Re: turn off button doesn't shutdown
Originally Posted by
GaussianMonk
For some reason the "Turn off" and "Restart" options in my K-menu don't really work. When I click on them the computer acts like it will shut down and the screen goes black, but the system doesn't actually power off unless I hit the power button on my laptop after the screen goes blank.
Anyone know what is going wrong or have a fix?
Btw, running Kubuntu 8.04.
please list the specs on your laptop and also what is the date of your BIOS (this can cause this issue if date is < yr 2000, but is easily rectified)
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