shutdown commands doesn't work in n900

[Janne Karhunen]

On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Scott James Remnant <scott at netsplit.com> wrote:

>> hi,i installed rootsh in my n900 and i put the command "sudo gainroot"
>> in x terminal to active root mode.then i put the command "shutdown -h
>> now" or others shutdown commands, it receives the command but nothing
>> happens.
>>
> I assume that Maemo does not implement compatibility with System V, thus
> the shutdown command sends an event that nothing responses to.

True for N900/Fremantle. While you can still shut down the device
from command line, the only proper way to do that currently is to
request reboot from dsme.

dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.dsme \
/com/nokia/dsme com.nokia.dsme.request.req_reboot


> You should probably file a bug with them that they include the shutdown
> command at all.

That's right.


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// Janne