Ubuntu 8.10 doesn't shutdown in my LGLW20 Express laptop

[zamot]

Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.20

The system doesn't turn off when demanded to shutdown, the screen becomes black but still on.

[Martin Henze (martin-henze)]

Same problem with 2.6.27-7-generic on a DELL Vostro 1510.

[FredBezies (fredbezies-deactivatedaccount)]

Duplicate of 274995 ? Or of 288863 ?

[zamot (zamot-de)]

I am sorry, I can't understand what do you mean.

[FredBezies (fredbezies-deactivatedaccount)]

Oops !

I mean your problem could have been reported before by bug #274995 or bug #288863.

[zamot (zamot-de)]

Ah! I just read the other bugs you referred. The hardware is different and I didn't see the alsa factor. Another problem I also have is that hibernation doesn't work all the time, sometimes it freezes and I have toreset power.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The 18 month support period for Feisty Fawn 7.04 has reached it's end of life - http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-7.04-end-of-life . As a result we are closing the linux-source-2.6.20 task.

@zamot, can you confirm this is still an issue with the most recent Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release? If so, can you attach the following information:

* sudo dmidecode > dmidecode.log
* cat /proc/version_signature > version.log
* dmesg > dmesg.log
* sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci-vvnn.log

@Martin, it appears you have different a system/hardware than zamot and should likely open a new bug report as this is likely a hardware specific issue. You mention you have a Dell, so you may want to try using the 'reboot=b' boot option to see if that helps.

[zamot (zamot-de)]

Hi,

Yes, I still have this problem with Intrepid Ibex 8.10. But strangely once the laptop did shutdown. It coincided with one attempt to solve another problem with my external NTFS HDD that I can't mount/access. After changing some lines in the FSTAB file the computer refused to hibernate and it did shutdown. But it was one exception. Before that it did always hibernate, now not anymore, but also doesn't shutdown neiher again.

I tried what you asked for and there was no answer

root@eat:/home/eat# sudo dmidecode > dmidecode.log
root@eat:/home/eat# dmidecode > dmidecode.log
root@eat:/home/eat# cat /proc/version_signature > version.log
root@eat:/home/eat# dmesg > dmesg.log
root@eat:/home/eat# lspci -vvnn > lspci-vvnn.log
root@eat:/home/eat#

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi zamot,

After you ran the commands it should have created the files "dmidecode.log", "version.log", "dmesg.log", and "lspci-vvnn.log". It's those files that you should attach.

[zamot (zamot-de)]

Ah, ok. Here are they.

[zamot (zamot-de)]

SOLVED!!!

[jack bakunin (jackbakunin)]

hi zamot,

how did you solve it?

i've got the same problem on an acer travelmate 243LC, using 8.10 and the alpha4 of jaunty.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Zamot, since you are the original bug reporter, I'll go ahead and close this since you mention its solved. However, it would be good to elaborate with the rest of the bug subscribers here what has resolved the issue.

Everyone else should note that this really is likely hardware specific as well, so you may want to open a new bug if the issue remains and you have differing hardware than the original bug reporter. Thanks.

[zamot (zamot-de)]

Unfortunately I can't help on that. I lost my patiente after several months without sound and an overeating laptop and went back to windows XP - I don't like it but at least I know how to solve problems with it. I can't find the mail another user with the same model as mine send me with the solution.

Thanks