Re: Laptop does not reboot

[Dieter Rohlfing <u490248-uKKRHEr75Vc@public.gmane.org>]

Hi Bernd,

> maybe you should also give 2.6.x a try? Well, woody is too old for that, you
> would have to upgrade to unstable (don't know if there are already backports
> or if all required stuff is also already in Sarge).

Yesterday I made a try with Knoppix 3.4 (c't edition), it has kernel
2.6.1. And ... the laptop properly rebooted. So, I'll give the latest
2.6.x a chance. As far as I know I have to update my module utilities
too.

> Mayby even the reboot command from the sysvinit package is too old, don't
> know. IMHO woody is too much outdated and shouldn't be used for anything
> except servers any more.

I don't think, it's a matter of the reboot command in woody. This
command just tells the kernel to reboot or to halt. The necessary
commands in order to reboot/halt are sent by the kernel. That's my
conclusion from a look into the kernel sources.

> PS: Whats about giving Knoppix a try, if it works there, then its either a
> problem with too much outdated woody packages or wrong kernel configuration.

See above. Wrong kernel configuration: that's a suspicion I have too.
The kernel in question is a 'one-fits-all' kernel for all my PCs, so it
contains some drivers for devices, which are not in my laptop. As
another try a built a kernel, which included only the necessary drivers
for my laptop. Result: no proper rebooting.

I must confess, I'm really at my wit's end. :-(

Dieter

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