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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] Power down question
From:       Peter Ruskin <aoyu93 () dsl ! pipex ! com>
Date:       2002-12-11 21:45:42
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On Wednesday 11 Dec 2002 20:19, Alan Nilsson wrote:
> All-
>
> I have recently switched to Gentoo from xxx distro (why did I wait so
> long ??????).  Anyway, when shutting down the machine with the old
> distro, after the system stopped, the machine would power down.
>
> With my new Gentoo install, after the system is stopped, the machine
> does not power down, it just sits there with "Power Down" displayed
> requiring me to actually pull the plug to power down, hardly ideal.
>
> What config or support am I missing to get Gentoo to power down the
> machine after the system stops.
>
Instead of `shutdown`, use /sbin/poweroff.

When I build my kernels I select "use real mode poweroff"
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