On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 15:37:28 -0500 (EST), campbell mcleay wrote: > > I am running 64-bit Debian Squeeze with kernel > linux-image-2.6.32-trunk-vserver-amd64, and when > I initiate a shutdown to halt/poweroff the system, either within a > Gnome session or on the console, > it reboots instead of powering off. I can see what looks like a kernel > oops error message at the > very end of the shutdown process, and then it reboots (it is too quick > for me to see the exact error). > My suspicion was that ACPI was the issue, so I disabled it at boot > with 'acpi=off', and indeed it no longer > reboots when I issue shutdown to halt it, but I lose hyperthreading > and it won't power off at all.
OK, first of all, there's obviously a bug somewhere. But the machine not powering off is no big deal. Once it halts you simply turn it off. But losing hyperthreading is obviously not good. > I have > used Ubuntu 9.04 and 10.04 (which uses 2.6.32 kernel) to test the > hardware as well, and these shut > the machine down with no issue. I would use another linux-image > package, but there seems to be only > one for Squeeze (aside from a vserver image). > > Any suggestions on a way round this? I don't want to boot with > 'acpi=off', as it won't shutdown and > hyperthreading won't work. Well, you could try using APM instead of ACPI, if your BIOS supports it. That might get you an automated power-off. But probably not hyperthreading. Probably not worth it. But there are newer kernels in Sid that you can try, such as linux-image-2.6.32-2-vserver-amd64 and linux-image-2.6.32-3-vserver-amd64. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/287547141.16262411267566323484.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
