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

ACPI is the command set linux uses to tell the computer to shut down. I
suppose you could try enabling APM, but that's ancient, and not normally
necessary.

On 7/25/07, Bryan Moore <moore.bryan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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