powerdown after shutdown part2

[Wolfgang]

On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 22:23, maverick wrote:
> He already wrote which command he used...
> 
> [quote]
> I've the same problem if I use powerdown.
> [/quote]
> 
> But i have the same problem on my Laptop too.
> I use the command "shutdown -h now" or when i am using X,
> i use the "LogOff" Button.
> My system won't turn off automatically.
> :/ well i will wait if anyone posts a solution for
> Peter ;)
> 
> greets: Bernd
> 
> 
> Am Don, 2004-03-04 um 10.57 schrieb Julien Le Houérou:
> > Peter Bürger a écrit :
> > 
> > >Hello again,
> > >
> > >I've the same problem if I use powerdown. My system print the following
> > >message:
> > >
> > >Halting system...
> > >flushing ide devices: hda hdc
> > >Power down
> > >
> > >Then I've to press the power-button manually. Why?
> > >
> > >Bootloader is grub, apm=power-off is set.
> > >
> > >Sorry for my bad english.
> > >  
> > >
> > What command do you type ?
> > 
> > 'halt' does what you describe.
> > 
> > try typing 'poweroff'. Works.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Julien Le Houérou
> > 
> > Université de Haute Bretagne
> > Centre de Ressources Informatiques
> > 
> > julien.le-houerou at uhb.fr
> > 
> 

The others are saying to use the "poweroff" command, and not
"powerdown". I run a Dual Athlon CPU system, and I have to put
"apm=power_off" (Remember to use an underscore, and not a hyphen) to the
end of the grub command line (Modify grub.conf file) to poweroff my
system. And it works every time.

Wolf