--- Mike Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 03, 2003 at 10:15:51AM -0700, Jim > Angstadt wrote: > > Until recently I was able to 'poweroff' a Red > Hat > > 8.0 box. > > > > Now the poweroff results in a reboot. > [...] > > As processes are shut down, the machine hangs > > after issuing the message > > 'Sending all processes the TERM signal' > > > > I let it sit in that state for many minutes > > before having to do a physical power off. > > Jim, > > The "shutdown -Fr now" should not have > changed anything... other than > that single reboot. the -F requested > filesystem check on next boot and > -r says you want to reboot instead of -h for > halt. > > > I am guessing that there was a kernel upgrade > between when it powered > off and now that it doesn't... I say this > because there is a option in > the kernel configuration that controls if the > machine will be powered > off on halt or not. If the machine is not set > to halt, and you do a > halt style shutdown it should "just sit there" > waiting for you to power > it off as you described. >
Hi Mike, My RH 7.2 box is that way. I must do a physical power off. My RH 8.0 is NOT this way. > === > Use real mode APM BIOS call to power off > CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF > Use real mode APM BIOS calls to switch off > the computer. This is > a work-around for a number of buggy BIOSes. > Switch this option on if > your computer crashes instead of powering off > properly. > === > > This will be buried somewhere in the APM > menu. > > > If you are sure the kernel didn't change > (please double check)... there > may be other reasons your machine isn't > powering off... so if you didn't > change the kernel let us know. > > Good Luck, > Mike <snip> I'm going to expose more of my ignorance here: The only kernel changes were months ago as I tried to get gnome-pilot working. There was a procedure I followed that somehow enabled USB in the kernel. I got no errors from the procedure, but still could not get gnome-pilot working. That's where I left it. I believe that there were several 'normal' power offs after that, and before the present unwanted reboots. Thanks, Jim __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
