Can't shutdown from menu or command-line
Can't shutdown from menu or command-line
Hi all, I did a full install of Puppy 5.3.1 Slacko on an HP zt1000 laptop (1.2GHz P3, 256MB of RAM).
Trying to shutdown or restart from the menu results in the screen blacking out with the laptop still running. When this happens I need to push the power button to turn it off. Upon next boot the OS complains about the previous shutdown not being clean.
On the command-line "wmpoweroff" does the same thing (black screen, laptop running, OS complains on next boot).
On the command-line "poweroff" will freeze the screen. However, when I push the power button, I hear a "woof" and the laptop shuts down cleanly (no complaints on next boot).
This laptop is going to be used by my dad, would be really nice to get shutdown from the menu working. Thanks!
Trying to shutdown or restart from the menu results in the screen blacking out with the laptop still running. When this happens I need to push the power button to turn it off. Upon next boot the OS complains about the previous shutdown not being clean.
On the command-line "wmpoweroff" does the same thing (black screen, laptop running, OS complains on next boot).
On the command-line "poweroff" will freeze the screen. However, when I push the power button, I hear a "woof" and the laptop shuts down cleanly (no complaints on next boot).
This laptop is going to be used by my dad, would be really nice to get shutdown from the menu working. Thanks!
If you boot Puppy using grub, you might be able to get that PC to shut down correctly by adding "pci=noacpi" to the kernel line.
You could also try "acpi=force".
The first one worked for me with a PC that failed to boot all the way and it also shut down correctly.
But it depends on the computer.
Sometimes it takes a bit of experimenting with kernel parameters to get the PC to work the way you want it to.
You could also try "acpi=force".
The first one worked for me with a PC that failed to boot all the way and it also shut down correctly.
But it depends on the computer.
Sometimes it takes a bit of experimenting with kernel parameters to get the PC to work the way you want it to.
I am having the same problem, I can do everything but shutdown, my other USB that has Slacko does just fine.jcmoral wrote:Hi, unfortunately neither of those options alone or together work.
Edit: Everything else is working perfectly: wireless is working and I've never seen this laptop so responsive (previous OS was XP, which was sluggish).
I did a fresh reinstall too.
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This happened twice, after a fresh install, I formatted ext3. Added pretty much the same applications..
Is there a Error report log?
I will give that a shot.
I solved the problem for myself by using a reworked rc.shutdown that Barry posted in this thread:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=73122
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=73122
When run as Root in a command window, the commandThanks for the info, unfortunately both scripts there froze the screen. Holding down the power button afterwards did result in a clean shutdown.
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/bin/busybox poweroff -f
Where can I view the "Shut down routines?" On my end I know its not a hardware issue, since it did the same on two computers.Peterm321 wrote:When run as Root in a command window, the commandThanks for the info, unfortunately both scripts there froze the screen. Holding down the power button afterwards did result in a clean shutdown.is probably the most drastic way to shutdown a system apart from holding down the power button, but it should at least show that the failure to poweroff is not a hardware issue, but rather something in the shutdown routines that is stalling the system.Code: Select all
/bin/busybox poweroff -f
I cant speak for other configurations or systems, the routine that appears to be intended to run on my system is in the file:Where can I view the "Shut down routines?" On my end I know its not a hardware issue, since it did the same on two computers.
/etc/rc.d/rc.shutdown
This routine appears to be more or less about finding and saving settings to a suitable savefile. I have a full HD install & dont use a save file, so long ago I replaced the shutdown script with something faster and simpler.