shutdown problems in gutsy

raphtor · 12-15-2008, 09:52 AM

when i first installed gutsy,the system occasionally had this strange problem of not switching off the moniter after flashing "libhal shutdown failed" then another set ot lines fill the screen and then its stuck.i have to force it using the power button.but these days it never shuts down at all.i hav to always force it.what can b the problem???

lugoteehalt · 12-16-2008, 05:53 AM

Don't know if this makes much sense but does it reboot with ctrl+alt+del? If so then it is possible to tie shutdown or halt to a similar keybinding. Forget what file it is in, it is something to do with runlevels, from memory.

raphtor · 12-17-2008, 05:49 AM

yeah it does reboot on ctrl+alt+del. but i did not understand that keybinding part.can u please explain..

raphtor · 12-17-2008, 05:49 AM

yeah it does reboot on ctrl+alt+del. but i did not understand that keybinding part.can u please explain..

lugoteehalt · 12-17-2008, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raphtor

yeah it does reboot on ctrl+alt+del. but i did not understand that keybinding part.can u please explain..

So if a similar keybinding, or the same one would make it shutdown you'd be happy??

Incidentally it seems a bit odd that ctrl+alt+del works but, presumably

Code:

$ shutdown -r now

does not.

All I was saying was that there is a file, whose name I've forgoten, which makes the ctrl+alt+del work and tells you that you may have another binding to shutdown. *If* memory serves it is a file you fiddle about with if you are creating a custom runlevel. /etc/init.d/rc ????