Thread: Prototype power off script
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Old 12-24-2017, 01:00 PM   #4
j.p.s
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Originally Posted by fllc View Post
I thought there is already an extension "HALT" that shuts down kindle without wiping anything. I use it regularly. I am not sure where is the link to it...
Thanks, I managed to find it here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=211677

What does the screen show after the Kindle is off?

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Originally Posted by theol0403 View Post
I also remember this extension.

Code:
#!/bin/sh
halt
So I guess the "halt" command is good enough. Have you also tried "poweroff"?
That's a little too minimalist for me. In particular, it does not do a sync.

I will look into the poweroff command.

At the moment, I'm inclined to try my proposed script without the screen clears since that might help distinguish between power off and true low battery condition. But I still don't know whether there are any potential adverse side effects to my approach and may go with a sync followed by a halt. The advantage of shutdown is that all running processes will be cleanly stopped,

What does your screen show after power down?
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