Patrick, On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 04:55:34PM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Patrick M wrote: > > > > > 2- I compiled a new kernel with ACPI enabled. > > > > > > What happens, when you press the Power button for a short time? Do you > > > see kernel messages then? > > > > With full ACPI support, pressing the power button for a short time > > doesnt give me any kernel message. But could that event be handled > > differently by the scripts located in /etc/acpi/ ? > > [...] > > > $ cat /etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh > > #!/bin/sh > > # /etc/acpi/poweroff.sh > > # Initiates a shutdown when the power putton has been > > # pressed. > > /sbin/init 0 > > Are you saying that pressing and briefly holding the power button > _doesn't_ initiate a shutdown?
Yes, I'm saying that pressing the power button for a short moment has no visible effect on the machine / os. Keeping it pressed for a certain moment (>4sec?) powers down the machine instantly. > > Does 'ls /proc/acpi' show all the appropriate files? > > Here's what I see: > > ac_adapter battery dsdt gpe processor thermal > alarm button event info sleep > > (Some of those are directories.) Heres what I get: $ ls /proc/acpi/ alarm button dsdt event gpe info processor sleep Could it be that I'm missing a single script which would be called once all processes are stopped? Do you have a /etc/acpi/poweroff.sh script? Thanks again, PM, 22 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
