gunnar wrote: > I've carried out a network-installation of > debian-31r4-i386-netinst.iso and my problem is that I cannot shut it > down. The only way of shutting it down seems to be to press the > Reset-button, choose my Windows-partition in GRUB and carry out the > shutdown from Windows. Thank God for my Windows-partition, without it > I would have to pull the plug to shut down Debian. Can anybody tell > me a better way of shutting down Debian?
This is probably because some power management modules aren't loaded by default. I remember having the same problem back in my sarge days, but I can't recall how I solved it. I'm sure somebody can fill you in on the details. I'm mainly writing this to point out to you that it is always safe to remove power from the system during the BIOS startup (i.e., before any operating system is running -- or more specifically, before any filesystems are mounted writeable). So as long as you haven't sorted out the poweroff-through-Debian issue, you can just reboot your machine and cut power as soon as you see the "Rebooting" line on the console. BTW, you don't have to literally pull the plug. Keeping the power button pressed for a few seconds until power shuts off does the same thing and is easier on the power supply. --D.
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