Linux properly shutting down laptops?

[digitaloracle]

I want to install linux on a small partition on my laptop, but when I have tried it in the past, it does not know how to send the motherboard a proper poweroff signal. I heard from a very relaible source that the 2.6 (if I remember correctly) kernal fixes this. What distros come with 2.6? Or is it something a moderate n00b could upgrade to? I can't really run linux without it tho, as I am not sure a reset (How I have to turn it off now) "locks" the HDD, if there is such a thing.

 

[Elbatrop1]

I've been using Fedora Core 2, and to shut that down, type this (logged in as root):

shutdown -h now

 

[horndude]

depends on your laptop, some of them dont play nicely with linux and the power management, I have no idea what you need to do, all laptops are different

 

[digitaloracle]

Heh. True; I should be gald it recognizes my video card and touchpad. I'll mess around with it.

 

[m3trj]

If you're using LiLo then in lilo.conf I think you have to enter a line with ACPI = ON or APM = ON or something like that. Linux never shuts my desktop down properly until I mess with the lilo.conf file. It just hangs, and says "power off". It's still safe to switch off at that point though.