On 29 October 2013 08:00, <david...@ling.ohio-state.edu> wrote: > On Tue, 29 Oct 2013, Wawrzek Niewodniczanski wrote: > >> Recently I moved my home desktop from (x)Ubuntu to Debian Wheezy. The >> experience is positive, with one exception: shutdown doesn't stop power >> for >> my computer. >> > [...]
> > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch01.en.html#_how_to_shutdown_the_system > > from that page: > >> If the software power control is available, the shutdown procedure >> automatically turns off power of the system. (Otherwise, you may >> have to press power button for few seconds after the shutdown >> procedure.) >> > > so does holding down the power button after shutdown turn off power? > > Yes that exactly what I have. [...] > i would guess that the difference might be due to ubuntu's kernel > including non-free firmware blobs that debian's kernels do not, > [...] This make sense, however I could not find anything yet. Thanks, Wawrzek -- Dr Wawrzyniec Niewodniczański or Wawrzek for short PhD in Quantum Chemistry & MSc in Molecular Engineering WWW: http://wawrzek.name E-MAIL: j...@wawrzek.name Linux User #177124
