[ubuntu-uk] Computer restarts on shutdown

[James Morrissey]

Hi Colin,

Thanks for getting back to me.

On 1 February 2015 at 16:43, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 1 February 2015 at 20:47, James Morrissey <morrissey.james1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Following up on this again as the issue persists in 14.10.
> >
> > To recap: When i go to shutdown my system - through whatever means
> > (terminal, GUI etc.) - the system restarts. The issue only occurs if i
> have
> > suspended the system since last starting the machine. If i have not
> > suspended, everything shuts down fine.
>
> Does it actually shutdown and restart (so you see the BIOS startup
> screen) or does it just logout and back in again?  Or possibly not
> even logout, just tries to logout, fails,and goes back to desktop.
>
>
Yes, it shuts down completely. Manufacturer screen comes up.


> Have a look in /var/log/syslog to see if there are any clues.  Note
> the time that you start to shutdown so you can find the right place in
> the log.


> Try it with a normal shutdown and a failed one and see if there are
> any obvious differences.  The order of messages will vary from time to
> time as they come from multiple threads so it can be tricky to find
> differences.
>

I am trying to do this, but it is difficult to identify when the shutdown
begin (because messages are being printed to this all the time). Can anyone
tell me how i can identify this process, so that i can compare relevant
outputs for both processes (successful and unsuccessful shutdowns)?


>
> Colin
>
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