ACPI: getting front-panel power button to cause shutdown

[David Murray]

On 26/11/06 3:25 pm, Justin C. Sherrill wrote:

I realize I'm asking about basic things, but it's always good to be sure:
Absolutely!


your power button works to turn the system on, correct?
Yes, I couldn't start the system otherwise!  :-)


And it is wired to the motherboard?
Yes, and (I mention this only to rule out trivial hardware faults) it 
worked when this was a Windows box (then to make the system hibernate, 
so S3 or S4, I think).


Are you holding down the power button for 10 seconds?
No, just pressing and releasing.  If I hold it in (actually for four 
seconds) then then the BIOS unilaterally powers off, and it's fscks time 
when the system is restarted.

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Dave Murray