----- Original Message ----- From: "Vayu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: "Malcolm Fitzgerald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 5:36 PM Subject: Re: Why doesn't Turn Off The Computer turn off the computer?
> On Monday 20 March 2006 20:04, Kevin Kinsey wrote: >> Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote: >> >> > When I log out and select "Turn off the computer" it shuts >> > down the system and leaves the machinery running, displaying >> > this message: >> > >> > "The operating system has halted. >> > Please press any key to reboot." >> > >> > Pressing the power button fires up the system. I have >> > to hold the power button down for several seconds to >> > get a forced power-off or pull the plug. >> > >> > How do I setup BSD so that the command at the login >> > panel turns the machine off? >> > >> > Malcolm >> >> >> It might be helpful to mention your windowing >> system, but I doubt that it will make a lot of difference. >> >> Most likely, FreeBSD doesn't "grok" your system's >> ACPI. What does "uname -a" say? (Let's establish >> your OS version first). >> > > > I don't know about how your window system shuts down, but from the command > line I had the same problem. I was using "shutdown -h now" and it would > give > me the same message that the system was halted, press any key to reboot. > I > later learned that "shutdown -p now" would shut the power off as well. > Maybe > your window system is doing the equivalent of -h instead of -p. Yes, strangely enough shutdown -h now in FreeBSD will only halt the machine. halt -p will poweroff the box, and shutdown -p now will also power off the box. In Linux, shutdown -h now will power off the machine. Yance. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
