[wellylug] Problem powering off an ATX system

[Peter Jones]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bret Comstock Waldow [mailto:bwaldow at woosh.co.nz]
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 January 2005 7:02 a.m.
> To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Problem powering off an ATX system
> 
> 
> The kernel in Xandros 2.0 is 2.4.22.  They list one upgrade in their
> automatic flow.  I suspect it's to a later 2.4.x kernel.
> 
> If I have to do the upgrade, then she can't maintain the computer via
> Xandros's own upgrades.  She is in Australia, and quite sensibly won't
> accept the hassle of dealing with it.  I think she's wise.
> 
> I chose Xandros for her machine as hopefully having the least
> interaction.  They seemed to have their system worked out.  I 
> figured I
> was paying for them to deal with the software - it's worth it to me in
> this case.
> 
> I'd rather upgrade her hardware to a known standard than screw around
> with the software.  So, any information about power supplies and ATX
> mother boards and settings that worked or didn't is most 
> interesting of
> all.
> 
> Cheers,
> Bret

I've got Xandros  Open Circulation on my work PC (dual boots with Win2kPro).
It is a Compaq P4 (model SBW16) but I've put in a 1.9 cos it was pretty 
sluggish (on the W2K side). APM works fine on that. 
Also have it on a P-III 667 at home (MSI 6168 slot 1 mobo ex a Packard Bell
thing)
and a Duron 1.6 (both PCs are ATX) and APM works correctly on both of those.
The PSU in the Compaq is whatever they come with, the other two both have 
Enermax PSUs 

In each case the Xandros is standard apart from Xandros supplied updates.
Peter