Re: tlug: apm and atx

[Manuel Chakravarty <chak@example.com>]

> I really don't know about the atx spec.
> But, it has apm bios. It can be turned off by windows as notebooks
> can. Also I have seen Linux can turn off notebooks. So my question is
> why Linux can't turn off atx based desktop pc featuring apm bios when
> I do "shutdown -h now".

You might have to compile your own kernel.  In the kernel
configuration there is an option determining whether the
machine is switched off after a halt.  It works on my
Notebook and my desktop machine.

Manuel

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