On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 09:20:46PM +0100, Toni Mueller wrote: > Hi, > > for several releases of OpenBSD, I now have encountered the problem > that I can say "shutdown -r now", or "halt", or "reboot", and nothing > appears to happen, except for some messages on the associated > terminals. > > Sometimes, it works after saying it multiple times, and literally after > minutes, and on otherwise idle boxen. > > Ideas about what I can do to pinpoint the problem, are most welcome!
I had something like this on vmware when switching from workstation 6 to workstation 7. Basically what happened was that vic1 (second ethernet) was left in "no carrier" state on a vmnet that didn't exist. When I finally noticed it and made a proper vmnet for it, the reboot or halt problem went away. Perhaps you have an interface in "no carrier" state? Just an idea, Regards, -peter > -- > Kind regards, > --Toni++
