From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Mar 15 10:12: 1 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from picnic.mat.net (picnic.mat.net [206.246.122.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81CE315410 for ; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:10:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chuckr@mat.net) Received: from localhost (chuckr@localhost) by picnic.mat.net (8.9.3/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA03039; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 13:08:58 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 13:08:58 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey To: Steve Passe Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: power-off without halt In-Reply-To: <199903151655.JAA28147@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Steve Passe wrote: > Hi, > > We are looking at using FreeBSD as an "embedded OS" inside a line > of instruments we are building. I think I have a handle on all the > issues except how to cleanly handle shutdown where there is no > console, and thus no way to send a 'halt' command. The requirement > is that the user can merely turn off the power, nothing more required. > > I can modify the disk setup, kernel/util code as needed, I just need some > idea for a workable solution. Has anyone delt with this problem before? Interesting. What kind of use is made of local disk? Could you use local disk read only, and just use a mfs partition to work out of? ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message