[parisc-linux] not freeing initmem and power button

[Kenneth Westelinck]

I'll try this tonight. Thanks.


>From: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
>To: "Kenneth Westelinck" <kennywest1@hotmail.com>, 
>parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org
>Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] not freeing initmem and power button
>Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 02:30:39 +0200
>
>On Monday 15 April 2002 13:59, Kenneth Westelinck wrote:
> > >The power-button should work if you update to a newer kernel (>=
> > >2.4.18-pa19).
> >
> > Cool, does this mean: if I push the button, the system will do a clean
> > shutdown? Or if I push the button, nothing happens?
> >
> > Is there an easy way to disable this.
>
>In Kernel 2.4.18-pa20 I've added a /proc/sys/kernel/power
>procfs entry which lets you enable/disable the soft power switch
>at runtime:
>
># echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/power		# disables the power switch
># echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/power		# enables the power switch
>
># cat /proc/sys/kernel/power
>Software power switch support: enabled (1)
>
>Or, you could of course also use sysctl program/interface.
>
>Greetings,
>Helge
>


enjoy life, enjoy linux,

Kenneth

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