Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 28 Feb 1999 13:29:39 +0100 (CET) | From | Nils Philippsen <> | Subject | Re: [2.2.2] APM poweroff problem |
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On Sun, 28 Feb 1999 Stephen.Rothwell@canb.auug.org.au wrote:
> Hi Peter, > > Peter Hofmann <pxh@gmx.net> writes: > > > > I had the same problem with my EPOX EP-51-MVP3E-M board. This was > > fixed by the latest BIOS upgrade that I downloaded from the EPOX web > > site. The README to the BIOS upgrade explicitly stated that it was > > supposed to fix the "Linux power-off problem". > > > > So it actually seems that vendors are responsive about Linux-related > > compatibility problems with their hardware. Perhaps the original poster > > could cite this when contacting Gigabyte. > > Thanks for the good news! >
After I contacted Gigabyte I immediately got a reply which contained a new BIOS (v2.6) for my board (GA6BX/E). With this the power down works perfectly. It's nice when hardware vendors wake up and are swift keeping us happy :-) Nice work, Gigabyte.
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