On Thursday 25 March 2004 02:03 am, Tony S. Sykes wrote:
> > http://www.iki.fi/tmb/Cooker/kernel-tmb-2.6.4-1.tmb.3mdk-1-1m
> >dk.i586.rpm
> > http://www.iki.fi/tmb/Cooker/kernel-tmb-2.6.4-1.tmb.3mdk-1-1m
> >dk.nosrc.rpm
>
> Well, some success... I managed to download and install the new
> kernel (without getting cut off this time), and the shutdown
> now goes past the original hang point, but now it gets to this:
>
> md: md0 switched to read-only mode.
> Power down.
>
> ...but it doesn't actually switch off!
>
> I assume that it is safe to just hit the power switch at this
> point, but is there some setting I could change so it will
> switch off automatically?
>
> Margot
No sooner did I post the link to Thomas' kernel, than he
released an updated version 2.6.4-1.tmb.4mdk
Margot, the behavior you describe is probly a hardware or bios
configuration deficiency. Specially if you close all
applications you don't want to start on the next boot, open a
term and su to root, and type 'halt'. You might also experiment
with 'reboot'. In any event, yes, you're probly OK to use the
power switch, particularly if you don't see any file system
warnings on the next boot.
On an ATX motherboard, try either "4 sec delay" or "instant
off" bios settings to see if one works better than the other.
--
Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas
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