[pocket-linux] 6.4.3 System Shutdown

[David Horton]

mlij at globo.com wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> At System Shutdown (6.4.3), after I issued 
> 
> shutdown -h now
> 
> There is the message:
> 
> INIT: Switching to runlevel 0
> INIT: Sending processes the TERM signal
> INIT: Sending processes the KILL signal
> Unmounting local filesystems
> Initating system halt
> Shutdown: hda
> System Halted
> 
> The computer stays with this message and it does not turn off.
> 
> This is a little diferent from the item 6.4.3 that has the itens:
> 
> Terminated
> Remounting / as read-only

Thanks for pointing this out.  There is a mistake in 6.4.3.  The 
"Remounting / as read-only" should not appear.
> 
> When I issued this command in my linux, shutdown -h now, my computer turn
> off.
> 
> So I think that is to happen with pocket linux.
> Am I right?
> 

Two things need to be in place for your computer to power down after a 
"shutdown -h"  These are:

* You need advanced power management enabled in the kernel
* You need to run /sbin/poweroff instead of /sbin/halt.  Both are 
symbolic links to /sbin/init, but the difference in names causes 
different behavior.

Dave