On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:47:49 -0600 Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 02:07 -0800, elk dolk wrote: > > > > > > Rick Stevens <rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Rick Stevens <rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 22:13 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > > > Both myself, and Aaron Konstram are having problems with > > > the > > complete shutdown > > > of our machines. I am running FC5, and since some updates > > > to > > FC5, kernels > > > later than the original kernel installed from the CDROM > > refuse to shutdown > > > cmpletely. The shutdown messages reach "power off" then > > nothing, and you have > > > to press, and hold the start button on the PC to switch > > > the > > machine off. When > > > shutdown reaches the power off stage, I hear the > > > harddrives > > spin down, but > > > the machine is still active. > > > > > > these ar the kernels on my FC5: > > > 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 (this one shutsdown ok) > > > but all of these refuse to shutdown completely: > > > 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5 > > > 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5 > > > 2.6.18-1.2200_FC5 > > > 2.6.18-1.2239_FC5 > > > and > > > 2.6.18-1.2257_FC5 > > > > > > I have been googling, and found suggestions to use > > > "lapic" . > > I'm not sure how > > > to use it. I tried at the grub prompt for the kernel, > > > using > > "lapic", or > > > lapic=on" (without the double quotes) , but no success. > > > > > > Anyone have any suggestion how to use lapic, or even if > > > this > > might solve the > > > problem? > > > > All you need to do is append "lapic" to the kernel line in > > grub: > > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb > > quiet lapic > > > > (all on one line). That may not solve your issue. You may > > need to use > > "noapic" instead: > > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2869.fc6 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb > > quiet noapic > > > > > > My box has the same problem but appending lapic or noapic does not > > solve the problem ! > > > Doesn't work on my machine either. My experience is that SuSe doesn't have a problem shutting down. At least FC5 & FC6 have a problem shutting down once I log in KDE or GNOME. If I don't log in or only use a console then power off works. I had seen somewhere on the list and a bug that dbus is a culprit. -pete
