I have my machine set up so that ctrl-alt-end shuts down.
Add the following lone to /etc/inittab (comment out any
existing kb::kbrequest line):
kb::kbrequest:shutdown -a -h now
I think the default combination for kbrequest signal is
alt-uparrow. To change this, you must modify
Quoting Ed Cogburn ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
jh wrote:
Is there a best way to shut down linux and turn off your computer? I read
in an online guide that you should press ctrlaltdelete. When I do
this and I later turn my computer on it says last boot failed...Then it
installs. Is this the
Is there a best way to shut down linux and turn off your computer? I read
in an online guide that you should press ctrlaltdelete. When I do
this and I later turn my computer on it says last boot failed...Then it
installs. Is this the recommended way to turn off your computer?
Jeff
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On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, jh wrote:
Is there a best way to shut down linux and turn off your computer? I
read in an online guide that you should press ctrlaltdelete.
When I do this and I later turn my computer on it says last boot
failed...Then it installs. Is
On 17-Oct-99 jh wrote:
Is there a best way to shut down linux and turn off your computer? I read
in an online guide that you should press ctrlaltdelete. When I do
this and I later turn my computer on it says last boot failed...Then it
installs. Is this the recommended way to turn off your
Hi Jeff,
I'm rather new also, but in order to use ctrlaltdelete you will
have to
enter that into some file or other. Instead try the command: shutdown.
check out the man, but to use this command be sure to be root. So at the
root
prompt type:
#shutdown -r now
or:
#shutdown -h now
The
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On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, Dean wrote:
I'm rather new also, but in order to use ctrlaltdelete you
will have to enter that into some file or other.
This is properly set up by default on a Debian system to reboot.
(Specifically, it executes /sbin/shutdown -t1 -r
i usually do shutdown -h now to shut it down. and wait for the message
from the kernel to power down.
nate
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:- jh == jh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Is there a best way to shut down linux and turn off your computer? I read
in an online guide that you should press ctrlaltdelete. When I do
this and I later turn my computer on it says last boot failed...Then it
installs. Is this the
jh wrote:
Is there a best way to shut down linux and turn off your computer? I read
in an online guide that you should press ctrlaltdelete. When I do
this and I later turn my computer on it says last boot failed...Then it
installs. Is this the recommended way to turn off your computer?
Just typing halt works on slink. It seems to have all the correct aliases
in now.
- Original Message -
From: jh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Sunday, 17 October 1999 2:51
Subject: turning your computer off
Is there a best way to shut down linux and turn off
If you have an ATX case and motherboard, shutdown -h -p now or the
shorter poweroff also turns power down. You should have compiled
your kernel with APM poweroff option for this to work.
Note: If you are on a SMP machine, APM will break things badly. So don't
use it then.
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