shut down hangs after white ubuntu logo disappears
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xsplash (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I was so pleased with Ubuntu (9.10) on my desktop that I installed it on my Acer TravelMate 4001LMi laptop, too. However, on the laptop (but not on the desktop) I cannot shut down properly. I get a black screen, most usually with the following text:
"* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld...done
* Shutting down Alsa...
* Asking remaining processes to terminate...
* Deconfiguring network interfaces...
* Deactivating Swap...
* Will now halt"
(Flashing cursor)
Sometimes the text is:
"Ubuntu 9.10 (my computer name) tty1
(my computer name) login:" (flashing cursor)
On one occasion I got:
"Ubuntu 9.10 (my computer name) tty1
(my computer name) login: init: usplash main process (10187) killed by TERM signal"
Sometimes I just get a black screen with a white flashing cursor.
In all cases it hangs there and does not completely shut down.
Restart works normally. I have WinXP installed on a separate partition and this shuts down normally.
Updating with all recommended updates including the latest kernel version did not solve the problem. I have now reinstalled Ubuntu 9.10 freshly, but the problem remains.
I'd be very grateful for help to triage this bug. Many thanks.
tags: | added: down shut |
tags: |
added: shutdown removed: down shut |
description: | updated |
https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/dell- mini/+bug/ 301520
Just came across the apparently similar bug above in which Luis Lumbrera Picazo proposed:
"SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR ME:
Ctrl+Alt+F2 -> Login -> Password -> sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop -> sudo halt --poweroff"
(I used "sudo service gdm stop").
Unfortunately this makes no difference to me: system still hangs on shutdown with text:
"* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld...done
* Shutting down Alsa...
* Asking remaining processes to terminate...
* Deconfiguring network interfaces...
* Deactivating Swap...
* Will now halt"