John Gray wrote: > Sorry if this is double post, but I can' t locate my original on any > of the emails. > > How do I get the computer to switch off when I select shutdown? > This is a power-management issue. If your system is not turning off when you shutdown (and you are ending with the "Power down" output), my guess is that you have an ACPI system and it's not configured properly. Determine if you have a system that uses APM or ACPI, and check the archives for help in setting up ACPI if you need it. I've never had to diddle with APM, it seems to work "out of the box" on every system I've tried. I had the same issue and when I got power-management working, shutdown was correct. > How do I remove the non existent kernel choices from the boot loader > list, or at least set the default kernel? > When I do "rpm -q kernel" I only get the current kernel, but in the > boot loader list I have two previous kernels. Try rpm -e <exact-name-of-kernel-package-to-remove> as root. The packages for old kernels are probably still around, but you are not booting them. If the kernels are known to be gone (maybe someone forcibly deleted them), you have to edit grub.conf. TYPE CAREFULLY. Type the wrong revision number and you will wipe out the wrong kernel. Keep at least one back-rev kernel around. If you have problems with a new kernel, or you break something accidentally, the old kernel can save you grief. > > Thanks > > John Good luck. Erik
