Questions related to restarting Ubuntu machines.
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New computer hangs on shutdown/reboot, how to troubleshoot?
My system is working perfectly but it freezes during shutdown/reboot/suspend/hibernate: All windows and the menu bar disappear but the desktop wallpaper remains. It doesn't even show the shutdown ...
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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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How can I tell what package requires a reboot of my system?
I have unattended-upgrade set up on my Ubuntu systems. Occasionally I will log in remotely to one of them and I'll see a message informing me that I need to reboot the system (in order to complete ...
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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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How do I restart /shutdown from a terminal?
How to shutdown the Ubuntu installed system and restart it by using terminal ?
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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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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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Alt + sysrq + REISUB doesn't reboot my laptop
On occasion my laptop has become stuck so I've used the magic key combination of Alt + SysRq + REISUB to perform a safe reboot. However, it doesn't seem to work for me as when I press the B key to ...
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Need a few reboots to connect to wireless
I am running xubuntu 12.10 on my msi wind U100 netbook. I have a problem with the wireless connection. Whether the wireless connects automatically to a known wifi hotspot (both at home and ...
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1answer
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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 safely shutdown/reboot/logout KDE from the command line?
I am not talking about shutdown and reboot commands. I want to initiate the same routine from command line that would be performed if I would press the logout/reboot/shutdown button inside the KDE ...
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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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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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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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How can I tell, from the command line, whether the machine requires a reboot?
When you install certain updates (e.g. a new kernel) in Ubuntu Desktop, you get an indication that a reboot is required (in Lucid, the logout icon turns red).
How can I check, from the command line, ...
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Reboot without sudoer privileges?
I've been trying to get my ubuntu restart without having to edit the sudoers.
This has been possible before (in lucid I think) using a dbus command:
dbus-send –system –print-reply ...
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How to reboot into Windows from Ubuntu?
I'm looking for a way to reboot into Windows from Ubuntu on a 10.10/Vista dual boot system. The specific use case is that I would like to be able to ssh into my running Ubuntu instance and issue a ...
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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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Warm reboot directly to Grub
Is it possible to warm-reboot Linux, directly reloading GRUB without passing through the BIOS? I have a computer whose BIOS is buggy and takes a while due to its hating my disks so if I can reboot ...
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How do I use REISUB with an Apple slim aluminum keyboard?
I'm using the Apple slim aluminum keyboard, which doesn't have the SysRq key:
What key(s) should I press for the magic SysRq key when I need to type REISUB?
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Ubuntu 13.04 shutdown hangs in Asus A3500E [closed]
On reboot or shutdown, in a old Asus A3500E notebook, with a fresh Ubuntu 13.04 install, the process hangs and shows the messages:
"acpid: exiting"
"speech-dispatcher disabled; edit ...
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Cannot restart, reboot, nor shutdown Ubuntu 11.04
I cannot restart, reboot or shut-down my PC using Natty.
Whenever I hit shut-down, restart or in terminal sudo reboot it shows a black screen.
If I should press down the power button for while, it ...
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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 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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Failed rebooting ubuntu 12.10 after installation in VirtualBox
I tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 i386 with the latest VirtualBox on windows 8 x64 pro sony vaio vpcf11e1r. At the end of installation I waited for about 10 minutes observing the system is going down ...
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“System restart required” flag, who sets it and why? How to read it? [duplicate]
When you log into Ubuntu (10.04 in my case), you get to see this notice saying:
*** System restart required ***
Now, I'm wondering what system component sets it and why it gets set? Using ksplice ...
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Can't run ubuntu after the reboot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
cannot boot ubuntu after reboot
I followed the installation instructions.
After the step of the reboot, when I try run ubuntu,
I get the message that the file is missing ...
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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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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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Why won't my linux computers recognize a restarted router without a reboot themselves?
It seems every Linux machine I've ever worked on, when the router was restarted, the computer required a reboot too. All the Windows machines rejoined the network just fine. Why won't my Linux ...
