Argl,.. forgot the patch ^^
btw: The mentioned scanning in /proc/ide... isn't that already deprecated in the kernel?
--- halt.8 2010-07-02 21:32:34.439030000 +0200 +++ 1 2010-07-02 21:36:18.467493998 +0200 @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ .\"}}} .\"{{{ Description .SH DESCRIPTION -\fBHalt\fP notes that the system is being brought down in the file +\fBhalt\fP notes that the system is being brought down in the file \fI/var/log/wtmp\fP, and then either tells the kernel to halt, reboot or power-off the system. .PP @@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ .SH OPTIONS .IP \fB\-n\fP Don't sync before reboot or halt. Note that the kernel and storage -drivers may still sync. +drivers may still sync. This implies \fB\-d\fP. .IP \fB\-w\fP Don't actually reboot or halt but only write the wtmp record (in the \fI/var/log/wtmp\fP file). .IP \fB\-d\fP -Don't write the wtmp record. The \fB\-n\fP flag implies \fB\-d\fP. +Don't write the wtmp record. .IP \fB\-f\fP Force halt or reboot, don't call \fBshutdown\fP(8). .IP \fB\-i\fP