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Shutdown without realmode

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How can I shutdown the computer without realmode?
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implement ACPI (very very hard) or use the power switch (very easy)
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how can i use the power switch?
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flip the switch on the computer? that will shut it off

seriously, if you want to turn it off in software, without using the BIOS calls, you must either write a separate driver for each MB, or implement ACPI
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Could you use VM86?
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ok i try to implement ACPI. Thank You!
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Why not just reverse the going to Pmode method, that's what i do.
Here's demo to do this:
http://www.dex4u.com/images/DemoVesa.zip

NOTE: This demo goes to realmode to swich vesa mode, but it could just as well shutdown.
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thank you!
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