Samuel Thibault <samuel.thiba...@gnu.org> writes: > Joshua Branson, le ven. 25 oct. 2024 22:28:30 -0400, a ecrit: >> - One cannot do `# halt` when running X. [This is a known >> issue.](https://darnassus.sceen.net/~hurd-web/faq/x-exit/) > > No, the faq entry is about the normal session shutdown, due to a missing > kill() functionality. > > Halt not being able to kill the X session is another concern. It would > need to be tracked e.g. using a serial console, to check what process is > lying behind, and that the initscripts don't manage to kill. Normally > they are able to kill -KILL them after some (not too long) time, it > should be checked why that's not happening. > >> I should try this again and see if I can ssh into the machine at >> this state. > > You shouldn't be able to since halt turns down all daemons etc. > >> Not being able to run `# halt` will confuse the casual user. >> So to halt my machine, I still have to kill X, then run `#halt`. I >> tried running shutdown-hurd from inside X, as per Samuel's request. > > Not shutdown-hurd, but poweroff-hurd.
That's another (VERY VERY VERY) minor issue. I can never remember what the specific hurd specific shutdown commands are. Can we link shutdown-hurd, hurd-shutdown, hurd-poweroff, halt-hurd, and hurd-halt to poweroff-hurd ? > >> Weirdly enough, after I pressed return on that command, I could >> still move the cursor. > > That's not really surprising since since poweroff-hurd only cuts the > base translators, without taking care of termination daemons etc. > >> It took X maybe 5 or so minutes before it >> locked up on me and stopped accepting mouse movements. > > That, however, is surprising. Again, using a serial console would allow > to know what is actually happening. I wonder if my T43 has a serial console? What sort of hardware could I run the hurd on that has a serial cable? -- Joshua Branson Sent from the Hurd
