Hi,
I am afraid there is a bit more to it than this. I run Linux on a machine with
APM and, using the 2.0.35 and 2.0.36 kernels, automatically powering down the
system via "halt" or "shutdown -h now" was no problem. For some reason, this no
longer works with the 2.2.X kernels. Maybe some overlooked feature (bug)?
By the way, there are of course many reasons why someone would like to be able
to power down a system. I personally consider it a waste of energy to leave a
computer on just because its operating system is unlikely to crash.
Bye,
Tim.
Tony Schlemmer wrote:
> I was only making a point regarding this last post as to why someone
> might want to have Linux power down their system as part of the shutdown
> command. Please don't inundate me with with links to the UPS-HOWTO. I
> have already hooked up several systems to APC UPS's using homemade
> signaling cables and and software sited in the UPS-HOWTO.
>
> The original poster mentioned something about having Linux power down
> their system via software shutdown as this is apparently something that
> an ATX motherboard supports. Apparently Win9x and NT already support
> this while Linux perhaps doesn't? I think this is more of an issue
> regarding APM support/configuration rather than UPS's.
>
> > Dana J. Laude" wrote:
> >
> > ---Reply to mail from Tony Schlemmer
> >
> > >
> > > What if I had my Linux box monitoring my UPS and when the power was out
> > > the Linux box received a "Low Battery" signal from the UPS? I might want
> > > to have my box do a clean shutdown and then power it off before the
> > > battery in the UPS goes dead.
> >
> > Check out the UPS-HOWTO located in /usr/doc/howto. Also, BEST
> > UPS's provide better support to the Linux community vs APC.
> > http://www.bestpower.com
> >
> > Dana
> >
> > ---End reply
> > --
> > I love Windows. The kind that only go into my house...!
>
> Tony
>
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