halt: unable to iterate IDE devices: no such file or directory

[manzur]

i can not turn off my computer, i get this error message:

will now halt
halt: unable to iterate IDE devices: no such file or directory

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Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

[Dave Stirton (dwstirton)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we can't fix it because your description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem.

We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures

At a minimum, we need:
1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem,
2. the behavior you expected, and
3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).
4. Have you ever been able to shutdown your Machine? If so, have you made any configuration changes to your machine around the time the problem appeared?
Thanks!

[manzur (sl-solaris)]

i go to "switch user applet" -> shut down, the computer start to turn off but it stops showing this error message:

will now halt
halt: unable to iterate IDE devices: no such file or directory

so i have to turn it off using the power button, always...

[manzur (sl-solaris)]

please tell me if you need more info!