Andreas Tille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > since about three weeks I observe problems when issuing halt > on three different testing-boxes (two older desktops without ACPI > and one laptop with ACPI). The computer just does not switch off. > If I try to reboot it is also impossible, because the shutdown > process stops at the same point where halt stops. The last > messages on the console are: > > Shutdown: hda > System halted.
I've sometimes noticed a similar behavior when I try to switch my computer off with KDM's shutdown procedure. Using "halt" always works fine. I humbly admit that I did not provide much information, I just hope to give you some more hint about this problem... HTH -- Dominique Dumont "Delivering successful solutions requires giving people what they need, not what they want." Kurt Bittner -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]