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

From: Bryan Moore <moore.bryan_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed Jul 25 2007 - 11:37:31 EDT

Thanks for the input, though. I'm not sure how this could relate to my
issue... could you enlighten?

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:30:18 +0000 (UTC)
Steven <hairpinblue@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:45:28 -0400, Bryan Moore wrote:
>
> > 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
>
> I've watched for a few days already...
>
> Under kernel 2.6.21.5 and 2.6.22.1 I have, on sporadic occasions,
> seen the following in /var/log/syslog:
>
> Jul 23 06:51:31 celestial kernel: [ 204.862602] Checking 'hlt'
> instruction... OK.
> Jul 23 06:51:31 celestial kernel: [ 204.882991] ACPI: Core revision
> 20070126
> Jul 23 06:51:31 celestial kernel: [ 204.947102] ACPI: setting ELCR
> to 0a00 (from 0800)
> Jul 23 06:51:31 celestial kernel: [ 208.791654] ACPI Error
> (hwacpi-0142): Hardware did not change modes [20070126]
> Jul 23 06:51:31 celestial kernel: [ 208.792229] ACPI Error
> (evxfevnt-0086): Could not transition to ACPI mode [20070126]
> Jul 23 06:51:31 celestial kernel: [ 208.792806] ACPI Warning
> (utxface-0139): AcpiEnable failed [20070126]
> Jul 23 06:51:31 celestial kernel: [ 208.793299] ACPI: Unable to
> enable ACPI
>
> This has occured twice in the last month. Usually the instruction at
> 204.947102 is successful. When it is not successful then I have no
> access to any /proc/acpi/ resources (eg. batter, thermal) and
> `poweroff` results in the system readying itself for halt but I need
> to manually use the hardware switch.
>
> When the instruction at 204.947102 is successful (which is most of
> the time) I have full ACPI capabilities.
>
> I haven't spent much time investigating it.
>
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