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Shutting down or Re-starting 12.04

How can I force Ubuntu to close down or reboot after clicking the restart option. At the moment, the screen has Ubuntu and four dots changing from white to orange. The HD light isn't flashing so it ...
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12.04.2 Install/reboot problem

I downloaded 12.04.2 LTS and burned the iso to dvd, dropped it into the dvd drive then restarted my computer. Everything worked fine and the install process went thru without any errors UNTIL it got ...
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Laptop suddenly rebooted

My laptop has rebooted suddenly without any warnings, but it has closed all programms, and killed all processes as if it was me who send it in reboot. The question is - where in logs can I see what ...
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How to read shutdown/reboot log

I own a laptop running 12.10 with Gnome 3.6 (installed on a SSD). I have been noticing since 12.04 that when rebooting, the computer hangs for about 30 seconds (sometimes even more) with a black ...
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`shutdown -r now` command completely shutting down instead of restarting

Hi we've just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS onto a new server. It's on a SuperMicro X9SCA-f Motherboard . Now we're aiming to locate this in a remote server room - however when we execute a shutdown -r ...
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wubi 12.04 boots directly into busybox after installation reboot

I am trying to install Ubuntu via wubi onto my HP Envy 1030-US laptop alongside Windows 7 64-bit. I am quite experienced with windows but know very little about Linux. I initially tried repeatedly to ...
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How to move icons in the Unity Launcher permanently, i.e. it survives a reboot

There are plenty of answered questions regarding this subject but how on earth can icons be moved permanently so that after the next boot they are where they were left? Some icons to programs I use a ...
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12.04 LTS reboot issue: fsck forced

after having upgraded from 10.04 to 12.04 LTS I have the following problems at shutdown/reboot: - the only way to reliably shot-down system is to log-out from all user and shut-down from login screen ...
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Error after installing 12.04 from 11.10

I installed 12.04 from the Update Manager. It was from 11.10. Afterwards, my computer said 'Restart Now.' So I did. Suddenly the computer froze, and my computer then said 'Ubuntu 12.04' in script ...
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Reboot only shuts down and doesn't actually boot again

I'm running a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 Server on an abmx rack mount server. When I attempt to reboot with sudo shutdown -r now, the machine just shuts down and doesn't come back up without me ...
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Remote reboot over ssh does not restart [duplicate]

I would like to remotely reboot my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server via ssh. I do sudo reboot and I loose connection and the server connection does not reappear. It does not ping. When I go the the physical ...
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Experiencing sudden restarts in Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What should I do when Ubuntu freezes? My PC restarts randomly. Can't figure out what's the problem. Sometime during a chat, conversation, doing work. How do i solve ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 automatically reboots after idle period

My Ubuntu 12.04 automatically reboots after 30 hours of idle. How can I prevent it from not rebooting when it's idle? Should I disable any applications or install a particular app? Dude is in ...
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How to fix: Ubuntu 12.04 reboots after loading with elilo

I have an HP p6-2120 with CPU: AMD A6-3620 APU with Radeon Graphics RAM: 6GB BIOS: HO2_710.ROM v7.10 [AMI v7.10 4/19/2012] Disk: SATA1 (/dev/sda) - 1 TB (windows) Disk: SATA2 (/dev/sdb) - 1 ...
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How to disable Grub's menu from showing up after failed boot

I am performing a test in which I hard-reboot a machine with Ubuntu during its boot sequence (just before login prompt appears). After the reboot, GRUB's menu shows up with no timeout (not its ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 reboots during startup

I have a clean installation of 12.04 32bit on Dell Gx620 USFF. When I switch on computer after few hours (when the computer is shut off), then computer reboots during startup. Ubuntu logo appears ...
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When the wireless connection is active, Ubuntu 12.04 does not restart or turn off

I performed a clean installation of Ubuntu 12.04 (on a laptop with Intel Core2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.20GHz and 2 GB RAM), overwriting the previous version. During the installation I decided to install ...
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Why do I get directed to grub screen instead of booting completely?

I am a new user of Ubuntu and only recently have had problems with booting. It either fails to recognize my monitor or sends me directly to a grub screen rather than booting completely. This is my ...
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12.04 Server only boots in Recovery

Linux/Ubuntu rookie here, so please be patient, and thank you in advance for any help! I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 Server 32-bit on my old Dell Dimension E310. When I boot it up, it takes me to ...
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Ubuntu 12.04x64 server Reboot does a shutdown instead of a reboot

I have 12.04 x64 server installed on a new ironsystems (super micro board) machine. Anytime I try to reboot the machine (I've used reboot, shutdown -r, init 6) the machine shutsdown instead of ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 stuck at reboot

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64) and when i do the reboot, its stuck up at the reboot. The system shutdown properly but when it tries to boot it hangs in between. ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 not shutting down properly

When I shutdown or reboot my Ubuntu 12.04 it doesn't ever finish shutting down. I end up stuck on a black/blank screen and have to hold the power button to shut it down. Does anyone know where I can ...
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Why do I get a blue screen after interrupting upgrade to 12.04 with a power-off?

I've turned off my laptop while the update manager was installing ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Now when I try to boot into ubuntu the screen is only in blue and I can do nothing execpt to turn it off. Is there ...
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Wubi installation doesn't complete

I have a problem with the Wubi installation on windows. I open the installation, put the info, click "Install" and wait. But at some point, the program closes, without giving me any error or ...
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I am not getting any options during boot [closed]

I have installed ubuntu 12.04 using the windows installer and restarted the pc, but it automaticaly loads windows. It does not show any booting options and hence i am not able run ubuntu. what should ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Fails to Boot after Reboot

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on several Dell c6220 servers. The install was successful and all hardware is recognized. The problem that I am running into is that when issuing the reboot command or ...
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Loop Boot at POST screen

This may be a coincidence, but since I've installed Ubuntu 11.10 (dual booting with Windows7) now I have Ubuntu 12.04, my laptop doesn't pass POST screen sometime. This is what happens: I press the ...
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12.04 doesn't boot anymore after a power failure

I'm a Windows user and I have no experience with Linux and Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my netbook (Asus 1215B) and everything works fine. Yesterday I ran the "update application" and updated ...
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Big problem: Complete computer crash (no response when booted)

I need your help: I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my computer (I removed the complete system and installed Ubuntu instead) It said that the bootloader installation failed. So I chose the only partition ...
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Why do I get a reboot instead of a shutdown?

After two days of installation, strangely my Ubuntu machine is restarting instead of shutdown from both desktop GUI and command line. sudo shutdown -h now sudo halt (doesn't shutdown, instead freezes ...
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Stuck on reboot and shutdown

I've recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 and I love it. However I have one problem- I am unable to shutdown or reboot properly. When I shutdown my laptop (Acer Aspire 5560) it hangs on the 5 dots and ...
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12.04 hangs on shutdown/reboot [closed]

I'm having the same problem noted here, and when I tried the first fix I found that my /etc/default/grub was empty. I'm willing to try this solution, but I don't know how to remove those drivers. In ...
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Need USB drive to boot aspire one into Ubuntu

I just installed 12.04 LTS onto my Acer Aspire One from a USB thumbdrive, and I cannot reboot unless I boot from the USB drive. If I have the USB drive plugged in, it boots, and it looks like the ...
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SSL Virtualhosts not working upon reboot, unless Apache2 Manually restarted

I have a few SSL Virtualhosts and they work fine until I restart the box. Then all of the SSL virtualhosts point to the directory listed in default-ssl. If I restart Apache2 service manually ...
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New EFI Laptop: After restart, Ubuntu boots to black screen? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? So, I've got this new laptop (Acer Aspire 5560 15") that's doing a funny thing.. If I cold booth ...