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12-09-2009, 09:05 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2009
Location: Layton, UT USA
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10 - Maverick Meerkat
Posts: 23
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shut down problem - wont shut down..
so my computer will not shut down any ideas? It used too just fine.. not sure whats different but it goes to a x serv login after i shut down than shows like five kill actions and just has the blinking curser..
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12-09-2009, 11:23 PM
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Member
Registered: Sep 2009
Location: Launceston
Distribution: Kubuntu
Posts: 84
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Hit the power button to turn off, boot, check the logs
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12-10-2009, 01:44 AM
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LQ 5k Club
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Tamil Nadu, India
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 8,578
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Which distro are you using, which desktop ad how are you initiating the shutdown?
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12-10-2009, 06:19 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2009
Location: Layton, UT USA
Distribution: Ubuntu 10.10 - Maverick Meerkat
Posts: 23
Original Poster
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Quote:
Originally Posted by catkin
Which distro are you using, which desktop ad how are you initiating the shutdown?
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Ubuntu 9.10 and gnome desktop |
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12-10-2009, 07:20 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2008
Location: Gurgaon, India
Distribution: Cent OS 6/7
Posts: 4,638
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Have you installed updates or something? Does adding noapic and acpi=force to the kernel solve the issue?
What machine are you using?
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