On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Zaigui Wang wrote:
> When I issue "poweroff", what my linux does is "halt" the system, and no
> more. What should I do to really make the poweroff work?
>
> I have Windows 95 installed also. It can shut down the PC very easily.
>
> Thanks.
>
First, you need a kernel with APM support compiled as well as the option
to poweroff the machine on shutdown enabled. I am not sure how redhat
kernels are compiled by default, I usually compile my own from the virgin
sources.
Second, your machine has to support the powerdown feature, which obivously
yours does as Windows works.
WARNING: The "proper" way to halt your machine is 'shutdown -h now'. The
current version of the SysV init supports using 'poweroff' instead, but if
you ever use a different version of UNIX or even some distributions,
poweroff will either not work or could possibly damage the system.
Good Luck,
Bill Carlson
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