2009/6/2 John <j...@arcticwolf.myzen.co.uk>: > On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 16:16:09 +0000 (UTC) > James <wirel...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > >> Mick <michaelkintzios <at> gmail.com> writes: >> >> >> > I have come across this debilitating affliction which means that I >> > can no longer shutdown properly my laptop. It looks as if the >> > kernel crashes when xorg is trying to unload the radeon driver - >> > but I am not sure - please see attached pic. >> >> Hello Mick, >> >> >> I have a similar problem on a workstation. When I use the KDE4 menu >> to exit, the system seems to halt, but the mobo is still powered up. >> Upon reboot reiserfs fixes itself (hard reset). If I >> use "shutdown -h now" all is fine. Otherwise the system is fine. >> >> >> I just assumed it was a kde4 problem, but, I have not drilled down >> further to locate the exact problem source. Between needing to >> reduce or eliminate xorg.conf and evdev, hal , kde4 and new kernels, >> I've definitely missed the boat..... as I manage dozens of gentoo >> boxes..... >> >> Anyway, I'll track it down eventually. Here's my info, in case it >> is similar to yours and hopefully helps you find the problem: >> >> kernel: 2.6.28-gentoo-r5 >> >> x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r6(20:59:56 05/25/09)((hal >> input_devices_evdev input_devices_keyboard input_devices_mouse >> input_devices_synaptics nptl sdl video_cards_radeon xorg >> >> and from make.conf: >> VIDEO_CARDS="fbdev fglrx vesa" >> INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse joystick evdev" >> >> >> I did switch the system from the radeon driver to >> x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.5.9.3 >> >> I noticed my "radeon" entry in my xorg-server flags..(problem)...? >> >> I'm not sure my problem is related to your, I hope >> posting here helps you solve your problem. Once yours >> is solved, it might give me feedback as to where to >> begin my search... >> >> >> HTH, >> James >> >> >> > > Also having a similar issue with xfce4. When using shutdown -h now in > command line, there is no response from machine. When shutting down > using xfce4 icon machines returns to login screen. No messages are > produced in system log other than shutdown. > > I use nvidia-drivers on my laptop and have had no problem > until upgrading to latest kernel 2.6.29-gentoo-r5. Assume I am missing > something in kernel config but everything else works ok. > > Init 0 does nothing either so maybe there is a clue there > > > John D Maunder > j...@articwolf.myzen.co.uk
Guys, I'm not sure we have the same problem. If I exit xorg and go to a console, then the shutdown command works fine. My problem seems to be xorg/kernel related. I suspect IRQ management by the new kernel and have been squeezing my brain to remember if I enabled any modules dealing with IRQ, but can't recall. I haven't yet built a vanilla kernel to compare. -- Regards, Mick
