I also have the same problem with an Intel MB. It sometimes requires several reboots before it gets past the apm line in the boot process. I have turned off apm on the motherboard but that only helps a little. Regards, Steve Sykes On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 20:04, Scott Taylor wrote: > I don't particularly want to do without APM, it's just that for some > reason, I cannot boot up otherwise. While we are on the subject, why > can't I boot up with it on? > > Scott > > > On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 12:39, John wrote: > > On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, John wrote: > > > > > On 12 Nov 2002, Scott Taylor wrote: > > > > > > > I needed to edit my grub.conf file to add "apm=off_threshold=100" to my > > > > kernel line because it would not boot up. This worked great but now I > > > > cannot boot down properly. It stops at "Power Down" and I have to turn > > > > machine off at the wall. > > > > > > The Red Hat kernels are built with APM support, and RHL is configured to use APM to > > > turn the computer off. If you must do without APM, then you can build a kernel with ACPI > > > support, get acpid from sourceforge and use that. > > > > > > Works like a champ. > > > > I neglected to mention that I shut down _this_ computer by logging out and > > pressing the power button. > > > > The system shuts down properly, then turns itself off. > > > > How cool is _that_? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Psyche-list mailing list > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > -- > PK -- Regards, Steve Sykes Field Engineer, Harris Corporation Abu Dhabi, UAE Red Hat 8.0 Registered Linux User #94482 http://counter.li.org -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list