Derek Hans wrote: > > Is it normal that my power button doesn't work? > After running shutdown -h now, the system shuts down and issues a > message saying > "Power down." > However, when I hit the power button, the computer just beeps but > still stays on. The only thing I can then do is a VERY hard reset: > take out the batteries (it's a laptop, compaq contura 400c) and unplug > it. Nothing else responds. This doesn't seem to be the normal way to > shut off a computer. Just wondering if there is a different way... > For the moment, I'm just letting it running all the time, however > there doesn't seem to be a "power saving mode" activated > automatically, and so the screen stays on all day. Besides, it gets > rather hot over time - I'm not quite sure if the fan is adequate for > this. I'm not decided if it's worse for the computer to shut it off > the "HARD" way or keeping it running all day & night. > Help would be apreciated.
do you use apm? you might need to recompile kernel... also check laptop howto (www.linuxdoc.org), there might be something about your laptop. also check http://www.linux-laptop.net/ for 'case studies' erik
