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Re: shutdown hangs

From: Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>
To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Subject: Re: shutdown hangs
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:07:00 -0800

Fred Grant wrote:

When I initiate shutdown on my new installation of FC2 the screen shows
"acpi_power_off called" but nothing happens.  The acpi feature is enable
in BIOS.  Any ideas?


Not all systems really "play by the rules" when it comes to acpi.  You
might try disabling it and letting apm handle it.  When next you boot,
try adding "acpi=off" to the end of the boot command line.
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References:
- shutdown hangs
  - From: Fred Grant

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