Subject: Re: shutting down
From: Anthony Valentine (amv@akvalentine.com)
Date: Sat Jan 19 2002 - 14:25:31 AKST
Justin,
I cannot help with the auto shutdown, but I would like to offer another
suggestion.
If you convert your filesystems to a journaled filesystem, such as ext3 or
ReiserFS, you won't have to run an fsck if the filesystem isn't properly
unmounted. This makes it an ideal solution for a laptop!
Just a thought. . .
Anthony
On Saturday 19 January 2002 12:00 am, Justin Dieters wrote:
> Hello all. I was wondering if there was a way to have linux
> automatically shut down after not being used for an amount of time, that
> is not dependant on APM or ACPI? Like a screensaver, but instead of a
> screensaver, it will shut down your computer.
>
> APM or ACPI don't work with linux on here, so I have problems with my
> laptop overheating when left on for long periods of time When it over
> heats, the BIOS (i think) shuts down the computer. Unfortunately, the
> BIOS of course isn't polite enough to unmount my partitions, etc, so
> when I boot it back up, I have to go through the filesystem check every
> time, or else I have to remember to shut down all the time, which is a
> hassle.
>
> Thanks,
> Justin
> enderak@yahoo.com
>
>
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