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#1 2013-09-30 13:00:08
- dgz
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computer shuts down after starting web browser etc. in fresh install
i re-installed last night as i noticed a while ago i was using 64bit and had been meaning to get around to switching to 32bit.
the install went fine, but when i install xorg and a window manager (i tried dwm and openbox), and start a web browser (i tried midori and luakit), my laptop shuts itself down as if it had overheated or something similar.
at first i thought my laptop was having trouble, but i'm currently booted into a manjaro livecd (i know), and can browse etc. with no issues.
any ideas on what might be causing this, or what i can post here to help troubleshot?
thanks.
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#2 2013-09-30 13:41:36
- drcouzelis
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Re: computer shuts down after starting web browser etc. in fresh install
Does the laptop shutdown immediately after you open any web browser? Do any other applications, such as Thunderbird or LibreOffice, cause this behaviour?
Does your laptop do a controlled shutdown or a *poof* hard shutdown?
Can you get a temperature reading from your computer (by using software tools) as you open a web browser?
Also (and this is gonna sound weird) please post your PATH variable. ("echo $PATH") 
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#3 2013-09-30 18:27:13
- dgz
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Re: computer shuts down after starting web browser etc. in fresh install
shortly after, at first it would shut down at certain web pages, but now it dies soon after i open the browser.
the screen goes blank and it turns off after 5/10 seconds.
the temperature of the laptop feels fine, at least no hotter than running livecds.
i'll post it in a minute.
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