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From: tdphette@mke.ab.com (Thad Phetteplace x4461)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: HELP: My machine won't reboot
Date: 13 Jan 1994 14:49:56 GMT
Organization: Allen-Bradley Co.
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rpe@testify.raleigh.ibm.com (Rob Enns) writes:
: I've had this problem ever since 386BSD 0.1. I'm currently running
: NetBSD 0.9. The problem is that when I shutdown the machine (shutdown
: -h) it says "press any key to reboot", but when I press a key, nothing
: happens. Also, when I do a reboot or shutdown -r, the machine does not
: automatically reboot. In both cases I must press the reset button to
: cause a reboot.
: 
: This problem was present using the IDE drive as root (no SCSI on
: system) as well as using the SCSI drive as root.
: 
: Has anyone else seen this? Is there a fix?
: 
: System Specs: Gateway 2000 486 33MHz 16MB RAM
:               202 MB IDE (Western Digital)
:               Adaptec 1542C
:               800 MB SCSI (Toshiba)
:               Nec 84i CD-ROM
:               Diamond Speedstar SVGA

I've got basically the same hardware and I'm having exactly the same problem.
If anyone has a fix, I'd be interested in hearing about it also.

Thanks,

--
Thad Phetteplace
Network Systems Analyst, Allen-Bradley Co.
Phone: (414)382-4461
Email: tdphette@mke.ab.com

The opinions expressed here are entirely my own and not that of my employer.
I am not a slob, I am simply doing an experiment in domestic entropy!