Since I've updated (complete reinstall) my linux box from slack 8.1 to
10 my machine won't power down when I halt it. Where do I search to get
rid of this issue?

Sorry but I don't have chance to surf the web only access mail and news
right now, probably on net I could find solution for this.

thanks,
marco

chsedge <sameoldstory@bastardi.net> writes:

> Since I've updated (complete reinstall) my linux box from slack 8.1 to
> 10 my machine won't power down when I halt it. Where do I search to get
> rid of this issue?
>
> Sorry but I don't have chance to surf the web only access mail and news
> right now, probably on net I could find solution for this.

Have a look in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules for the line that says

# /sbin/modprobe apm

remove the #

Now as root do /sbin/modprobe apm just to load the module this time -
next time it will be loaded when rc.modules is executed.

hth


Glyn
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On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:16:21 +0100, chsedge wrote:


> Since I've updated (complete reinstall) my linux box from slack 8.1 to 10
> my machine won't power down when I halt it. Where do I search to get rid
> of this issue? Sorry but I don't have chance to surf the web only access
> mail and news right now, probably on net I could find solution for this.

did you try the "poweroff" command?

Glyn Millington wrote:
> chsedge <sameoldstory@bastardi.net> writes:
>
>
>>Since I've updated (complete reinstall) my linux box from slack 8.1 to
>>10 my machine won't power down when I halt it. Where do I search to get
>>rid of this issue?
>>
>>Sorry but I don't have chance to surf the web only access mail and news
>>right now, probably on net I could find solution for this.
>
>
> Have a look in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules for the line that says
>
> # /sbin/modprobe apm
>
> remove the #
>
> Now as root do /sbin/modprobe apm just to load the module this time -
> next time it will be loaded when rc.modules is executed.
>

it works!

thanks
marco

Mad-Eye Moody wrote:

> did you try the "poweroff" command?

If the apm module is not loaded, you just get a note saying "HDD
powerdown", and then you can manually turn off the computer.

/Mads

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:06:38 +0100, chsedge wrote:

> Glyn Millington wrote:
>> chsedge <sameoldstory@bastardi.net> writes:
>>
>>
>>>Since I've updated (complete reinstall) my linux box from slack 8.1 to
>>>10 my machine won't power down when I halt it. Where do I search to get
>>>rid of this issue?
>>>
>>>Sorry but I don't have chance to surf the web only access mail and news
>>>right now, probably on net I could find solution for this.
>>
>>
>> Have a look in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules for the line that says
>>
>> # /sbin/modprobe apm
>>
>> remove the #
>>
>> Now as root do /sbin/modprobe apm just to load the module this time -
>> next time it will be loaded when rc.modules is executed.
>>
>
> it works!
>
> thanks
> marco


Hmmm, I tried the /sbin/modprobe apm as root and got the following:

/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.o.gz: init_module: No such device
/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.o.gz: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.o.gz: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.o.gz failed
/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.o.gz: insmod apm failed