Halting on a '99 iMac DV SE

[David Chart]

> 
> I don't know why it isn't powering down within Linux, but in the 
> absence of a true solution you can probably power that iMac down by 
> pressing and holding the power button until it shuts down.  After 
> several seconds it should do it.  It's a feature to allow you to shut 
> the machine down even if the OS is crashed or whatever.

Thanks; that might well be useful if I'm reduced to troubleshooting the
problem myself.

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David Chart
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