Linux shutdown

(G{in}[AK)TION] · Jun 19, 2014

i have a dx48bt2 board that has been running ubuntu 14.04 for about a week already and it has been working just as it should the entire time. the only problem i have with it though is that when i shutdown the computer, it will hang on shutdown. rarely will it ever shutdown correctly.

the computer is not overclocking and i already tried reseting bios settings but that did not resolve the issue. is there some sort of permanent fix for this issue or should i just change the board out for another socket 775 board?

Automata · Jun 19, 2014

When you do the shutdown, what screen is it on when it stops responding?

I'd start with a CMOS reset to make sure there isn't a strange or faulty setting that would prevent it from shutting down. Another good place to look is the system log to see if it is throwing an error when shutting down.

(G{in}[AK)TION] · Jun 20, 2014

thideras said:
When you do the shutdown, what screen is it on when it stops responding?

I'd start with a CMOS reset to make sure there isn't a strange or faulty setting that would prevent it from shutting down. Another good place to look is the system log to see if it is throwing an error when shutting down.

already tried a cmos reset. no dice.

im stuck at the part where it shows "ubuntu" with the dots on teh bottom and i dont see the dots doing anything.

ihrsetrdr · Jun 21, 2014

Open a terminal(Ctrl + Alt + T) or from the Desktop menu.

Type "sudo shutdown -h now", give password and hit "enter".

Do you get a shutdown, or does it still hang?

Edit:

or, hit ctrl+alt+Fn(Function key) to switch to tty virtual terminal, then login. From there do the "sudo shutdown -h now" and see if you're getting a clean shutdown.

(G{in}[AK)TION] · Jun 21, 2014

nope. still does the same thing.

ihrsetrdr · Jun 21, 2014

Have you run diagnostics to check the OS drive's "health"? Or, do you have reason to suspect an issue with the motherboard itself?

(G{in}[AK)TION] · Jun 21, 2014

ihrsetrdr said:
Have you run diagnostics to check the OS drive's "health"? Or, do you have reason to suspect an issue with the motherboard itself?

i suspect its the way this board is with linux. i ran different distros on different drives and i get the same problems. just dont know if there is a fix for boards like this one here.

it shuts down normally with windows, but not with linux.

ihrsetrdr · Jun 21, 2014

(G{in}[AK)TION] said:
i suspect its the way this board is with linux. i ran different distros on different drives and i get the same problems. just dont know if there is a fix for boards like this one here.

it shuts down normally with windows, but not with linux.

Hmmm. Just curious, been searching "14.04 shutdown bug" and seeing a lot of hits. Looking for a common thread, do you have Cairo-Dock installed by chance?

(G{in}[AK)TION] · Jun 22, 2014

no. if you like, specs are in my signature. GAK-COREi runs fine with ubuntu linux 14.04 even on shutdown and startup, but not GAK-CORE2

Adragontattoo · Jun 22, 2014

If you pull up Terminal during shutdown it should show what process it is hanging at.

alternate option.

sudo shutdown -p now. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1046681

Stratus_ss · Jun 23, 2014

Have you looked at /var/log/syslog as Thiddy suggested to see if there are errors during shutdown.

In my experience usually shutdown problems are related to a problem unmounting drives

(G{in}[AK)TION] · Jun 23, 2014

Adragontattoo said:
If you pull up Terminal during shutdown it should show what process it is hanging at.

alternate option.

sudo shutdown -p now. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1046681

"invalid option" is what it said. while in terminal, i tried sudo shutdown -s now but it showed me the shutdown splash screen and hte keyboard became unresponsive so i could not see what error it was stuck at.

Stratus_ss said:
Have you looked at /var/log/syslog as Thiddy suggested to see if there are errors during shutdown.

In my experience usually shutdown problems are related to a problem unmounting drives

i did, but im not sure which one im suppose to post since i see syslog and syslog1...

Adragontattoo · Jun 23, 2014

I still wonder if it is shutting down but not powering off.

(G{in}[AK)TION] · Jun 23, 2014

its trying to shutdown but it cant. it looks like it freezes when i reach the shutdown splash screen because i cant make numlock turn on or off and my laser mouse shows no sign of laser activity when moved.

Adragontattoo · Jun 24, 2014

Ok but why is it that you cant change to console and display the shutdown version of

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