Re: Power-off on shutdown -h

[Michael Mansour <micoots yahoo com>]

Hi Rick,

> > On Sep. 5th. a Wilkinson addressed the same
> > issue. May you can find some help in that thread.
> > I experience the same with Redhat 9 on a Dell
> >  Dimension 4400. Some time back I had
> > Mandrake 8.1 (I think it was) installed. Same
> > problem.  I havn't looked into solving the
> > problem yet, so this is all I can help with.
> 
> This issue has been discussed ad nauseum.  It's not
> Linux that's the
> problem, it's a glitch in the BIOS' implementation
> of ACPI or a problem
> with the IDE controller putting drives in a
> "standby" mode.  It only

But the thing is Rick, why does it work from Windows?
I boot into the Windows partition, do a shutdown and
it powers down the box.

One of the servers runs from Windows 2000, the other
from Windows 98 SE (the only reason I have these
partitions there is to be able to use internet update
features of firmware etc from manufacturers). But
nevertheless, they power down correctly while Linux
doesn't.

> occurs on some motherboard/BIOS combinations and
> Dell seems to be one
> of the worst offenders, followed by some HP/Compaq

Interesting, one of them is a Dell server :) .. the
other an MSI motherboard.

> product lines.  I've
> seen it less often with AMI BIOSes.

One of them is an Award BIOS, the other DELL.

> How do you fix it?  Make sure your BIOS is up to
> date.  If it is and
> it still won't work, you're sort of out of luck. 
> Sorry.

Wish it were as simple as that, but if I was out of
luck Windows would do the same. I will check the IDE
controller issue as that is represented with different
standby modes within the BIOS.

Michael.

> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I have two new servers (different types)
> > 
> > and each
> > 
> >>server supports the ability to power itself
> > 
> > off on a
> > 
> >>shutdown - I've installed windows and linux
> > 
> > partitions
> > 
> >>on each, though they are linux servers.
> >>
> >>>From a windows shutdown they power
> > 
> > themselves off.
> > 
> >>>From a linux "shutdown -h now", they go to
> > 
> > the "Power
> > 
> >>down" prompt after shutting down the
> > 
> > drives, but they
> > 
> >>do not power-off.
> >>
> >>I have many other servers and desktop PC's
> > 
> > which do
> > 
> >>power-off on a shutdown but have been
> > 
> > stumped to
> > 
> >>figure out why these two don't under linux
> > 
> > but do
> > 
> >>under windows.
> >>
> >>Anyone have any suggestions, know where this is
> >>controlled? and why?
> >>
> >>I'm using RH8 with latest RPM'ed kernels.
> >>
> >>Michael.
> >>
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