searching commands like 'poweroff' in portage / no poweroff

f.kater · Guru Joined: 23 May 2002 Posts: 342 Location: Berlin

Hi,

since I have changed from SuSE 7.3 to gentoo my system does not power off (after executing shutdown -h 0)... That's my main problem right now... (I have tried several kernels now with APM and with or without ACPI...)

My second problem is: 'poweroff' is an unknown command to my system. I'd like to install it - but which package in portage is to install?emerge -s "poweroff" doesn't find anything. Is poweroff only a synonym to shutdown -h 0 ?

How can I make it to find the right package in general?

Thank you for any help
Felix

fghellar · Posted: Sat May 25, 2002 5:45 pm Post subject:

You can use halt instead of poweroff.
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f.kater · Guru Joined: 23 May 2002 Posts: 342 Location: Berlin

Thank you.

The problem remains :-(

halt -p / shutdow -h 0 do not power off the system. The last lines on my screen are:
... Unmounting filesystems ... Remounting remaining filesystems readonly ... Power off ... /sbin/rc: return: can only 'return'from a function or sourced script.

Do you have any idea?
Felix

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20581

Did you compile power management into the kernel? Someone correct me, but I thought the actual power off part would only work with power managment (APM or ACPI) enabled.

FyreFiend · n00b Joined: 24 May 2002 Posts: 17

I think kanuslupus is right. There should be something in the kernel config around powering off with a busted BIOS (I check the helps in the power management section). My box wouldn't power it's self down until I add that to the kernel.

craftyc · Guru Joined: 23 May 2002 Posts: 443 Location: Behind You.

If you compile the Advanced Power Management BIOS Support, under General setup, then it should work. (Well it works for me anyway

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f.kater · Guru Joined: 23 May 2002 Posts: 342 Location: Berlin

Yes, I've now compiled a lot of kernels with nearly any existing combination of ACPI on /off, APM on/off but the system still doesn't power off :-(

halt -p, shutdown -h 0, ... do not work.

the system goes down, it says "power off", then the hard disk is switched off (but not the computer itself) and at the end of the shutdown tasks there is this strange message (I've mentionend above):
/sbin/rc: return: can only 'return'from a function or sourced script
What the hell does this stand for?

further information:
- I tried emerging and unmerging acpid and / or apmd
- I tried switching off ACPI in BIOS - not possible
- the computer was powerd off fine with SuSE7.3 and Windows

Any further idea, guys?

fghellar · Posted: Mon May 27, 2002 3:25 pm Post subject:

Maybe this can help...
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craftyc · Guru Joined: 23 May 2002 Posts: 443 Location: Behind You.

How about using the .config file from your SuSe system?
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f.kater · Guru Joined: 23 May 2002 Posts: 342 Location: Berlin

fghellar · Posted: Tue May 28, 2002 2:29 am Post subject:

As Autobot's sig says, "One is glad to be of service."

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