10.10 won't shut down on netbook

[capoeira_pdb]

Hello every one.

I have an Asus Eee PC 1001HA netbook with a recent installation of Ubuntu 10.10. When I press the shut down button it freezes but with the following command there is no problem:

sudo halt

I have tried changing a line in /etc/default/grub as some threads said:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi=force"

With no success (updating grub, of course).

I hope you could help me, this didn't happen before (with Ubuntu 9.10).

Thank you.

[searchfgold6789]

Many, many people are having the same problem apparently it is a hardware issue.

[capoeira_pdb]

So is it a hardware problem when you use Ubuntu 10.10 (compatibility issue)? Because before there was no problem.

[hursty57]

I am having the same problem with my 1001HA. Tried sudo shutdown -h now and sudo shutdown -r now from the terminal but it just hangs.

I have tried previous version (10.04), of Netbook remix and never experienced this problem.

A workroud which works for me is to use the logoff option then shut down from the login screen.

[BruB]

Eee 1001HA here, similar problems. Fresh 10.10 install, shutdown from login screen is only possible if no session has been started. Not possible from within a session o from login screen after a logout. Just freezes.

[timrichardson]

I have this problem on a Dell latitude D420 which was upgraded from 10.04.
On 10.04, there was no problem.

[hariseldon122]

Mine is LG X130.Until I try to shut it down everything works perfectly. I found this:
http://projectgus.com/2010/10/ubuntu...s-eeepc-900ax/

"the Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.10 installation went smoothly. Until the system froze when restarting after installation.

The freezing problem persisted, with freezing/lockups on shutdown, restart, suspend or hibernate. The RT3090 wireless was the problem. To fix it, you can install the DKMS kernel module package containing ralink’s proprietary source drivers. I just downloaded the prebuilt DKMS package on that page, I didn’t build it myself. Then I blacklisted the OSS ralink modules:

Appending to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

# blacklist other Ralink modules in favour of 3090 DKMS mod
blacklist rt2860sta
blacklist rt2870sta
blacklist rt2800pci
blacklist rt2800usb
blacklist rt2x00lib
blacklist rt2x00pci
blacklist rt2x00usb"

Anyone try the method above?

[Dirty Paul]

I have the same problem as everyone.
someone who knows about the problem, how can i repair it?
I have a compaq netbook with the ralink 3090 and it doesn't work.

[leonaard]

Thanks to hariseldon122, your solution solved this annoying problem on my EEE 1001HA!

RePost of solution:
The RT3090 wireless was the problem. To fix it, you can install the DKMS kernel module package containing ralink’s proprietary source drivers. I just downloaded the prebuilt DKMS package on that page, I didn’t build it myself. Then I blacklisted the OSS ralink modules:

Appending to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

# blacklist other Ralink modules in favour of 3090 DKMS mod
blacklist rt2860sta
blacklist rt2870sta
blacklist rt2800pci
blacklist rt2800usb
blacklist rt2x00lib
blacklist rt2x00pci
blacklist rt2x00usb"

[Vermilion Sparrow]

I'm having the same problem with my MSI L1300, and yes, installing the PPA (which I also had to use with Karmic and Lucid) and blacklisting the kernel drivers does seem to solve the problem I was having with not shutting down and not resuming after suspend/hibernate.

However, I still have the problem of not being able to connect to unsecured networks (which is unfortunately my only option for connecting at work with a non-company-owned computer) that I had with both Karmic and Lucid, which is a problem that I don't have with the built-in drivers.

There has been another update of this driver on Ralink's website (V2.4.0.1) since the last PPA update, but I've never had any luck getting their drivers to compile. Not that I have much confidence, at this point, that it will help anything...