[clug-talk] question re; shutdown on hp pavilion laptop.

[Gustin Johnson]

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Mark Carlson wrote:
>> #1. Hp Pavilion 533 MHz running kubuntu.  All runs great except for
>> shutdown. It shuts down but the logo stay's on the screen and I still need
>> to press and hold the on/off button to get it to power off. What might be
>> missing from the script and how do I change it.
> 
> This happens on some hardware for me.  There is no harm to the system
> by just holding down the power button to shut it off.  If it is really
> bugging you, there are a few things you can try.
> 
> Last post here:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=776036&page=3
> "I had the same problem with Kubuntu 8.10,
> In the System Settings, Go to advanced->login manager, in that go to
> the ShutDown tab.
> 
> For Halt, give the command :/sbin/shutdown -P
> This will enable shutdown."
> 
> This may also be an issue with APM (the issue being it may not be
> enabled since your hardware is so much older than the OS, and I think
> new hardware uses ACPI.)
> 
Yes it is likely a buggy BIOS (ACPI is sketchy on older machines).
There are a couple of work arounds if the shutdown thing does not work.
 I am curious to see if
sudo shutdown -P
works.
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