Argl,.. forgot the patch ^^
btw: The mentioned scanning in /proc/ide... isn't that already
deprecated in the kernel?
--- halt.8 2010-07-02 21:32:34.439030000 +0200
+++ 1 2010-07-02 21:36:18.467493998 +0200
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
.\"}}}
.\"{{{ Description
.SH DESCRIPTION
-\fBHalt\fP notes that the system is being brought down in the file
+\fBhalt\fP notes that the system is being brought down in the file
\fI/var/log/wtmp\fP, and then either tells the kernel to halt, reboot or
power-off the system.
.PP
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@
.SH OPTIONS
.IP \fB\-n\fP
Don't sync before reboot or halt. Note that the kernel and storage
-drivers may still sync.
+drivers may still sync. This implies \fB\-d\fP.
.IP \fB\-w\fP
Don't actually reboot or halt but only write the wtmp record
(in the \fI/var/log/wtmp\fP file).
.IP \fB\-d\fP
-Don't write the wtmp record. The \fB\-n\fP flag implies \fB\-d\fP.
+Don't write the wtmp record.
.IP \fB\-f\fP
Force halt or reboot, don't call \fBshutdown\fP(8).
.IP \fB\-i\fP
