brave to run one of those. 2.2.15pre15 seems to be working fine, though. There was, once, also a separate patch for earlier kernels; there doesn't seem much point in searching for it now, though: just get one of the 2.2.15 prepatches.
