> > I've noticed the same behavior, on a HP vectra (using HP's BIOS), on a
> > SuperMicro P6-DS (Modern AMI BIOS) and on an ASUS P2B-DS (Award BIOS)...
>
> So are you implying that all the faulting machines are SMP?
No, as the Vectras are both UP, but I couldn't rule it out either; I haven't tried
to poweroff via the kernel on one of the Vectras in a long time, so memory fades
there. But yes, it's possible it's SMP related, as the SMP kernels don't go to the
bother of initializing APM upon bootup.
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