Power off

ccom · 2012-01-26 12:03:11

I'm currently using the standard "linux" kernel on an x86_64 Arch Linux installation. The system, however, does not power off after shutting down: It prints "Powering off" on the screen before the hard drive spins down and everything else just stays powered on.

What could be the problem?

My hardware configuration:
Intel Core i5-2500K
AsRock Z68 Pro3-M
2x4GB Corsair Vengeance Memory
No separate graphics card.

ratcheer · 2012-01-26 13:15:23

Not enough info. You need to look through your system logs after you restart to see if you can find where shutdown is hanging, They are in directory /var/log

Tim

ccom · 2012-01-26 13:23:13

That's part of the problem: There's nothing in the logs, probably because syslog-ng is already stopped and the drive mounted read-only.

bohoomil · 2012-01-26 13:48:49

Check if you can successfully power off using the command:

sudo /sbin/poweroff

ccom · 2012-01-26 13:58:31

/sbin/poweroff shuts down and powers off the system properly.

Last edited by ccom (2012-01-26 14:15:12)

bohoomil · 2012-01-26 14:09:56

OK. I'm missing one crucial point, though: What DE/WM are you using? How do you shut down your computer (custom shortcut, menu, etc.)?

Last edited by bohoomil (2012-01-26 14:13:07)

ccom · 2012-01-26 14:14:24

I'm using Gnome in fallback mode. I was trying to shutdown using the standard menu.

ccom · 2012-01-26 14:32:29

Magic! I tried shutdown -h now, which didn't work either, and the system powered off. Then I tried Gnome again and it powered off, too!

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Power off

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