Bug 74783

Summary:	[2.4] poweroff fails for gentoo-sources-2.4.28-r2
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Joerg Schaible <joerg.schaible>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers <kernel>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	major	CC:	tklauser
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3969
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	.config

Description Joerg Schaible 2004-12-17 14:27:43 UTC

Due to some other problems I tried the latest gentoo-sources-2.4.28-r2, that i still masked. I had no problems with the kernel despite the fact, that poweroff does not work. All services are shut down, also all drives, and the screen tells "power off", but no, the CPU does not halt.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. poweroff

Actual Results:  
anything is shut down including the hard disks, but not the CPU at last.

Comment 1 Daniel Black (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-12-18 05:02:25 UTC

check apm is enabled in the kernel. If you still have problems attach your kernel configuration file here.

Comment 2 Sergey Kuleshov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-12-18 11:56:33 UTC

I will help if you say which suoboptions in APM you enabled. I used to have simmilar issues with older kernels on my laptop and it turned out to be BIOS bug/feature which required specific APM setings in kernel.

Comment 3 Joerg Schaible 2004-12-18 14:14:03 UTC

Created attachment 46298 [details]
.config

Attached my configuration. APM is enabled and my settings have not changed from
gentoo-sources-2.4.26-r13 (which works).

Comment 4 tklauser 2004-12-19 11:54:35 UTC

Enable CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF and try again.

Comment 5 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-12-22 16:23:06 UTC

Please try comment #4 - if you still get the issue then reopen this bug. Thanks!

Comment 6 Joerg Schaible 2004-12-29 04:10:53 UTC

This is not related to the flag. gentoo-sources-2.4.28-r3 fails with the flag in the same way to power down the CPU. The last output at the console is "Power down.", the drives are powered down and the CPU stays. Works without the flag in gentoo-sources-2.4.26-r14 without problems.

Comment 7 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-12-29 05:45:11 UTC

Mind trying vanilla-sources-2.4.28?

Comment 8 Joerg Schaible 2004-12-30 02:20:22 UTC

Bingo. Plain vanilla 2.4.28 has the same problem.

Comment 9 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-12-30 02:20:58 UTC

Can you file a bug at http://bugme.osdl.org please then? Thanks...

Comment 10 Joerg Schaible 2005-01-09 12:03:16 UTC

Done: http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3969
Still applies for gentoo-sources-2.4.28-r5 though, that is now marked as stable ...

BTW: What means "resolved upstream"? Yes, bug is reported upstream, but not resolved ... or does it mean resolved for Gentoo?

Comment 11 Daniel Drake (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-01-09 12:11:15 UTC

It's just what appears when we choose to close it as "upstream".