Stuart Adam schrieb: >> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:01:23 +0200 >> Subject: [haiku-development] Re: Warm boot issue with Alpha >> From: fredrik@xxxxxxxxx >> To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >>> 2009/9/17 Fredrik Modèen <fredrik@xxxxxxxxx>: >>> >>>>> If I try to perform a shutdown (Leaf Menu->Shutdown->Power Off) it does >>>>> not actually power off but stops at the Safe to Power Off dialog, if >>>>> restart system is selected off this dialog rather than manually >>>>> powering >>>>> down at this point the same symptom is observed. >>>> Haiku don't support other option than showing that message at the >>>> moment. >>>> >>> That's incorrect. >>> Haiku supports shutting down via apm and acpi, but both are currently >>> disabled. >>> To enable them, you have to manually edit the file >>> /boot/system/settings/drivers/kernel and uncomment the "apm=true" >>> and/or "acpi=true" lines. >> cool are acpi added by default? >> >>> >> >> -- >> MVH >> Fredrik Modèen >> >> > That is good to know, have enabled apm and acpi (though the file in question > appears to be /boot/home/config/settings/kernel/drivers/kernel) and now > shutdown goes straight past the safe to power off dialog but does not seem to > actually power off leaving the system at a black screen with power and > battery lights still lit. > > In syslog however I am seeing > > > > KERN: driver bus_managers/acpi/root/driver_v1 init failed: General system > error > > > > However the key issue here and the actual bug being reported is the > hang on warm boot. The activity of the shutdown vs restart was > included for completeness. > > This hang at the bios still appears to be a problem even with apm/acpi > enabled. I would imagine the hang would worry people, especially when it is > first encountered straight after instaling a brand new OS as it appears the > install may have broken the machine, whereas the shutdown dialog is a minor > issue. > > I will re-comment apm and acpi in the settings file since the shutdown > behaviour exhibited is not ideal. I would certainly only enable one option at the time, but I am actually not 100% sure this is required. The warning in my other mail still applies about making sure the fans still work with ACPI enabled. Best regards, -Stephan