This one time, at band camp, Simon Tneoh Chee-Boon said: > Hello all, > Thanks in advance for any help provided. > I installed a Debian Linux 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 on a HP NetServer LC 3 > machine. > Whenever I run "init 6" to restart the server, I can see the server > shutting down > and try to reboot. The message "Restarting system." is displayed. But > the problem > is the machine never rebooted, it just hang there, no activities at all. > I have to press > the power button to switch off and on again. > The last task system trying to do: > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Shutting down I20 System > This could take a few minutes if there are many devices attached > I20 System down. > Restarting system. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Do I need to configure anything in the BIOS or any device? I called > HP's customer > service, they said they can't help on this, ask me to check on > discussion group. > Below I append the messages in the /var/log/syslog file. > Thanks. > > Regards, > Simon. Try compiling apm as a module - it's what many people had to do as to make reboots and shutdowns work properly with 2.4 series kernels. Don't quite know why, though. > Jun 5 04:04:26 perdana kernel: Initializing RT netlink socket This is where apm should be started - since it's not, it's either not compiled or loaded. > Jun 5 04:04:26 perdana kernel: Starting kswapd
HTH, Steve p.s. - dumping debian-devel, as it's not really the place for this. -- He who hesitates is sometimes saved.
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