[SPAM] Re: linux xubuntu 6.1 computer

[Don and/or Mila Trombley]

Jack Bowling wrote:

>On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 12:40:43AM -0800, Don and/or Mila Trombley wrote:
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>>I am wondering if there is a built-in Linux Xubuntu shut down command 
>>sequence which would facilitate shutting down completely the Machine 
>>after closing My session, after a specified period of inactivity?
>>Xubuntu  "logs out, or Shuts down" without shutting down the Packard 
>>Bell Synera computer which has a Pentium 2 processor. . . I have to 
>>manually shut it down.
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>Hi. As has been mentioned previously your machine is probably old enough
>that it uses the older APM instructions for power management. You can
>disable the newer ACPI at boot time. You have two options:
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>  1) do a one-time edit of the kernel line from the GRUB menu at bootup
>  2) edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst and then reboot 
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>I think the first way is likely easier for you. Here is a summary of how
>to do this:
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>1) Reboot.
>2) At the initial GRUB boot screen, hit <ESC> to get to the grub menu.
>3) Move the cursor highlight to the GRUB entry for the kernel you want
>to boot.
>4) Hit the "e" key to go into edit mode.
>5) Move the cursor down to the line with the kernel= in it.
>6) Add the following two options to the end of the kernel line:
>           acpi=off pci=noacpi
>7) Hit <return> after adding the options to get back to the grub menu.
>8) Hit the "b" key to reboot your computer with your edited changes.
>
>If it shuts down properly now then you can add these options permanently
>to your /boot/grub/menu.lst file.
>
>Jack Bowling
>Prince George, BC
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Unfortunately, it does not respond to this instruction which  you so 
kindly directed me  to try.  I get on  Reboot:
 
Computer Memory Checking mode, or, Computer diagnostics

Then:

Starting Up.....
17179569.184000   ACPI:  Unable to locate RSDP

Then after a half minute:

      *Activating swap   
      *Checking File system Etc. etc.

After my session, when I go to Shut Down:


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        System  is shutting down, please  wait ...
                                                                      ---
                                                                                
[   452.715654]  System halted.

- (flashing hyphen)             And the computer is still 
running......   At this point, in order to power down, I hit the Power 
Button.

So, I guess that will have to be the way, when I go to use the machine 
for Xubuntu ...

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