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From: Simon <turner25@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: full shutdown
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:16:07
Message-Id: 5f14cf5e0903310816o317886f8q1b2b86b7793aaa42@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: full shutdown by ABCD
1 I know, -P for powerdown after halt. but it doesnt change anything on
2 both PC that have this issue and seems to have no effect on the one
3 that works fine with just -h
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5 (Besides, with the number of people using linux, how many would want
6 to shutdown -h without powering down?)
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8 On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 9:42 PM, ABCD <en.ABCD@×××××.com> wrote:
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12 > Simon wrote:
13 >> Hi there,
14 >>   this must be simple (it always is) but I can't figure out by myself.
15 >>  I have one of the first eeepc (4gb) and when issuing `shutdown -h
16 >> now` the computer shutdown perfectly but forgets to cut the current.
17 >> I have to press the power button 4 sec to cut it manually.
18 >>
19 >>   I'm recompiling the kernel almost as often as I breathe and i wonder
20 >> if I'm not missing some steps (during or after)...  I have acpi
21 >> installed and init.d/acpi is started.  acpi support was compiled in
22 >> kernel and i tried with and without the CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS with no
23 >> difference.  I'm using kernel 2.6.24 (for several drivers that are
24 >> most compatible with this one).  I have almost the same install on 2
25 >> different PCs (with obvious tweakings in kernel options and /etc) and
26 >> the most recent one shuts down correctly, the older one does the same
27 >> thing as my eeepc...
28 >>
29 >>   When recompiling the kernel, I do: make && make modules_install;
30 >> then I recompile the drivers i have and install them, is there
31 >> anything else i should recompile, like should i re-emerge acpi?
32 >>
33 >>   Also, I dont think it's related but, when doing 'startx', after,
34 >> when shutting down, the console screen doesnt update and is stuck on
35 >> the x11 and fvwm2 messages... it doesnt show the progress, any ideas?
36 >> (this is secondary though)
37 >>
38 >> Thanks in advance guys!
39 >>   Simon
40 >>
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42 > This probably isn't the problem, but try doing `shutdown -hP now`, and
43 > see if that works - if it does, then there probably is a configuration
44 > issue somewhere (but I'm not sure where that would be...).
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