Unable to shutdown and start machine - SUN Solaris

panchpan · #1 (**permalink**) 11-02-2007

Hello.
I have just installed solaris on my PC (standalone). It allows to reboot. But IF I shut down and the restart by pressing the button - It does not show my solaris OS and I am then forced to perform fresh installation.

Could you please let me know the fix for it - So that shutdown and start works as restart works.

Thank you!

porter · #2 (**permalink**) 11-03-2007

How do you normally shutdown?

Code:

shutdown -i 5 -g 1 -y

panchpan · #3 (**permalink**) 11-03-2007

I had done below to shutdown:
Click on launch button...then Shut Down radio button... Isnt it correct way to do that? Then I used to press the CPU button to start and found all gone.

Should this command' shutdown -i 5 -g 1 -y' be supplied from unix prompt? How must I start then?

porter · #4 (**permalink**) 11-03-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by panchpan

Should this command' shutdown -i 5 -g 1 -y' be supplied from unix prompt?

Yes, as root.

Quote:

Originally Posted by panchpan

How must I start then?

Start what? The machine or a unix prompt? To start the machine the power switch should do the job, to start a unix prompt either ssh into the box or run a terminal from a graphical desktop.

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