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Re: computer cann't shut down



On Sun, 20 Mar 2016 05:28:55 +0100
Jerome BENOIT <sphericaltriangle@rezozer.net> wrote:

> Hello Forum:
> 
> On 20/03/16 04:42, Michael Milliman wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 03/19/2016 09:40 PM, lina wrote:  
> >> shutdown -h now
> >> 
> >> doesn't work. it still reboot.
> >>   
> > This sounds like an issue with the hardware or BIOS not with the
> > Debian OS, or with the Desktop environment.  Though I have not had
> > this problem, I have had several others related to
> > shutdown/reboot/suspend/hibernate on various machines, but I know
> > for a fact that all such problems have been with the hardware/BIOS,
> > not the Debian software.  I don't know enough about the iMac to
> > offer anything more.  
> 
> Does recent iMac have a BIOS ?


What do you mean by this?

Of course Macs have *initialisation firmware* (about which I know
nothing) but not necessarily MBR BIOS as seen on PCs.

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