On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 22:23, maverick wrote: > He already wrote which command he used... > > [quote] > I've the same problem if I use powerdown. > [/quote] > > But i have the same problem on my Laptop too. > I use the command "shutdown -h now" or when i am using X, > i use the "LogOff" Button. > My system won't turn off automatically. > :/ well i will wait if anyone posts a solution for > Peter ;) > > greets: Bernd > > > Am Don, 2004-03-04 um 10.57 schrieb Julien Le Houérou: > > Peter Bürger a écrit : > > > > >Hello again, > > > > > >I've the same problem if I use powerdown. My system print the following > > >message: > > > > > >Halting system... > > >flushing ide devices: hda hdc > > >Power down > > > > > >Then I've to press the power-button manually. Why? > > > > > >Bootloader is grub, apm=power-off is set. > > > > > >Sorry for my bad english. > > > > > > > > What command do you type ? > > > > 'halt' does what you describe. > > > > try typing 'poweroff'. Works. > > > > -- > > Julien Le Houérou > > > > Université de Haute Bretagne > > Centre de Ressources Informatiques > > > > julien.le-houerou@xxxxxx > > > The others are saying to use the "poweroff" command, and not "powerdown". I run a Dual Athlon CPU system, and I have to put "apm=power_off" (Remember to use an underscore, and not a hyphen) to the end of the grub command line (Modify grub.conf file) to poweroff my system. And it works every time. Wolf
