On 29 Oct 2020 at 10:19:04, Dave  wrote:
> On 28/10/2020 20:49, Tilt from Arch wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I just assembled a raspberry-pi with these items:
>> - pi4 board (4gb ram)
>> - 16gb microsd card (with archlinux-arm 64bit on);
>> - X832 board (to attach a 3.5 HDD);
>> - 12V power supply (as needed by X832).
>>
>>
>> The system started as soon as I plugged in the power adapter to the wall
>> socket (red and blue lights blinking)
>> This is a headless configuration (no monitor, no keyboard, no mouse),
>> so I managed to ssh to the archlinux OS, configure pacman keyring and
>> then was dinner time :)
>>
>> To shutdown the system I sent this command via ssh:
>> systemctl poweroff
>>
>> The ssh connection was closed, but the raspberry had red lights still
>> on, and I could hear a fan spinning.
>>
>> I waited 5 minutes without visible changes, then I pulled the plug off
>> the socket.
>>
>> Can you please confirm I shuted down the system the proper way?
>>
>> Thanks in advance, bye!
>
> I added these lines to /etc/rc.local on my PIs:
>
> echo none> /sys/class/leds/led1/trigger
> echo 0> /sys/class/leds/led1/brightness
>
> Now the red LED extinguishes when the Pi has finished booting, and comes
> on again when it is fully shut down.
> --
> Dave
>

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