Ubuntu + shutdown

[Derek Broughton]

Karl Larsen wrote:

> tasos sarris wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I would appreciate your help in solving the following problem.
>> As soon as I shutdown the computer, the sysytem shuts itsself down.
>> BUT, if I hit any key, then the system powers itself on!
>> Is the any idea, I could modify the software, so the sysyem will remain
>> down!
>>
>     You can turn off the turning on in the BIOS. This is found near the
> place you set which devise boots the system first and second. Turn it
> off if you want to.

_Perhaps_ he can.  It's far from universal - I've never had a system that
had controls for this in the BIOS, though I know enough about BIOSes (and
ACPI) to know it could be there.

However, if he's only going to sleep mode (as I'm pretty sure he is) turning
off the ability to wake up by pressing any button, is only going to result
in the system being frequently shutdown by loss of power.  Not good for the
data, or the battery.
-- 
derek