Questions related to restarting Ubuntu machines.
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Touchpad stops working after restart on a Compaq Presario CQ-40 324la
The touchpad worked correctly after the first reboot after installation, but then, without making any changes on system, restarting again, the touchpad was totally disabled.
I'm working on a laptop ...
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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]
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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 ...
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Permanently change keyboard layout
I am using Xmonad and LXDE, so I don't want to use gnome-settings-daemon. But there is a problem - without it I cannot switch into or type in Cyrillics. I found some temporary solution - when I enter ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 Rebooting Fails
I have ubuntu 11.10 installed on my netbook. When try to restart my computer the ubuntu logo opens and it attempts to restart. However after the ubuntu screen disappears it goes to a black screen and ...
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Set target disk and reboot remotely
I want to be able to set my target disk and reboot in windows remotely, can this be done?
I have SSH set up and am able to log in from outside of my network.
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How do I reboot Ubuntu?
I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm not familiar with some settings. How do I restart/reboot the system so that I can have the option to use Windows 7 in a Dual Boot.
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How to unmount a virtual cd/dvd in Ubuntu 11.10? [closed]
I'm new to Ubuntu 11.10 and have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I don't now how but in downloading and fooling around with a virtual cd/dvd program I seem to have inadvertently installed it. I had ...
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Cannot Shutdown, this is what i see while shutting down
When i Shutdown or reboot i cannot do so. i get the error as mentioned in the screenshot...
It happens if any user tries it after logging in...
if i dont login at the lightdm screen on power on ...
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Automatic Reboot After Power Failure
I want a machine that loses power to automatically reboot when power is available. I've looked around and haven't found a solution that works for 11.04.
Purportedly at one point you could do:
echo ...
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Suspending a process and resume after a system shutdown/reboot
Under Ubuntu you can suspend a process by
kill -STOP [process ID]
and resume by
kill -CONT [process ID]
But my question is, does this also work after a full system shutdown/reboot ? Will the ...
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Cannot reboot or even shutdown my ubuntu
I use ubuntu 11.10.
I recently installed gnome shell. The problem I'm facing is that i'm not able to restart or shutdown from ubuntu. I clicked on restart or shutdown button and nothing happens. Just ...
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What type of installed/updated packages recommend the option to reboot
Sometimes when updating or installing a package, Ubuntu recommends to reboot the PC. The blue circle arrow appears. What type of packages do this and why?
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what is proper formatting of xorg.conf file and what improper can do?
Basically the title explains it. I was editing the xorg.conf file to make use of a multitouch driver and everything was fine, but when i added a certain option
Option "SwipeRightButton" "Mod4+Left" ...
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Ubuntu x64 Installation fails on reboot? [closed]
I've got a brand new Gateway SD-X with:
4gb RAM
1TB HDD
AMD Radon HD 6500 Graphics
AMD Quad core processor (not sure about the exact name for it)
I have tried installing Ubuntu x64 for the third time ...
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Ubuntu Logs off on shutdown, Proper shutdown/restart too doesnt work
I don't know what i did or what happened?
but my ubuntu logs off on clicking shutdown...
running the shutdown or reboot command too doesn't shutdown....
how can i find the log?
all i know is there ...
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Safely close virtualbox machine on host reboot
I'm running Windows 7 inside Virtualbox on Ubuntu 11.10. Everything works fine. I'm running it at startup, but I have a problem with rebooting.
When I type sudo reboot now the state of the virtual ...
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use setpci to restart ubuntu server after power failure on macbook
I installed ubuntu server 11.10 on my macbook 1,1.
In order to reboot after power failure I have to set a specific "AFTERG3" bit using setpci.
The solution for a macMini can be found here:
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How do I force a secure reboot?
When my Ubuntu freezes, is there a way to force reboot other than to hit the hardware reset button on my computer in order to ensure as best as possible that I don't corrupt any hard drive partition?
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How to successfully restart a network without reboot?
When I am using Ubuntu, sometimes the network goes down and there is no option to bring back the wired network. There is always option for wireless, but no option for wired network. In such case I try ...
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Wake on Lan doesn't work after a long sleep [closed]
HP p6235fr under Ubuntu 11.10: NIC on motherbard. After one night in suspend mode, WOL doesn't wake up my PC. After a few hours, it is OK.
Here is the result of lspci for the NIC :
02:00.0 Ethernet ...
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Black screen in vmware after rebooting
I have installed Ubuntu Server 11.10 in VMmware (Running in a windows 7 machine).
Everything went fine for the first time but now i cant start it.
I started Vmware, then it appears the purple ubuntu ...
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On 10.04 Lucid, how can I add a script to startup to run as another user?
On 10.04 Lucid, how can I add a script to run at startup as another user?
Will I add a script someplace like /etc/init.d/myscript ? Or is it better to put it in the cron file for root as @reboot and ...
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killing process with kill -9 causes reboot [closed]
I use KVirc client. Occasionally, the chat client will suddenly only allow a single character to be typed into the input pane. When I kill the KVirc process using kill -9, the entire system reboots. ...
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restart computer without root from script
When I type
reboot
I get
reboot: Need to be root
P.S. I do not have sudo privileges and password
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Freezes, kernel panic, mouse problems, and rebooting [closed]
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 3 days ago using the "install from windows" function on my PC. I haven't done much yet except for using firefox. Meanwhile I experienced 3 kernel panics, uncountable freezes, ...
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How to keep ndiswrapper configuration after reboot?
I've been using ndiswrapper on my old wireless card without any problem, until I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10. ndiswrapper is not included by default anymore so I installed it from the Software Center, ...
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Theme and Icons load improperly on first login after boot [closed]
Every single time I log onto my system (vanilla ubuntu 11.10(fresh install)) after booting, the gtk theme fails to load, the icons revert to classic gnome, and the text is colored wrong. I would post ...
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Keyboard shortcut (accels) forgotten after reboot?
Following on from my question here:
Keyboard shortcut for "open a terminal here"
I have found that my accels are forgotten after a reboot and have to be assigned again. Why is this, and ...
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Updating Bios and Ubuntu 11.10.. seem like they don't mix
I recently update mi Bios Firmware, and when I try lo load up Ubuntu 11.10, it stays halted at a purple screen, it wont even boot. If I then Reboot and go to my Vista Partition, everything is working ...
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When you run `update-rc.d myscript default` - what is called on startup/shutdown?
What gets called on startup/shutdown when you run update-rc.d myscript default?
Docs seem fuzzy, I want concrete. I am guessing that this happens:
At startup (specifically at entry to runlevel 2, ...
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Dell Laptop won't shutdown / restart by itself
I recently upgraded to ubuntu 11.10 64-bit on my Dell Studio 1569. Before this I ran ubuntu 11.04 64-bit.
Every time I shutdown, or restart it goes through the usual processes, and shows no error
( ...
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Ubuntu Stuck at boot after update [closed]
I'm doing this question because I can't edit other questions and I'm trying to set up my computer with Ubuntu but I'm a total idiot about this.
I want to give Ubuntu a try, I build up a system ...
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I can't shut down nor reboot without console
After update from 11.04 to 11.10 an wired conduct appears in my machine:
Shutdown GUI methods (including reboot) cause only a log off, and in the login screen, shutdown nor reboot options do anything ...
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Save workspace between boots on linux
Is there a way to save my workspaces(the windows I have open) so that when I restart my computer, all my of the windows will be reopened and positioned in the same way?
I have ubuntu 11.04 and run ...
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Windows 7 reboots after failed ubuntu installation ? [closed]
Recently I tried to install Ubuntu 11.10 on a windows 7 machine. The installation froze twice right after the initial purple ubuntu splash screen and after the progress bar stoped responding (no cd or ...
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Lenovo X220 reboots instead of shutting down
When I push the shutdown button in the shutdown dialog my notebook (Lenovo X220) does a restart instead.
I also tried running the "sudo shutdown -P now" from command line -> same result!
Before ...
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Reboot/Shutdown fails
I have Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) on my PC. PC has Intel DH61CR motherboard. Whenever I try to reboot or shutdown my PC, it will freeze, vieweing only Ubuntu logo with white dots under it on violet ...
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Sony Vaio FW350 reboots instead of waking up after sleep/suspend
After I suspend and try to wake up my laptop it just automatically reboots every time. I had this problem in 11.04, but it happened occasionaly. Now I'm with 11.10 and it occurs every time.
It is a ...
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How can I make a specific set of iptables rules permanent?
Is there a "best practice" or standard to make a few iptables rules permanent? I mean: automatically applied upon a system reboot?
I am using a VPS with Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx).
Thank ...
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Where is the restart option?
I just did a fresh install of 11.10 and noticed that the restart option is missing.
Is there a way I can put it or turn this option on?
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Why service munin-node does not run at start up (reboot)?
I have a VPS instance running Ubuntu Server version 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx).
I have installed munin and munin-node. It is properly configured. It is working fine.
The problem is that I need to run ...
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Windows 7 reboots without warning after installing Ubuntu
Now, this is kind of complicated to explain.
Both work just fine. Dual booting is done as intended, they both boot normally.
But, if I boot into Ubuntu and use it for any significant period of time, ...
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Scheduling a reboot on a remotely located Ubuntu server
I work on a ubuntu server located in a place where I don't usually go. I use ssh over openvpn to access it. The machine has multiple wired interfaces, many static routes and multiple default gateways ...
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Can i move the /var folder without having to reboot?
I run a headless ubuntu server from a usb drive, and to minimize writes I want to move the /var folder to a different drive.
The problem is that all other drives are encrypted, and become avaliable ...
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How can I choose which OS grub will reboot me into—before I reboot?
LILO had a simple feature that allowed one to select the boot menu entry that should be used on the next reboot while in Linux, thus one could select the OS to be booted into on shutdown and didn't ...
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Diagnosing brief freeze followed by automatic reboot [closed]
Sometimes the cursor gets stuck, and after waiting for a few seconds,the system automatically reboots.
What happened? How do I fix it?
Software Specifications
kernel:
$ uname -a
Linux ...
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Resume from suspend occasionally causes a restart
Occasionally my pc wont resume from suspend (to ram) properly.
Instead of the expected "resume" the pc just does a normal boot.
My biggest problem is that I have no clue where to look for that ...
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Kubntu 11.04 and 10.04 won't boot after install [closed]
I attempted to install Kubuntu 11.04 from a disk which worked as a live disk. After the restart, all I get was a blinking cursor in the upper left hand corner of the screen. I got the same results ...
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Why do I get Ubuntu Classic instead of Unity the first time I log in after rebooting? [closed]
Recently, my Ubuntu Natty system has started to log me into Ubuntu Classic (i.e. GNOME desktop) instead of Unity the first time I log in after a reboot. I have made sure to select "Unity" from the ...
