Re: shutdown fails to power off host
On 01/04/2017 10:59 PM, Bob McGowan wrote:
> I have done a search of the debian-user archive, using the same text as
> the subject, and found several references to emails with similar
> problems. However, no exact solution was proposed.
>
> And this actually only happens on one of the two systems I have Debian
> installed on.
>
> I'm using testing (stretch).
>
> When I shutdown my desktop system, the screen displays messages from
> systemd (I presume), the last of which is "Reached target Shutdown".
>
> It then just sits there. I have taken to using a power strip with a
> switch as a way to quickly turn the host off, once it has reached the
> target.
>
> On my laptop, I see the same message, followed by powering off the system.
>
> Tonight, I happened to take longer than usual to get to my desktop
> system, and while writing down the exact wording of the message, the
> kernel panicked.
>
> My laptop is around ten years old, an HP Pavilion dv9000, the desktop is
> about half that age, a home built "gamer" level hardware system.
>
> Any ideas what I should be looking for? The fact the kernel panics on
> my desktop would imply to me there is a kernel configuration issue of
> some sort, but I have no idea where to start.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>
My apologies, I failed to mention:
I'm using Xfce4 as my windowing system on both hosts.
And I'm using the 'shutdown' menu option from the "Action Buttons" panel
plugin.
Bob
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