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From: Saphirus Sage <saphirus497@×××××.com>
To: "gentoo-user@l.g.o" <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: full shutdown
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:18:43
Message-Id: 12E02FA5-6C32-4677-98CF-3C4035EF045F@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: full shutdown by ABCD
1 On Mar 28, 2009, at 9:42 PM, ABCD <en.ABCD@×××××.com> wrote:
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6 > Simon wrote:
7 >> Hi there,
8 >> this must be simple (it always is) but I can't figure out by myself.
9 >> I have one of the first eeepc (4gb) and when issuing `shutdown -h
10 >> now` the computer shutdown perfectly but forgets to cut the current.
11 >> I have to press the power button 4 sec to cut it manually.
12 >>
13 >> I'm recompiling the kernel almost as often as I breathe and i wonder
14 >> if I'm not missing some steps (during or after)... I have acpi
15 >> installed and init.d/acpi is started. acpi support was compiled in
16 >> kernel and i tried with and without the CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS with no
17 >> difference. I'm using kernel 2.6.24 (for several drivers that are
18 >> most compatible with this one). I have almost the same install on 2
19 >> different PCs (with obvious tweakings in kernel options and /etc) and
20 >> the most recent one shuts down correctly, the older one does the same
21 >> thing as my eeepc...
22 >>
23 >> When recompiling the kernel, I do: make && make modules_install;
24 >> then I recompile the drivers i have and install them, is there
25 >> anything else i should recompile, like should i re-emerge acpi?
26 >>
27 >> Also, I dont think it's related but, when doing 'startx', after,
28 >> when shutting down, the console screen doesnt update and is stuck on
29 >> the x11 and fvwm2 messages... it doesnt show the progress, any ideas?
30 >> (this is secondary though)
31 >>
32 >> Thanks in advance guys!
33 >> Simon
34 >>
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36 > This probably isn't the problem, but try doing `shutdown -hP now`, and
37 > see if that works - if it does, then there probably is a configuration
38 > issue somewhere (but I'm not sure where that would be...).
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40 > - --
41 > ABCD
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52 I always use "shutdown now -hP" or it won't power down. I just figured
53 that was standard.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: full shutdown Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>