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kernel-smp-2.2.5-22 does not have apm support. See also bug #2003 This means that apmd fails with an alarming (for newbies) red warning on boot, and that it does not support power off on halt. kernel-smp-2.2.5-22.i686.rpm (ie. pentiumII) is the culprit (I see that there are several smp kernels for the x86 family). The non-smp version does have apm support.
The kernel is correct. apmd should have a check for if [ -f /proc/apm ]; then (APM isn't specified for SMP hardware) Alan
Fixed (by "[ -e /proc/apm ] || exit 0" in init) in apmd-3.0beta5-11.