Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 12:30:50 -0500 From: "Jonathan E. Lyons" <parrothd@midwest.net> To: wayne@crb-web.com, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Laptop will not reboot Message-ID: <199905121724.MAA07357@cdale3.midwest.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.990512090414.21113B-100000@crb.crb-web.com>
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What about plain old "reboot" you need to emable amp (rc.conf * kernl mod, check the PAO site) support for the machine to poweroff with the shutdown...... At 09:10 AM 5/12/99 -0400, Wayne Cuddy wrote: >I am using a Dell Latitude laptop with FreeBSD 3.1. If I do a 'shutdown -r >now' everything proceeds and I see the words 'Rebooting' and the machine >just sits there. None of the keys have any effect not even the power button, >at this point I need to reset the machine via pulling the battery. > >If I do 'shutdown -h now' the machine halts and I can cycle the power with the >on/off switch. > > >Do I need to rebuild the kernel with some special option in order to get the >machine to reboot? > >Thanks, >Wayne > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Jonathan E. Lyons FreeBSD:The Power to Serve parrothd@midwest.net MCP, MCSE, A+ Certified http://parrothd.midwest.net/ ICQ # 14226912 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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