the act of stopping & starting a process, or rebooting an entire PC.
2
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1answer
111 views
Selecting ubuntu 12.04 restarts my HP 540 laptop
Every time I select Ubuntu 12.04 when booting my HP 540 laptop, the machine restarts. How can I fix this, so I can successfully boot my Ubuntu system?
2
votes
1answer
338 views
How can I avoid the random restart of the xserver?
I'm using a desktop pc with 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 (Kernel 3.2.0-24-generic). Hardware specs are
- Intel Core i7 CPU 860 @ 2,80GHz x 8
- Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
- 750 GB Hard Disk ATA WDC WD7501AALS-00E3A0 ...
1
vote
1answer
175 views
Reboot Ubuntu without going through the BIOS POST
Sometimes I am required to restart my Ubuntu machine and don't want to go through the BIOS then Grub. I remember that in windows we just need to hold down the Shift Key while clicking restart and ...
1
vote
1answer
971 views
Reset a USB Modem without physical access (KVM virtual machine)
ubuntu community,
im using a usb-modem to connect a virtual machine with the internet. So host and guest do not share the same ip/network. I emulate by qemu-kvm, device forwarding works great with ...
3
votes
0answers
196 views
My Ubuntu shortcuts arent persistent
I changed the shortcuts, for moving Windows to left/right/up/down workspace from SHIFT+STRG+ALT+... to STRG+SUPER+ALT+... and after I did so everything works how it should. But after a restart ...
2
votes
0answers
77 views
Ubuntu restarts nightly at 12:00 EST. Why?
Title says it all really.
But every night, unless I'm actively using it, my computer restarts, and every time, at midnight. I was wondering if their is anything I can do to stop it, or to find out ...
2
votes
0answers
284 views
STANDBY/SUSPEND TO RAM does not work - ASUS EeePC wakes up immediately
I'm using 12.04 on a ASUS 1201 EeePC.
Hibernation works well after re-enabling (thanks for that post!), but the SUSPEND mode does not persist.
After switching the Netbook off it is awaking immediately ...
1
vote
0answers
48 views
HP Envy 15 keeps restarting instead of installing Ubuntu 12.10 from usb stick
I have set the bios to boot using the usb stick and I can get to a menu that asks if I would like to try Ubuntu or install it. When I choose install, it asks me if I want to install Ubuntu inside of ...
1
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0answers
53 views
apache2 won't start
I upgraded from ubuntu 10.04 server to ubuntu 12.04 server and things got messed up. After a while i got things to work. After a new installation of apache2 and mysql and phpmyadmin, apache2 won't ...
1
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0answers
43 views
Dropbox keeps having me log back in
Each time I boot up Ubuntu, Dropbox asks me to log back and then tells me that I have linked to this computer before, which I have. I am running Ubuntu 12.10 off of a live USB. Dropbox is the only ...
1
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0answers
51 views
Have to CTRL+ALT+DEL to get GRUB menu HP Pavilion ze2000 Ubuntu 12.10
I've got a HP Pavilion ze2000 with a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 and after I got my wireless working, (12.10 HP Pavilion ze2000 wireless doesn't work) I'm ready to tackle this GRUB menu issue. ...
1
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0answers
26 views
Ubuntu and Thunderbird forget my settings — how can I stop this?
A greenhorn here, so apologies for not spotting a probably simple solution.
Ubuntu Unity sometimes loads with wireless internet switched off.
Thunderbird never remembers basic user settings such as ...
1
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0answers
40 views
My OS restarting repeatedly
I am using EDUBUNTU 11.10 from last 2-3 months. I have been experiencing a problem since 2/3 weeks that when I am opening 2-3 pages in Chromium or Firefox, or working with any office tool, the OS ...
1
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0answers
111 views
why do I have to restart Ubuntu 12.10 in a couple of days time max?
When I installed Ubuntu 12.10, one of the benefits I was looking for was to go without restarting the OS for months. But every 2 days or so the system gets heavy and it's not the same switching ...
1
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0answers
82 views
Workspace Shifter Hot-Keys
I don't know if it's just me, or my installation, but I set F9-F12 for all four of my Ubuntu workspaces, and it works until the 3rd boot up. Every 3 times I turn my Laptop on I have to reset just the ...
1
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0answers
402 views
Restart Trouble Ubuntu 12.10
I`ve installed Ubuntu 12.10 on 3 different machines:
Acer AspireOne Netbook
Lenovo T60 Notebook
Desktop - P5P77 - Asus mainboard
- I3 - porcessor
I have the same issue on all of themm ...
1
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0answers
315 views
Weird Screen while booting to install, while installing and after the install…and then the “panic occured” error
I've decided to install ubuntu but neither ubuntu or any other linux distro won't even get to the desktop screen or work after getting there.
On windows 8, everything is just fine. my new video card ...
1
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0answers
513 views
Ubuntu 12.10 X86_64 can shutdown but can't reboot
Just installed Ubuntu 12.10 X86_64 on my Thinkpad T60. Everything looked normal except I could't restart my computer from Ubuntu - the system hung somewhere and I had to press the power button to stop ...
1
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0answers
250 views
Logout, Switch User, Shutdown etc has stopped working in one of the accounts on my PC
It is really very strange.
On my PC running UBUNTU 12.04 LTS is behaving strange since past 15 days.
If I click any of these Logout, Switch User, Shutdown, Restart etc from one user account which ...
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0answers
157 views
Computer restarts at Grub menu countdown
I am dual booting my computer with OS X and Ubuntu 12.04. Both operating systems are on different hard drives. OS X is on my primary hard drive along with chimera boot loader (My computer is a ...
1
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0answers
196 views
Fresh 12.04 64-bit install constantly reboots while on logon screen
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit on my Alienware M9750 laptop. After installing with the Alternate CD, the login screen comes up but I cannot type my password and within a few seconds the ...
0
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0answers
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Randomly rebooting server
I have an older ubuntu server that reboots without help from me. All of the fans are running, and it doesn't seem to be overheating. Below is the output of syslog right before the reboot. As you can ...
0
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0answers
28 views
Trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 i386 as a VM in VirtualBox, the system crashes upon completion
I followed numerous tutorials to download Ubuntu 13.04, and it continues to crash at the end of the setup. I basically followed this tutorial. I am prompted to restart my computer at the end of the ...
0
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0answers
10 views
Lubuntu's asking password for shutting down
I've Lubuntu 13.04 64 Bit on my Lenovo Y570. System works well but Lubuntu's asking my password when I want to shutdown or restart the computer.
How can i fix it?
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0answers
10 views
Switching off the mouse during suspend? How too?
How can I automatically switch off the mouse, during suspend, so that an accidental brushing of the mouse or table, doesn't result in a restart?
0
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0answers
15 views
Ubuntu not booting after installation. (dual boot with win7)
I install Ubuntu along-side with win7 on a separate partition.
Problem: When I choose Ubuntu at the grub menu, Ubuntu not starting just the computer do restart after ~30 secs.
I try to reinstall, ...
0
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0answers
16 views
Laptop randomly stops
After a while, my laptop just shuts down straight away as if you take out the battery. When I restart and sign in, it happens again almost straight after pressing enter to sign in. Then I restart ...
0
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0answers
147 views
ubuntu 13.04 endless reboot
I was using Ubuntu 12.10 without any problem. When Ubuntu 13.04 was released, I formated my disk and installed new Ubuntu 13.04 from USB. Installation process was done, I restarted system, but while ...
0
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0answers
79 views
Restart of new 12.04.2 installation in Toshiba Satellite goes to black screen after login
Just installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 and restart goes to black screen after login.
The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite with Celeron processor. Rebooted several times and still no success!
0
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0answers
33 views
Why does my PC shut down on boot?
Ubuntu 12.04.
So Ubuntu was working perfectly. I wanted to restart (Only because it was lagging a little) my PC, but weridly, it shutdown perfectly, but then didn't do the starting up part. So I ...
0
votes
0answers
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SD-device hidden in Windows 7 after using Ubuntu and restarting laptop
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Thinkpad X230 laptop alongside Windows 7. When I restart the laptop after using Ubuntu, my SD memory card is not recognized by Windows, even after ejecting and ...
0
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0answers
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ubuntu doesn't start up after dual boot installation error: cannot read /dev/sda : input/output error
I had ubuntu working fine until today. I tried to reinstall and got the above message after rebooting. It is a Dual Boot configuration on a windows 7 laptop
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0answers
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When disabling bluetooth in Ubuntu dual boot then it does not show in Windows 8
I've installed Ubuntu a while ago using WUBI over Windows 8. Whenever I disable bluetooth in Ubuntu and then restart or start normally my laptop in Windows, then I cannot find the bluetooth icon at ...
0
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0answers
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My computer needs two reboots in order to successfully boot into Ubuntu. Please help
So, I have been running Ubuntu for about a month now. I chose to encrypt when I installed, so I am prompted for the password I set when I boot.
My problem is that every time I shut down completely, I ...
0
votes
0answers
36 views
lost right as administator
I have 12.04 freshly installed in my laptop. Recently I lost my rights as administrator. Hereare the problems:
1. unable to do updates from Update Manager (though no problem if I do it from terminal).
...
0
votes
0answers
45 views
Netbeans not working after restarting the computer
I have NetBeans 7.1 installed on Ubuntu 11.10. I had to restart the computer to free up some disk space that had been gobbled up by apache. (apache2/error.log had taken up well over 90% of the disk ...
0
votes
0answers
522 views
grub out of disk error on restart
Just purchased 60 Gb Intel SSD and instaled 12.04 on my old HP nx7400.
After reboot grub: out of disk apeared
I turned computer off and turned on again - no errors - ubuntu loaded. Restarted and ...
0
votes
0answers
60 views
Ubuntu via usb. Nothing works
I am using ubuntu via usb to try it out. I can't use wifi. Every time I try to install updates it fails half way through. When I restart all of my setting are lost. Do I need to install in order to ...
0
votes
0answers
46 views
Stop auto restart of programs
When I start my ubuntu 12.04 I think my programs from last time it was open are still working in the background is there a way to stop that from happening...?
I saw that through the system monitor I ...
0
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0answers
197 views
ubuntu 12.10 login screen restart and shutdown button not working
ubuntu 12.10 login screen restart and shutdown button not working
Nothing to say more actually.
What am i doing wrong?
0
votes
0answers
58 views
ubuntu 12.10 kde restart not reboots/restarts pc but log off user
ubuntu 12.10 kde reboot not reboots/restarts pc but log off user
Nothing to say anymore actually.
What am i doing wrong?
0
votes
0answers
56 views
mediatomb restart
when I type sudo service mediatomb restart, mediatomb starts on a different IP address/port and can't be seen by devices.
I suspect his is becuase the default port wasn't closed properly.
Does ...
0
votes
0answers
34 views
What if my computer restarts when trying to login in sl or clicking any Dash option?
Till a week ago everything was working just fine.
After my last update whenever I try to login in Second Life OR clicking any Dash option, my computer restarts!
A new ...symptom raised - I downloaded ...
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0answers
43 views
How to restart colord
A tiff security update came out today for 12.04 and colord is still running with the older shared library
# lsof -n | grep DEL | grep /lib
colord 3454 colord DEL REG ...
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0answers
417 views
Ubuntu 12.10 very slow restart
In restart of Ubuntu 12.10 show:
umount /run/shm
umount /run/lock
mount / is busy
and delay 2 minutes to restart.
0
votes
0answers
445 views
12.04 64-bit Wubi cannot find root file system after normal restart
I have seen this question asked elsewhere, and originally I was going to post my question in one of those threads. But the forum rules popped up and told me that I'm only supposed to answer the ...
0
votes
0answers
63 views
I have to restart my desktop 5 time before Ubuntu loads?
I am having problems with my computer booting. I start the computer and it goes to initial boot sequence, however it remain on a black screen with a white dash blinking. It can go on for hours and ...
0
votes
0answers
96 views
Shut down/log out takes multiple attempts to work
The title says it all really. I'll select "shut down" from the system menu and nothing will happen. The desktop stays up and operating. I'll wait a few minutes and then select "shut down" again. I do ...
0
votes
0answers
109 views
How to debug Ubuntu restarting randomly?
Lately I've started having an issue where ubuntu will randomly restart on me. It usually happens soon after coming back from a hybrid suspension and takes the form of my screen suddenly going black ...
0
votes
0answers
97 views
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 ...
