I just recently installed Debian Sarge on a new system with a P4S800D-X motherboard and everything is working great, except I can't reboot the computer. For some reason I am able to shutdown my computer with no problem but on reboot it just hangs.

I tried compiling the "reboot fixups" into the kernel (2.6.15.5) but that just adds the message "No reboot fixup found for your hardware". I also have ACPI and APM compiled into the kernel.

I've read through a bunch of other threads from people with similar problems, but none of the solutions seem to work for my situation. Any suggestions??

you only have a problem when you reboot Debian but shutdown works well .

this problem happened to me once i downloaded a red hat version 9.0
into a server , the server began to hang when i run two programs at once and when i want to shut it down it stops like someone put it in the freezer .

i solved this problem by running another linux distribution called Mandrake 9.1 . and removing any operating systems in the hard drive .

give me more details about your computer . maybe Debian can't run very well under it .

abdul-hameed

Yes, that's exactly the problem. Unfortunately switching this system to Mandrake isn't an option right now, I know Debian much better than any other distribution and don't have a lot of time to learn the ropes on a new system.

Here is all the information I can think of:

'uname -a' returns:
Linux casey 2.6.15.5 #5 SMP Fri Mar 10 13:58:44 EST 2006 i686 GNU/Linux

'lspci -vv' returns:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 655 Host (rev 50)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.: Unknown device 80aa
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32
Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
Memory behind bridge: fca00000-feafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e7f00000-efefffff
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-

0000:00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS964 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 36)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0

0000:00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.: Unknown device 810e
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 128
Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: I/O ports at <unassigned>
Region 1: I/O ports at <unassigned>
Region 2: I/O ports at <unassigned>
Region 3: I/O ports at <unassigned>
Region 4: I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Sound Controller (rev a0)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.: Unknown device 810d
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 (13000ns min, 2750ns max)
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: I/O ports at e800 [size=256]
Region 1: I/O ports at ec00 [size=128]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.: Unknown device 810e
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+
Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
Region 0: Memory at febfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

0000:00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.: Unknown device 810e
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 7
Region 0: Memory at febfd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

0000:00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.: Unknown device 810e
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 3
Region 0: Memory at febfe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

0000:00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.: Unknown device 810e
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 5
Region 0: Memory at febff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 91)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.: Unknown device 80a7
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 (13000ns min, 2750ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
Region 0: I/O ports at e400 [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at febfb000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at febc0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless (rev 03)
Subsystem: Netgear: Unknown device 6b00
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64, Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
Region 0: Memory at febe0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Region 1: Memory at febb0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 4000 AGP 8x] (rev c1) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.: Unknown device 8197
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 (1250ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Expansion ROM at feae0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

I included the next few because I suspect apm or acpi to be responsible

'dmesg | grep apm' returns:
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac)
apm: overridden by ACPI.

'cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep -i apm' returns:
# Power management options (ACPI, APM)
# APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS Support
CONFIG_APM=y
CONFIG_APM_IGNORE_USER_SUSPEND=y
CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y
CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE=y
CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK=y
CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT=y
CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS=y
CONFIG_APM_REAL_MODE_POWER_OFF=y

'cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep -i acpi'
# Power management options (ACPI, APM)
# ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
CONFIG_ACPI=y
CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y
CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=y
CONFIG_ACPI_HOTKEY=y
CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=y
CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y
CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS=y
CONFIG_ACPI_IBM=y
CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR=0
CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=y
CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=y
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_ACPI=y
# CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ_PROC_INTF is not set
CONFIG_PNPACPI=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ACPI is not set


If there's anything else that would help, please let me know. Thanks in advance!

1- some people have bigger problems than you .

2- Does Debian run slow on your system try opening programs at once .

3- i can't do much because knowning the problem is not like seeing it .

4- when you want to reboot ----> go to linux conf sometimes it give me error Messages .

5- download a lower version of Debian distribution .

i will try to find a solution for your problem hope i can do it fast .

1. I understand first hand that people have bigger problems than this, but it is none the less a big problem for me. I've been running Linux (mostly Debian and RedHat) for over three years now, so I've seen a LOT of different types of problems. This one just seems particularly stubborn.

2. Debian runs great with anything I through at it, and always has. The only symptom I've noticed on this machine is the failure to reboot.

3. Yes, it is very different when your trying to fix a problem when you can't just sit there and hack at it. You really have to know your stuff well to be helpful in most situations. I appreciate any effort though.

4. I'm not sure what you mean when you say Linux conf, did you mean the console? In either case, there are no visible errors appearing on the console and nothing in /var/log/messages,syslog, or kernlog that would indicate a problem.

5. I'm fairly convinced that it's either a BIOS error, or a kernel config error. Installing an older version of Debian may work, but really isn't an option right now. This system must remain operational while the problem is fixed. Reinstalling Debian and updating all the packages would take a least a full day. Then rediscovering and reconfiguring all the bugs/issues after that would take almost another day. Unfortunately that's just not possible.