Re: halt does not shut the system down

[John Sigler <linux.kernel@free.fr>]

Alexey Starikovskiy wrote:

> John Sigler wrote:
>
> > Alexey Starikovskiy wrote:
> >
> > > John Sigler wrote:
> > >
> > > >          +===================================+
> > > >          | Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN              |
> > > >          |-----------------------------------|
> > > >          | Instant-Off  ..... [v]            |
> > > >          | Delay 4 Sec. ..... [ ]            |
> > > >          |                                   |
> > > >          |-----------------------------------|
> > > >          |  ^V:Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort   |
> > > >          +===================================+
> > > >
> > > > 'Instant-Off' is the appropriate setting, right?
> > >
> > > Actually, default should be 4 sec delay. OS should have a chance to
> > > shut down the system...
> >
> > I don't see why this setting would have an impact on the outcome
> > of the 'halt' and 'poweroff' commands.
> Well, it is not possible to tell, what BIOS writer have connected to this flag...

(It sucks to be stuck with a closed proprietary BIOS.)

I tested the other setting, and it didn't change anything.
The system remains powered on after executing poweroff.

Len: the system is 100% Intel (Intel CPU, Intel north bridge, Intel 
south bridge, Intel integrated network controllers). Have Intel 
engineers run into the same problem on a similar platform?

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9148

Regards.
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