Won't Power down (Was: More about 2.4.3 timer problems)

[viking <viking@flying-brick.caverock.net.nz>]

James Simmons wrote:

> >Thanks, that solved my problem.  Have added it to the patch...
> >THe patch & 2.4.3 kernel seem to be working well, except that I can't get
> >PowerOff to kick in - it stops dead there, where it used to power down.
>
> Is this the case when the patch is removed as well. When does this occur
> exactly? After you load the module? Do you get any oops messages or does
> it just hang.

<comedy>
Module? What module?  I don't need no steenking module to power down.
I jest pull de plug outta de wall!
</comedy>

It has happened with both straight kernel, and patched.
Incidentally, Andrew, thanks for that patch. And thanks to
James Simmons too, for that Makefile fix.
I get (on a Mandrake 7.2+bits of 8 system) roughly:

Starting killall script [OK}
Setting hardware clock to system time  [OK]
Unmounting filesystems [OK]
The system is halted.   <===== issued by rc  script
Power Down.         <========= issued by printk

... and it stops there... instead of turning the power off like it did under
2.2.18 and earlier.
No kernel oops message.  Also, SysRq-O doesn't work - it just puts SysRq: up
on the screen.
The other SysRq functions  I've tried work - (Kill), (Sync), (reBoot).
Thanks for your continued monitoring.

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