Description of problem: I have an ECS Desknote, which has the form factor of a laptop but uses an external battery and/or power adapter. Since upgrading to Fedora 2 I've had the following problem: shutting down proceeds normally, but when I re-start the computer, only the fan comes on and it doesn't boot up. I have to unplug the power cable, re-plug it in and then the power-on button works normally. Even unplugging the power cable when the box is shutdown does the trick. It's as if it refuses to shutdown completely (to allow a non-existent internal battery to charge?). I'm attributing the problem to SysVinit only because I don't know what other component might be involved. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
This is probably an interaction between the kernel and your BIOS.
This seems to be a hardware or BIOS issue, unrelated to Fedora 2. I just booted up Knoppix, shutdown, and observed the same problem.