Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:39:54 +0000 From: Rohit <rohitvis@rogers.com> To: Shantanu Mahajan <freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Booting takes too long. Why? (/ was not properly dismounted) Message-ID: <200306171139.55192.rohitvis@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <20030617151607.GB273@dhumketu.homeunix.net> References: <200306160842.31179.rohitvis@rogers.com> <20030617151607.GB273@dhumketu.homeunix.net>
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shutdown -h -o appears to behave the same as simply using halt I'm glad I dont have to wait for the disc errors anymore thanks for your help Rohit On Tuesday 17 June 2003 15:16, Shantanu Mahajan wrote: > +-- Rohit [freebsd] [16-06-03 08:42 +0000]: > | Thanks for your help Jud, you are absolutely right. With issuing the halt > | command, there are no excessive delays in booting. Inface booting is > | really fast. > | > | Thanks > | > | Rohit > > Rohit: > You mean to say that when you use 'halt' instead of > 'shutdown -h', your machince boots faster? > > Roger: > I don't think that 'shutdown -h' = 'halt' > Rohit is not invoking halt. > 'shutdown -h -o' = 'halt' > > Rohit: > Can you try 'shutdown -h -o' and let us know what's the > result? > > Regards, > Shantanu > > | On Saturday 14 June 2003 20:04, Jud wrote: > | > On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 12:28:23 +0530, Shantanu Mahajan > | > > | > <freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net> wrote: > | > > | I shutdown using the shutdown -h now command > | > > | or reboot using reboot now > | > > > | > > did you try 'halt'? > | > > what msg. do you see after the shutdown is complete? > | > > | > From the halt(8) man page: > | > > | > "Normally, the shutdown(8) utility is used when the system needs to be > | > halted or restarted, giving users advance warning of their impending > | > doom and cleanly terminating specific programs." > | > > | > From the shutdown(8) man page: > | > > | > "The following options are available: > | > -h The system is halted at the specified time." > | > > | > So Rohit is in fact using 'halt' in the way it is normally invoked, as > | > an option to 'shutdown.' Is there a reason that 'halt' without > | > 'shutdown' would be preferable in this case? > | > > | > Jud
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