reboot not rebooting (only halts the system)

blob2004 · n00b Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 59

On my system:

Via C3 Samuel 2 processor (1 giga pro)
SiS 630E bios
Gentoo-dev-sources-r11

the reboot command only stops all processes and halts the system. What should I do to make it actually reboot?

orionrobots · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:05 pm Post subject:

I normally use shutdown -r now. Try that.
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blob2004 · n00b Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 59

shutdown -r produces the same results

orionrobots · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject:

After halt, does the machine actually turn off, or just sit there?
It could be waiting for a process which failes to stop or something.
I have seen problems like this before.
I recommend ensuring you have stopped X first, then performing the shutdown.
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blob2004 · n00b Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 59

It just sits there until I push the reset button

MasterX · Veteran Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1165

blob2004 · n00b Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 59

I have ACPI compiled in the kernel. The last message I see is:

Restarting system.

NOT!!! I have to push the reset button to really get it to restart (FYI windoze has no problem with this)

MasterX · Veteran Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1165

There is already a bug report:
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57766