Re: computer cann't shut down

From	Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: computer cann't shut down
Date	2016-03-20 09:50 +0100
Message-ID	<reHdE-4km-5@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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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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computer cann't shut down lina <lina.lastname@gmail.com> - 2016-03-19 13:50 +0100
  Re: computer cann't shut down lina <lina.lastname@gmail.com> - 2016-03-19 14:00 +0100
    Re: computer cann't shut down Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 09:50 +0100
      Re: computer cann't shut down Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-20 10:40 +0100
        Re: computer cann't shut down Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 11:00 +0100
  Re: computer cann't shut down Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2016-03-19 14:20 +0100
  Re: computer cann't shut down songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2016-03-19 14:30 +0100
    Re: computer cann't shut down lina <lina.lastname@gmail.com> - 2016-03-19 15:10 +0100
      Re: computer cann't shut down "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2016-03-19 15:40 +0100
        Re: computer cann't shut down songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2016-03-19 19:20 +0100
      Re: computer cann't shut down Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 09:50 +0100
  Re: computer cann't shut down Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2016-03-19 17:20 +0100
    Re: computer cann't shut down lina <lina.lastname@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 03:50 +0100
      Re: computer cann't shut down Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 09:50 +0100
        Re: computer cann't shut down lina <lina.lastname@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 13:50 +0100
  Re: computer cann't shut down David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-03-19 19:40 +0100
    Re: computer cann't shut down Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 00:40 +0100
      Re: computer cann't shut down Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 01:20 +0100
        Re: computer cann't shut down lina <lina.lastname@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 03:50 +0100
          Re: computer cann't shut down Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 04:50 +0100
            Re: computer cann't shut down Jerome BENOIT <sphericaltriangle@rezozer.net> - 2016-03-20 05:30 +0100
              Re: computer cann't shut down lina <lina.lastname@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 09:20 +0100
              Re: computer cann't shut down Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 09:50 +0100
                Re: computer cann't shut down Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 05:40 +0100
            Re: computer cann't shut down メット <mett@pmars.jp> - 2016-03-20 05:50 +0100
              Re: computer cann't shut down lina <lina.lastname@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 09:30 +0100
          Re: computer cann't shut down Jimmy Johnson <jimmyjhn@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 20:20 +0100
        Re: computer cann't shut down Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 09:40 +0100
  Re: computer cann't shut down Lotek <lotek07@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 19:10 +0100
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      Re: systemd troubleshooting (was ... Re: computer cann't shut down) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-23 14:10 +0100
        Re: systemd troubleshooting (was ... Re: computer cann't shut down) John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-03-23 14:40 +0100
          Re: systemd troubleshooting (was ... Re: computer cann't shut down) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-23 16:20 +0100
            Re: systemd troubleshooting (was ... Re: computer cann't shut down) chrisb@localhost.localdomain - 2016-03-28 10:20 +0200
              Re: systemd troubleshooting (was ... Re: computer cann't shut down) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-28 18:00 +0200
                Re: systemd troubleshooting (was ... Re: computer cann't shut down) Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-28 18:20 +0200
                Re: systemd troubleshooting (was ... Re: computer cann't shut down) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-28 19:20 +0200

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