Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:43:12 -0400 From: "Goeringer, Michael" <goeringerm@keywest.ird.rl.af.mil> To: "'Dave Babler'" <dbabler@Rigel.orionsys.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: shutdown command Message-ID: <c=US%a=_%p=Rome?Lab%l=KEYWEST-970825214312Z-964@keywest.ird.rl.af.mil>
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Hmmm does "reboot now" work? I use this all the time... Michael G. ---------- From: Dave Babler[SMTP:dbabler@Rigel.orionsys.com] Sent: Monday, August 25, 1997 1:42 PM To: netnology@psinet.net.au Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: shutdown command On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 netnology@psinet.net.au wrote: > Hi there, > > I have a problem using freebsd 2.2.2 running on an AMD 586 133 chip. > Everything works fine except for restarting the machine. The command > "shutdown -r now" used to force a reboot, seems to be working, sync's the > disks and then does nothing. I leave it for about 20-25 minutes and still > it won't restart. The "shutdown now" command works fine, but now with the > "-r" option. This used to work when using 2.0.5, but since the upgrade - > nothing. > > Regards > Craig Beasland I am having exactly the same problem here (and with reboot as well) running 2.2-STABLE on an Intel 486DX2-66 box. It worries me because it also means the system cannot reboot itself if it has to. -Dave
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