Re: [Thinkpad] z61e running linux won't shutdown

Or, that doesn't work, the following keystrokes in order:

Alt-SysRq-S
Alt-SysRq-U
Alt-SysRq-O

This will Sync the disks, Unmount the disks, and poweroff the computer,
without stopping any tasks. It's very dirty, but whether it works or not,
it'll bring other options to the table.

- A

On 7/22/07, Alex Austin <circuitsoft.alex@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Idea. Close all programs, etc.
>
> "sudo shutdown -hn now"
>
> Note, that will only kill all processes, unmount the disks and restart. It
> will not properly shut down the machine, though I doubt anything will be
> hurt.
>
> On 7/22/07, Bryan Moore <moore.bryan@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, that's what I thought, but I checked the kernel and acpi is
> > supported. Not only that, it's currently running. Using the sudo halt
> > now command doesn't even do anything but restart the machine. This is
> > very frustrating.
> >
> > On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:01:37 -0500
> > "Alex Austin" <circuitsoft.alex@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Try the desktop kernel. I don't use Ubuntu, but the server-oriented
> > > kernel might not have ACPI support, which will prevent it from
> > > shutting down the computer properly (most computers will halt then,
> > > though...)
> > >
> > > One idea to try...
> > >
> > > On 7/22/07, Bryan Moore < moore.bryan@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I've tried every other forum, post-site, and mailing list, but to no
> > > > avail; you folk are my last hope. I have a brand new z61e and
> > > > dual-boot Windows XP Professional and Ubuntu Linux 7.04 (Feisty
> > > > Fawn). Ubuntu is installed as a server for a minimal install to run
> > > > OpenBox 3.4.2 as my desktop manager; I'm running Kernel
> > > > 2.6.20-16-server.
> > > >
> > > > My problem is this: from Windows, I can shutdown and restart the
> > > > z61e with no problems whatsoever; however, Ubuntu won't shutdown at
> > > > all, it will only restart. No matter what I call (sudo shutdown -h
> > > > now, sudo shutdown -P now, sudo shutdown -hP now, sudo shutdown -h
> > > > -P now, sudo poweroff now, sudo shutdown -r now, etc.), the z61e
> > > > ALWAYS restarts.
> > > >
> > > > Please, any ideas!? I can't imagine I'm the ONLY one out there with
> >
> > > > this problem...
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, in advance...
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>
> --
> - Alex Austin
> Circuitsoft Computer Services
> (651) 238-9273
> www.circuitsoftcs.com
>
> "...and then I visited Wikipedia ...and the next 8 hours are a blur."
>

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- Alex Austin
Circuitsoft Computer Services
(651) 238-9273
www.circuitsoftcs.com
"...and then I visited Wikipedia ...and the next 8 hours are a blur."
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