Re: Ctrl-Alt-Del problem
On Mon, 4 Mar 1996, Martin Str|mberg wrote:
> I seem to have a little problem with Ctrl-Alt-Del. When I'm going to turn off
> my computer I usually press Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot, and when the computer
> reboots I turn it of.
>
> However, if I do Ctrl-Alt-Del (or hold down the keys just a little to long,
> which to me seems to be a very short interval; which is the way I usually get
> hit by this problem) several times quickly, the system won't reboot.
>
> Normally when the system reboots, is says something like "Sending processes
> TERM signal" and "Sending processes KILL signal" and then something about "cron
> stopped" and goes on going down. But when this phenomenon appears, the message
> about "Sending processes KILL signal" is the last thing displayed and then the
> system doesn't do anything. I have to push the reset button (Ouch!).
>
> I'm using debian 0.93R6 with kernel 1.2.13, slightly(?) adjusted to be able to
> mount my CD-ROM (ide.c and ide-cd.c from 1.3.9).
> But this is reproducible on the original debian kernel as well (the one that
> you create on a floppy during installation).
>
> Now my questions. Has anybody else seen this happen? How should I trace down
> this problem?
If I'm not mistaken, it is a much better to reboot your system using the
reboot and/or shutdown commands. I seem to remember someone saying not to
use Ctrl-Alt-Del. shutdown -h should put your machine in a halted state
for powerdown. You have to be root to use these commands.
Syrus.
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Syrus Nemat-Nasser <syrus@ucsd.edu> UCSD Physics Dept.
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