On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Tom Vier wrote: > On Sat, Dec 16, 2000 at 03:44:40PM -0500, Rich Payne wrote: > > > i don't think i've seen it listed > > > anywhere. btw, SRM is still in-core after linux boots, correct? if so, why > > > doesn't linux halt to SRM instead of rebooting, when switching to run > > > level > > > 0? i figured it'd be a /proc option. > > > > Linux does halt to SRM, so you can change it that way, but if you don't > > want to boot the system to make the change, you need the halt button or > > some quick fingers. > > change what, what way?
change the auto_action variable byt shutting down Linux into SRM. >do some systems have a halt button next to the reset > button? i'm just wondering why when linux shuts down, it reboots instead of > just dropping to the SRM prompt. it makes it so that i can't do something > like 'shutdown -t 900 -h now' if auto_action is set to boot, because then > it'll just boot back into linux. in other words, shutdown -h and shutdown -r > do exactly the same thing. a 'shutdown -h now' WILL return you to the SRM prompt. Which platform is this on? --rdp -- Rich Payne [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.alphalinux.org
