Messages in this thread | | | From | "Michael J. Micek" <> | Subject | Re: Linux reboot | Date | Wed, 27 Mar 1996 15:39:43 -0800 (PST) |
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> > I have always wondered why Linux never reboots by itself when I type > > reboot or press CTRL-ALT-DEL. I will have to press the reset button > > manually. It just stops after the text
> This is from the new SysV init - I know for a fact because I
Which one do you mean, 2.50 (which came with Slackware 3.0), 2.58, or 2.59? 2.50/Slackware is *really* bogus. And the later ones don't work well with Slackware, either.
BTW-- "shutdown -h now" currently works fine for me (but I have to log out before it will proceed. Not sure if this is a bug or a feature.)
> just installed it last night, and I am still fiddling with it.
If you get anywhere, let me (and I'm not alone) know. I'm doing the same thing... I would love to collaborate. Maybe post followups to linux-admin, though.
The most recent sysvinit from MvS is available at
ftp://ftp.cistron.nl/pub/People/miquels
> (I had been using a very old a.out Slackware 1.0 init and scripts)
> Note: I recommend you use the 'old' rc scripts (simple), > and not the new SysV scripts (more complicated)
The scripts that come with the most recent versions of sysvinit are Debian, which are really complicated, and use a lot of unfamiliar mechanisms. I don't have anything against them, except that I haven't gotten them to work.
(Note that there is some useful information for dealing with modules in the rc scripts that comes with modules-1.3.69e (and now that 69f is available, probably there, too).)
My main peeve in all this: I've never successfully used single user mode in any setup I've come up with so far. I've got some tasks I'd like to do then that require single-user (to do correctly), like change some of the options on my root filesystem, but so far, everytime I try, I end up having to do a hard reboot. This is not acceptable. (Not saying it's not my own fault for trying it without being sure my rc scripts could handle it, just saying I need to get them to this point!)
We really need a distribution-independent set of init scripts. If this means standardizing on Debian (because that's what MvS writes), fine. I don't care. I just want something that does the right thing!
-- Michael J. Micek, peripatetic philosopher. (currently) mmicek@muddcs.cs.hmc.edu Am hirable (consulting, problem-solving, whatever). Finger for details.
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