passing boot parameters

userzero · 05-07-2015, 06:28 PM

Hello,

My Jessie install hangs at shut down or reboot. I found the following instructions that may help:

http://linux.koolsolutions.com/2009/...-and-restarts/

The only problem is, I don't know how to pass parameters "at the time of boot" despite Google research. Help much appreciated.

Thanks,

u0

userzero · 05-07-2015, 06:52 PM

I figured out how to pass the parameters to Grub no luck. I have a Dell XPS amd64 and when I try different commands such as init 0, init 6, halt or reboot, the screen goes black and just hangs. I have to then do a hard stop (holding the power button down) and then manually restarting. Any ideas as to what's happening?

Thanks,

u0

veerain · 05-07-2015, 11:57 PM

It's perhaps because of ACPI power issues.

userzero · 05-08-2015, 08:53 AM

Thanks for the response. Not sure how I would begin to troubleshoot an ACPI issue. Can you point me in the right direction? I'd like to think this is a resolvable issue but am frustrated with the lack of info out there.

Thanks,

u0

userzero · 05-08-2015, 09:06 AM

Okay. I've found a few articles with HOWTOs. I'll give them a shot tonight and post results.

userzero · 05-08-2015, 05:18 PM

I added acpi=off to the grub line beginning with "Linux" This worked (could reboot) but screwed up graphics and boot and login time. This making me a little crazy.

-u0

KC1DI · 05-09-2015, 05:16 AM

Can you give us a little more information?
what video card are you using? that can sometimes cause the problems you've mentioned.

Aslo in Jessie uses systemd for boot so the init 0 and 6 won't work with that.

Head_on_a_Stick · 05-09-2015, 05:30 AM

I can't be bothered retyping this:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=577205#p577205