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Title	: SOYO VIA VT82C586B/ETEQ EQ82C6629 shutdown workaround
Product	: SY-5EHM / SY-5EMA(+)
Date	: 1/20/2000 13:04

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Information
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The patch in this archive is for the SY-5EH5/M (all versions) and SY-5EMA
(all versions). It is to solve the BIOS problem seen when the system is
shutdown. Since we don't have a fixed BIOS as of yet, I've written this
patch so that you can at least shutdown without problems. 
This patch has no effect on other SOYO systems, but might also solve
similar problems on systems from other manufacturers than SOYO. Note
however that support for this patch is only for the above mentioned SOYO
systems. If you use it on another SOYO system or on a system from a 
different manufacturer, you are on your own.

Installation
============

To install this patch into a fresh (clean) 2.2.14 kernel :

- Make sure that the directory your kernel is in is called linux-2.2.14, or
  make a symbolic link to the directory where your kernel is located called
  linux-2.2.14. For example :
  ln -s /usr/src/linux linux-2.2.14

- Patch the kernel with the following command :
  patch -u -i SOYO-2.2.14-APM.patch-1.00 -p 0 

  This will patch the necessary files in the kernel.

- Recompile your kernel (How to do this can be found in the Kernel-HOWTO)
  make sure that the following options are enabled :
  CONFIG_APM
  CONFIG_APM_POWER_OFF
  CONFIG_APM_SOYO_SHUTDOWN_WORKAROUND 
  
  or if you are using make menuconfig to select the options :
  in the General Setup menu :
  Advanced Power Management BIOS support
  Power off on shutdown
  Use SOYO VIA VT82C586B/ETEQ EQ82C6629 shutdown workaround

  Note that the power off option only appears if APM BIOS support is
  enabled and that the SOYO workaround only appears if the power off
  option is enabled.

We've tested the patch on the SY-5EMA and SY-5EH systems with Slackware 7.0, but 
it should work on all distributions.

Newer versions of this patch can be found on :
ftp://ftp.soyo.nl/Patches/Linux-2.2.14/

Have fun with your linux installation.

Rogier Stam
SOYO Europe B.V.