Nick Guenther wrote:
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> On 12/11/07, Chris Zakelj <c.zakelj@ieee.org> wrote:
>   
>> Nick Guenther wrote:
>>     
>>> On Dec 11, 2007 12:30 AM, Chris Zakelj <c.zakelj@ieee.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Curious problem here, though I'm probably missing something obvious.  I
>>>> have apm enabled through /etc/rc.conf.local (apmd_flags=""), and when I
>>>> issue 'shutdown -h -p now', the system powers off correctly.  However,
>>>> if I try to use sleep or suspend ('apm -S' or 'apm -z'), the system acts
>>>> like it's going to power down, blinks the monitor momentarily, then
>>>> wakes right back up like nothing ever happened.  Where to look next?
>>>>         
>>> Run apmd with -d?
>>>
>>> -Nick
>>>       
>> No luck.  Running apmd_flags="-d" results in
>>
>> ===
>> starting local daemons: smbd nmbd mysqld.
>> standard daemons: apmdStarting mysqld daemon with databases from
>> /var/www/var/mysql
>> (things hang here...)
>> ^C cron.
>> Tue Dec 11 21:35:42 EST 2007
>>
>> OpenBSD/i386 (imhotep.***.dyndns.org) (ttyC0)
>> ===
>>
>> Worthy of note is that when I run apmd_flags="", I do not get the
>> "Starting mysql..." message in the boot messages, but the server does
>> start correctly, and the boot proceeds normally.
>>     
> aaaah, sorry. I thought you'd check the manpage before trying it. -d
> makes it run 'do not detach'|'debug'. I meant, don't start it at boot,
> but instead run it from a terminal, and watch it's debug messages.
>
> As for mysql... no clue. Seems like one thing is stepping on another thing.
>
> -Nick
Did read, just wasn't expecting that behavior (noob thing on my part).  
Anyways, here's what I get now...
(ttyC0)
# tail -f /var/log/messages &
  (boot remnants)

(ttyC1)
# apmd -d
  (silence)
(ttyC0)
Dec 11 22:34:00 imhotep apmd: battery status: unknown. external power 
status: connected. estimated battery live 0%
# apm -S
System will enter standby mode momentarily.  (blink)
# Dec 11 22:35:02 imhotep apmd: system resumed from APM sleep
apm -z
System will enter suspend mode momentarily.  (blink)
# Dec 11 22:35:43 imhotep apmd: system resumed from APM sleep
_

Seems to me like something is waking it up as soon as it goes into sleep 
mode.  Could I have something in the BIOS messed up or otherwise causing 
a wake-up signal too early?