[PLUG] Odd shutdown behavior

[Robert Munro]

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On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:00:15 -0700 Paul Johnston wrote:
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> It is as though the x86 box has a shutdown checklist and does
> everything except the last few items.  Then, when starting a new
> session, it does those last few shutdown items from the previous
> session, shuts down, then initiates a normal boot process. Anybody
> know what's going on here?

What is the hardware box? Offhand, it sounds like maybe a BIOS glitch,
since the symptoms in both Windows XP and Ubuntu seem somewhat similar.

Ubuntu, at least, should run /sbin/halt to power down. It doesn't work.

You might get into the BIOS setup with the DEL key or something else at
power-up prior to boot and look in there for shutdown behavior choices.

If you don't see anything in there, you can search for similar shutdown
problems reported for the brand and model machine. Or see if there is a
more recent BIOS available for the system or more likely the mainboard.

Robert




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