Jonathan Berry wrote: > It seems maybe there is a problem > within the "acpi_power_off" function that isn't working correctly for > some computers, and booting without acpi uses a different method to > turn the power off. Yes, it's called APM. APM is the older standard for power management. It won't co-exist with ACPI, so the APM functionality is only enabled if ACPI is turned off. APM doesn't work for SMP, and so presumably doesn't work when Hyperthreading is enabled. James. -- E-mail address: james | "Face" on Mars proves to be optical illusion -- @westexe.demon.co.uk | NASA now investigating "vase" on Mars.
