Restart on MacBook (Pro) 5.1

[ercoppa]

Anybody with MacBook (Pro) 5.1, can correctly restart the notebook? Some good news with other kernel version (>=2.6.28 )?

Some suggestions (some option to the kernel)?

Rebooting doesn't work. The computer stops just before reboot with the screen blank, but still active. Occasionally the screen is blank and also the internal speakers give out three or four short signals.

Greets, ercoppa.

[khelben1979]

Have you tried with an older version of Ubuntu? (Ubuntu Hardy for instance)

Other than that: you can try with other distributions as well. Here's a list for you.

[P@nk]

I have the same problem on my macbook 5,1 (not pro). I tried pretty much everything.. First with debian lenny, and now intrepid, tried the new kernel 2.6.28, the reboot=b and acpi reboot options, shutting down the network interfaces in alsa-utils, there was also some suggestions about cpufreq and cpu scaling, that didnt work neither.. NOTHING WORKS.. Please help..

[JMey94]

i figured it out.
i have a 5.1 MB (Aluminium)
go to the terminal and type
sudo shutdown -h now
this wont do the beeps and it shut downs properly...theres also
sudo shutdown -r now
for restart but that does the blasts of error when shuting down sometimes

[della]

Are you using nvidia-glx-180? Since I installed it from intrepid-updates I'm not experiencing that problem anymore. My kernel is 2.6.27-12-generic fox x86_64.

[P@nk]

I originally had the 32-bit version.. I did install amd64 kernel and the nvidia glx-180 drivers but same problem hangs at reboot.. maybe I should get the specific kernel version you mentioned? I guess it's an upgrade which has yet to be offcially released right?

[kevpatts]

This problem still exists. Is there any solution for it yet?

[inphektion]

Nope.

[cyberdork33]

there was some activity on the bug report today:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/338083

You should test.

[inphektion]

I'm P. Dunbar, and I tested that mainline kernel today and it didn't help but again had a bunch of nvidia issues (since I switch kernel out from under it) I should try generic vga driver on that kernel i guess.