alarm for halt script

alarm for halt script

[Count Zero]

greetings all,

I am in the initial stages of installing suse linux 6.0. By initial
stages, I mean that at this point I have the system up and running but am
still trying to get a serial terminal working so I have speech and so
forth.  One problem that I can foresee is knowing when the shutdown
command is completed.  This seems to take a slightly different amount of
time each time.  I have discussed this problem with another user on this
list, and he suggested the idea of having the halt script do a distinctive
beep or something to indicate that it is complete.  I am interested in how
the rest of you solve this particular problem.  I would also be interested
in corresponding with anyone with experience with the suse distribution.  
regards,
Tom 

Re: alarm for halt script

[Michael P. Gorse]

The serial-console code in the kernel might help (take a look at
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/serial-console.txt)

On Sun, 6 Jun 1999, Count Zero wrote:

> greetings all,
> 
> I am in the initial stages of installing suse linux 6.0. By initial
> stages, I mean that at this point I have the system up and running but am
> still trying to get a serial terminal working so I have speech and so
> forth.  One problem that I can foresee is knowing when the shutdown
> command is completed.  This seems to take a slightly different amount of
> time each time.  I have discussed this problem with another user on this
> list, and he suggested the idea of having the halt script do a distinctive
> beep or something to indicate that it is complete.  I am interested in how
> the rest of you solve this particular problem.  I would also be interested
> in corresponding with anyone with experience with the suse distribution.  
> regards,
> Tom 
> 
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Re: alarm for halt script

[Massimiliano Perantoni]

Il giorno Mon, 07 Jun 1999, Michael P. Gorse ha scritto:
> The serial-console code in the kernel might help (take a look at
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/serial-console.txt)
The solution Is easier for me: I have a mini server (a 486 DX4) that doesnì't
have a monitor, so I need the same a beep at the end of the system halt. I
solved modifiyng the script my RedHat (sorry no experience with Suse, but I
think it's similar) executes when it halts the system. If you insert a line
like this 
echo -e "\7"
before the message of successful halting, the system will beep. The steps you
should follow are:
1) search that script in your Suse, in redhat it's in /etc/rc.d/init.d and is
named, with great fantasy, halt
2)ask to a friend of yours what does Suse print out when has halted the system
before the kernels system halted.
3)Find the raw in the script where there is such a message, for this you should
be able of a little of shell programming.
4)Insert the row I indicated above.
I hope it works for you as it did for me.
Massimiliano Perantoni

 > 
> On Sun, 6 Jun 1999, Count Zero wrote:
> 
> > greetings all,
> > 
> > I am in the initial stages of installing suse linux 6.0. By initial
> > stages, I mean that at this point I have the system up and running but am
> > still trying to get a serial terminal working so I have speech and so
> > forth.  One problem that I can foresee is knowing when the shutdown
> > command is completed.  This seems to take a slightly different amount of
> > time each time.  I have discussed this problem with another user on this
> > list, and he suggested the idea of having the halt script do a distinctive
> > beep or something to indicate that it is complete.  I am interested in how
> > the rest of you solve this particular problem.  I would also be interested
> > in corresponding with anyone with experience with the suse distribution.  
> > regards,
> > Tom 
> > 
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Re: alarm for halt script

[Luke Davis]

Use reboot instead of halt.
Wait for the sound of your FD drive's initialization, then deactivate the
system.