IBM Thinkpad T41 Power Off

Harry Wert hwert at earthlink.net
Wed Aug 10 17:08:17 UTC 2005


Michael R Head wrote:

>On Wed, 2005-08-10 at 10:21 -0400, GavinX wrote:
>  
>
>>Harry Wert Wrote: 
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>>
>>>I am currently using Ubuntu with my IBM Thinkpad T41 which works 
>>>beautifully as far as Ubuntu is concerned. I have a minor annoyance 
>>>which I wonder if others have experienced concerning failure to turn
>>>all 
>>>the way Off when exercising the Shutdown command.  I have done the
>>>usual 
>>>experimentation with Bios options - none of which have had any effect. 
>>>
>>>I have not been able to figure out how to isolate the problem between 
>>>Unbuntu or the Laptop itself.  The laptop is dual boot Windows Xp and 
>>>Linux and shuts down correcly under Windows.  Any pointers would be 
>>>appreciated.  This is not a high priority item, just a nuisance
>>>      
>>>
>>Follow the instructions given in this post:
>>http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=55515
>>    
>>
>
>
>The instructions there aren't quite right. 
>
>You don't want to modify the uncommented sections, because they'll be
>overwritten if a new kernel is installed. Y
>
>ou actually want to modify this line in /boot/grub/menu.lst:
>
># kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
>
>Just add 'acpi=off' at then end, so it looks something like this:
>
># kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro acpi=off
>
>Then just do 'sudo update-grub' from the commandline. That'll recreate
>all the 'real' grub stanzas.
>
>mike
>
>  
>
>>Cheers,
>>GavinX
>>
>>
>>-- 
>>GavinX
>>
>>    
>>

Thanks for the correction which I have now incorporated.  It still shuts 
down correctly!

Thanks.

Hary Wert
Physicist

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