[newbie] Shutdown/Reboot
I have a problem... If I use the Shutdown/Reboot GUI in either KDE or Gnome, the screen goes black, and the computer just hangs, and does not shut down. Turn it on again, and the HDD has to be checked before it boots up. However, Open up a terminal, type poweroff or reboot, and things happen as they should. I havent got a problem with this method, but my PC doesnt have a Windows partition, and is shared by other members of my family, and every time one of them has used it, It checks the file system, as they have been bought up on Windows, and keep forgetting the terminal method.. Any Ideas how I can fix this problem so it works as it should? JRH -- Sent using Kmail, on Mandrake Linux 10 Community Exposing Microsoft products directly to the internet, is a bit like painting a large bullseye on your butt, and bending over, naked, in a San Francisco steam room. Except, Microsoft isnt nearly as safe Registered Linux User #340061 ICQ: #86015236 Yahoo!: v6vitanic 17:03:32 up 2:10, 1 user, load average: 0.50, 0.47, 0.41 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Shutdown/Reboot
I have a problem... If I use the Shutdown/Reboot GUI in either KDE or Gnome, the screen goes black, and the computer just hangs, and does not shut down. Turn it on again, and the HDD has to be checked before it boots up. However, Open up a terminal, type poweroff or reboot, and things happen as they should. I havent got a problem with this method, but my PC doesnt have a Windows partition, and is shared by other members of my family, and every time one of them has used it, It checks the file system, as they have been bought up on Windows, and keep forgetting the terminal method.. Any Ideas how I can fix this problem so it works as it should? JRH -- Sent using Kmail, on Mandrake Linux 10 Community Exposing Microsoft products directly to the internet, is a bit like painting a large bullseye on your butt, and bending over, naked, in a San Francisco steam room. Except, Microsoft isnt nearly as safe Registered Linux User #340061 ICQ: #86015236 Yahoo!: v6vitanic 18:02:29 up 33 min, 1 user, load average: 0.60, 0.71, 0.64 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Shutdown/Reboot
I have a problem... If I use the Shutdown/Reboot GUI in either KDE or Gnome, the screen goes black, and the computer just hangs, and does not shut down. Turn it on again, and the HDD has to be checked before it boots up. Mine does just the same ( 9.1) However, Open up a terminal, type poweroff or reboot, and things happen as they should. Thanks for the tip, I just tried and it works. I havent got a problem with this method, but my PC doesnt have a Windows partition, and is shared by other members of my family, and every time one of them has used it, It checks the file system, as they have been bought up on Windows, and keep forgetting the terminal method.. Any Ideas how I can fix this problem so it works as it should? I don´t run Windows either and I am the only one to use the machine. I was told to this by the support team, haven´t tried yet: it appears that the implementation of apic/apm is not totally compatible with the kernel that 9.1 is running on. one thing you could try is updaing your system to the latest kernel that we have made available for 9.1. another possibility is to try kernel parameters that have an effect on acpi and apm. here is how: boot like this: press esc at the lilo screen at the beginning of the boot process type this at the \'boot:\' prompt: linux noapic acpi=off enter or linux noapic acpi=off apm=off enter or linux noacpi noapm apm=power_off enter if none of the above work then try passing one or more of the following to the linux kernel in the above format: acpi=ht nolapic noapic noacpi acpi=off pci=noacpi noapm apm=off apm=power_off Maryse Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
