openSuSE 11.4 shutdown, but fails to power off

[phsieh2005]

Dear OpenSuSE experts,

My system was working fine with OpenSUSE 11.3 installed. I did a clean re-install with OpenSUSE 11.4. Now, when I shut down the computer, it looks like the shut down process completed, but, it won't power off the computer.

It will be appreciated if someone can suggest some solution.

Pei-Ying

[hans51]

it might be helpful to mention your precise laptop/computer model

there are the 2 methods to shut down
1. in KDE menu select shutdown
2. in CLI "halt"
the second method usually forces a full shutdown even if KDE method would hang

there seems to be one instance that prevents a full shutdown/power off
if you any file open in any editor and made a modification without saving ....
while there is a small popup somewhere showing the warning
often that popup is hidden

make your next shutdown from CLI
then boot again
then do a shut down from KDE menu to see if it is working now

[rjw989]

I am completely new to Linux and trying to learn but I have the same problem and have a little more information. I installed OpenSuse 11.4 and Linux Mint on a clean hard drive but have one of those Broadcomm wireless junks and can't get wireless to work. Anyway, I noticed if I don't have my ethernet cable hooked up Suse doesn't power down completely and Mint doesn't boot properly. With the ethernet cable inserted Suse shuts down and Mint boots up normal. Go figure. I'm about to give up.

[phsieh2005]

Hi,

I tried the "halt" option from command line. After rebooting the computer, still having the same problem. I think that there is at least one process that is not completed causing the failure to power off. Is there a way to find out what process that is?

Pei-Ying

[phsieh2005]

Hi,

The screen message I have is:

Turning off swap files
Sending all processes the TERM signal....
The system will be halted immediately
/etc/init.d/rc: line 343: 9393 killed $link start
Master Resource Control: runlevel 0 has been reached

Can anyone explain what has happened? And how to resolve this?

Thanks a lot!

Pei-Ying

[hans51]

I remember a similar situation in an earlier openSuSE version when a background online process what still active
try
- closing any email client
- closing browser
- closing any internet or network process (upload/download/rsync/system update, etc)
- disconnecting any network connection

one at a time or all together
then do a CLI "halt" again

[phsieh2005]

Hi, hans51,

Thanks for the suggestions. But, it did not work. I am still having the same problem.

Pei-Ying

[BGunnells]

I know this is not *exactly* pertinent, but I thought I'd share the following:

I'm having the same problem (hangs at "Sending all processes the TERM signal..."), but this is on Novell SLED 11 SP1 (which I /think/ is built upon openSuSE 11.2). I'm running on a brand new Dell OptiPlex 380 (Intel E5800 CPU, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD formatted with ext3).

Interestingly, the problem only presents with the 32-bit version of this OS. I have installed the 64-bit version of SLED and the 32- and 64-bit versions of Ubuntu and Linux Mint on the same hardware, and reboots are normal under all of those OS'es.

Also interestingly, this happens on a brand new install of 32-bit SLED. It first happens on the very first reboot DURING THE INSTALLATION (and, of course, on each subsequent reboot). Format the drive and re-install from scratch -- still does it.

-=B