machine won't reboot

From: David N. Welton (davidw_at_eidetix.com)
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:20:19 +0200

Hi,

I've got an x86 machine that I can't get to reboot in any way, shape or
form when it doesn't have a keyboard attached to it. Any suggestions
for how to accomplish this?

I've been poking through the kernel sources, and have tried the various
reboot= options, but none of them seems to have any effect. The machine
just stops and doesn't turn over. Oddly enough, when a keyboard is
attached, things seem to go ok (must be due to the mach_reboot call
using the... *keyboard* of all things?!).

Thankyou,
Dave

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