PCLOS will not shutdown, always reboots

[raveyd]

Hi all. Every time I shut down PCLOS it reboots. I tried pressing the power button, using the normal menu shutdown and doing "shutdown -h now", all result in the computer restarting. Can't find anything that helps on google or forums. Can anybody help with this? lsusb and lspci output are below. My system is completely up to date via Synaptic.

[root@localhost ~]# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0605 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB 2.0 Hub [ednet]
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1058:1100 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 050d:825b Belkin Components F5D8055 N+ Wireless Adapter v2000 [Ralink RT3070]
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0451:2046 Texas Instruments, Inc. TUSB2046 Hub
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 03f0:8704 Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 5940
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 06cb:000c Synaptics, Inc.
Bus 005 Device 004: ID 046d:089d Logitech, Inc. QuickCam E2500 series
Bus 005 Device 005: ID 046d:c502 Logitech, Inc. Cordless Mouse & iTouch Keys
Bus 001 Device 098: ID 116f:c109 Silicon 10 Technology Corp. Flash Card Reader

[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL Memory Controller Hub (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL PCI Express Root Port (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FW (ICH6/ICH6W) SATA Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]
01:00.1 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV370 [Radeon X300SE]
02:01.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7131/SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev f0)
02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
02:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)

[daniel]

Can you try this command?

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dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest="org.freedesktop.Hal" /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.SystemPowerManagement.Shutdown

[Just17]

What kernel are you using?

uname -r

in a terminal.

[daniel]

Other question...
Which DE is running?

[raveyd]

thanks for the help.

Daniel,

Can you try this command?

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dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest="org.freedesktop.Hal" /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.SystemPowerManagement.Shutdown

That worked. It shut down and stayed off.

I am running KDE (whatever is the latest version from synaptic)

Just 17, my kernel is 3.2.18-pclos2.bfs

What should I do now?

[daniel]

I'm not fit on kde, but if no help coming, make a shortcut.

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=shutdown
Exec=dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest="org.freedesktop.Hal" /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.SystemPowerManagement.Shutdown
Icon=system-shutdown
Sorry, and good luck.

[Just17]

Daniel has posted a solution .......  but I wonder if it would work normally if you use the 2.6.38.8 kernel.

It would be easier to use the posted solution unless there are other problems that need to be addressed.

[raveyd]

Why does that command work? What does it do? It's nice having the solution but I'd like to understand why it works

[sling-shot]

What was the original .iso source of your currently up-to-date KDE installation?
If you have been updating from an old installation, it might be possible that some older configuration files are interfering.

[raveyd]

I downloaded the 2012.6 minime iso. I previously had the 2011 installed, that worked fine.

[sling-shot]

I have no idea about the actual process of shutdown. But could you please try these:
1. Open Konsole. Enter su and then enter the root password. Enter poweroff. Check what happens.
2. Try verbose mode for boot / shutdown. The lines that appear just before shutdown/reboot may provide a clue. Alternatively just hit Escape key as soon as the shutdown progress bar appears to see those messages.

[Yankee]

Daniel has posted a solution .......  but I wonder if it would work normally if you use the 2.6.38.8 kernel.

It would be easier to use the posted solution unless there are other problems that need to be addressed.

In the past that has been a problem, but on my
machine it only does it when the battery is dead.
It's like the machine doesn't know what time it
is and just reboots out of confusion.   It's supposed
to keep the time when completely off it seems,
battery dead it cannot do so.

[T6]

it is not the os or kde, i had a intel mainboard running windows xp that did the same until the day it failed(5 years of that)

it could be something you can handle with old kernel but probably is a mainboard thing, maybe a bios upgrade exist but on old mainboards, i don't bother, too dangerous to do and kill it

if you can verify that buttons like reset or power button are working correctly and you had made maintenance properly to the machine by cleaning pci, agp and ram slots, also verifying capacitors and if the mainboard is not bent around the cpu and the problem just began, it is possible a first sign of failure of the mainboard

i would attempt to boot and shutdown system without that v card, see if it has a effect

[raveyd]

I switched back to kernel 2.6.38.8-pclos3 and now my computer works OK. Any idea what the issue might have been?

[Just17]

I switched back to kernel 2.6.38.8-pclos3 and now my computer works OK. Any idea what the issue might have been?

There are power management problems for some hardware with 3.2.18

I had to revert to 2.6.38.8 (as did other posters) because my PC would not suspend to ram or to disc while using 3.2.18.
It does so reliably when using  2.6.38.8

That is the reason I suggested trying the older kernel.