I am installing Slack 10.1 but with Kernel 2.6.12 on a number of older
Celeron300 computers. The batch of 7 computers are virtually identical. On
two of them, during poweroff I get an error and no proper shutdown:

/etc/rc.d/rc.K: line 244: 4106 Segmentation fault poweroff

I have to hold the power switch for 4 seconds to get the beasts to turn off.

I thought perhaps this might be a BIOS issue and I tried all the BIOS
setup options regarding ACPI/APM stuff like Power Saving etc, to no avail.
Any ideas where I should start hunting down this problem?

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On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:48:31 -0800, Larry Gagnon wrote:

> I am installing Slack 10.1 but with Kernel 2.6.12 on a number of older
> Celeron300 computers. The batch of 7 computers are virtually identical. On
> two of them, during poweroff I get an error and no proper shutdown:
>
> /etc/rc.d/rc.K: line 244: 4106 Segmentation fault poweroff
>
> I have to hold the power switch for 4 seconds to get the beasts to turn off.
>
> I thought perhaps this might be a BIOS issue and I tried all the BIOS
> setup options regarding ACPI/APM stuff like Power Saving etc, to no avail.
> Any ideas where I should start hunting down this problem?
>
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> Microsoft will soon release their newest product: a vacuum cleaner.
> It will be their only product which doesn't suck.
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My guess this is to do with hotplug. Also, since you are using 2.6, then
use ACPI over APM.

I think you may want to go Slack 10.2, or at least verify you have all
of the patches to 10.1 applied. You will then need to fixup /etc/rc.d to
account for the "new" startup scripts.

For the kernel, I would go with 2.6.15.6 from testing in current. Note,
you need rc.modules for 2.6, too. The changelog for each kernel release
is too long to ignore.

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On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:00:49 -0700, Douglas Mayne <doug@localhost.localnet> wrote:

>On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:48:31 -0800, Larry Gagnon wrote:
>
>> I am installing Slack 10.1 but with Kernel 2.6.12 on a number of older
>> Celeron300 computers. The batch of 7 computers are virtually identical. On
....
>My guess this is to do with hotplug. Also, since you are using 2.6, then
>use ACPI over APM.

Hmmm, my reaction is to try real-mode APM power down, turn off ACPI
Celeron300 is back when ACPI mostly busted, I'd also check if there's
an updated BIOS for those old boxen if they otherwise similar.

I'd also go with 2.6.15.7 if you comfortable with kernel patch/compile,
just revert (patch -R) 2.6.15.6 then apply 2.6.15.7 and recompile.

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...ch-2.6.15.6.gz (30k)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...ch-2.6.15.7.gz (33k)

Much quicker than downloading:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...6.15.7.tar.bz2 (38M)

Grant.
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In alt.os.linux.slackware, Larry Gagnon dared to utter,
> I am installing Slack 10.1 but with Kernel 2.6.12 on a number of older
> Celeron300 computers. The batch of 7 computers are virtually identical. On
> two of them, during poweroff I get an error and no proper shutdown:
>
> /etc/rc.d/rc.K: line 244: 4106 Segmentation fault poweroff

Take out the hard drive from one that doesn't exhibit this behavior and
boot it in one that does, if the hardware is indeed identical of course.
If the problem persists, it's hardware. If it doesn't, it's something
you've screwed up in software.

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+Alan Hicks+ <alan@lizella.network> trolled:

pgp trash troll delete

You have been asked a number of times to bury your pgp trash in your
headers. There is no reason at all not to do this. pgp annoys
other people and your decision to leave pgp in your message body can
only be interpreted as a hostile action.

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> It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
> Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
> Ecclesiastes 7:5
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Look at all this crap! Please show respect for the other posters.

cordially, as always,

rm

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Ronald Matthews <rm@biteme.org> wrote:
> +Alan Hicks+ <alan@lizella.network> trolled:
>
> pgp trash troll delete
>
> You have been asked a number of times to bury your pgp trash in your
> headers. There is no reason at all not to do this. pgp annoys
> other people and your decision to leave pgp in your message body can
> only be interpreted as a hostile action.

You've been asked too many times to shut up and leave the
newsgroup. You are the only one who is whining about PGP, and no-one
cares about you nor what you think.

Like I said before, go back to hunting your elusive Canadian
beaver.

BL.
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A Guy Called Tyketto <tyketto@sbcglobal.net.invalid> trolled:

pgp trash troll delete

> You've been asked too many times to shut up and leave the
> newsgroup. You are the only one who is whining about PGP, and
> no-one cares about you nor what you think.

We have never heard the Coward Hicks whine about PGP. What on earth
are you talking about?

> Like I said before, go back to hunting your elusive Canadian
> beaver.

Hicks has never been to Canada. We wouldn't let him in. In any
case, Coward Hicks wouldn't know what to do if he was faced with a
beaver, of any nationality, unless, of course, it was related to him
by blood.

Tell us again, why Hicks is your hero and why you constantly try to
curry favour with him, just as you have done with this post?

Why do you curry favour with Hicks? Is that because it is natural
for you to curry favour? Your life isn't complete if you are not
snuggling up to, and kissing somebody's ass?

cordially, as always,

rm

Op Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:19:28 +1100 schreef Grant
<bugsplatter@gmail.com>:

> I'd also go with 2.6.15.7 if you comfortable with kernel
> patch/compile, just revert (patch -R) 2.6.15.6 then apply 2.6.15.7
> and recompile.
>
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...ch-2.6.15.6.gz (30k)
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...ch-2.6.15.7.gz (33k)

Or he could just get the incremental patch instead and not need to
bother with reversing:

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...-2.6.15.6-7.gz
(3k)

Just an idea... ;-)

- M.