[SOLVED] Shutdown Errors

[DSL5]

ok, so now the OS shutsdown (Thank you!!!), but the computer itself stays on.

Ugh..i feel like everytime I solve one problem I find another.....

[jamesrfla]

So you have to hold down the power button for it to shut down? I just have to press the shutdown button on the top right of the desktop and hit shutdown and it turns off all the way. This solution should make the computer shutdown all the way including itself.

[DSL5]

After Ubuntu shuts down, I have to hold the power button to get the computer to turn off.....

[jamesrfla]

Okay maybe you did something wrong. It should shut off all the way. Try this

sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst.backup

Now open to edit:

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

If you just add the options to each kernel manually, the changes will be deleted when the file is autoupdated later. So rather than doing it like that, find the line that says something like
Code:

# defoptions=splash quiet

And change it to something like
Code:

# defoptions=splash irqpoll

or using whatever parameters are necessary on your system. Do the same for the altoptions line (for the recovery mode kernel):
Code:

# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

and change to something like
Code:

# altoptions=(recovery mode) single irqpoll

Save and close the file, now regenerate it with the new options:
Code:

sudo update-grub

Change irqpoll to apm=on. Be very careful when you do this!!

[ellalan]

Hi DSL5
Open the Terminal and type: sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
Then find the line:
kernel /boot/vmlinvz-2.6.xx-xx- generic root.........ro quiet splash
Just after splash leave a space and Type: acpi=force
This worked for me and hope it does the job for you as well.
All the best.

[matchstich]

ok, from what i gather from reading this: it is the hard drive itself that does not

support the shut down sequence?


so, i should be able to swap out hard drives and it will shut down, right?

have a few of them.

gotta love freecycle.com

gonna try that. putting in different drives and see what happens

will post back.

thanks


putting in a different drive did not work , still the same problem


but, adding acpi=force shuts off the hard drive.

[DSL5]

actually, with a lot of proding and help from a friend of mine who decided to tell me of his vast Linux knowledge today, I was able to pinpoint my problem. It seems that there is not a acpi for Ubuntu that supports my computer (Toshiba A105-S361). Apparently, this is a common problem and as of right now, there is no solution.

[jamesrfla]

actually, with a lot of proding and help from a friend of mine who decided to tell me of his vast Linux knowledge today, I was able to pinpoint my problem. It seems that there is not a acpi for Ubuntu that supports my computer (Toshiba A105-S361). Apparently, this is a common problem and as of right now, there is no solution.

Another option that you could try if you did the instructions on the link and added apm=on to the GRUB file permanently is to add acpi=off to the GRUB file. Just put acpi=off in front of apm=on and then save the file and do

sudo update-grub

If that doesn't work you can always get rid of acpi=off and just leave apm=on.