Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:51:06 +0100 From: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UNEXPECTED SOFT UPDATE INCONSISTENCY Message-ID: <20070423225106.63adb37a@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <644792.46664.qm@web58104.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <644792.46664.qm@web58104.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:23:16 -0700 (PDT) L Goodwin <xrayv19@yahoo.com> wrote: > Last night, I was starting to install Samba3, but wrong FreeBSD disc > (2) in the CD-ROM drive (first package to install on disc 1). After > placing the right disc in the drive, I accidentally pushed the POWER > button instead of the CD-ROM door open/close button and turned the > computer off. In my defense, the power button is right next to it AND > has a hair trigger. :-( This shouldn't be a problem unless your pc is very old (8 years or so), and it's a real power switch. On modern PCs the power switch is just a low-voltage control line. A light touch is a signal to the OS to shutdown cleanly - you have to hold the button down for several seconds to force it.
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