Questions tagged [reboot]
Questions related to restarting Ubuntu machines.
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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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Reset a USB Modem without physical access (KVM virtual machine)
I'm 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 *-usb -usbdevice ...
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Why does my PC restart when trying to use a live CD and flash drive?
Recently I was recommended Ubuntu 11.10 64-Bit. I burned the .ISO to a disc and verified it and went to boot it on my PC. When I selected it to boot on the disc, it would get to the menu. As I wanted ...
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"Unexporting directories for NFS kernel daemon..." error prevents reboot / shut down while logged in
I am not able to shutdown or reboot; I get the following error.
* Unexporting directories for NFS kernel daemon...
speech-dispatcher disabled; edit /etc/default/speech-dispatcher
* Stopping ADC hub ...
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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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can not restart samba
I installed samba sudo apt-get install samba.
then I made configuration but when i write :
sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart
message appears " command not found "
and when I write ls /etc/init.d I ...
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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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Ubuntu 11.10 restart and shutdown not working fully
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on an Asus p8z68 v-pro motherboard which is a UEFI bios. The install seems to have worked fine except for one thing, when restarting or shutting down it gets stuck at 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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Why am I unable to restart or shutdown my computer from the LightDM login screen? [closed]
I'm not sure whether this is a bug (in which case I'll submit a report) or I'm doing something silly!
My problem is that I cannot restart or shutdown my computer from the LightDM login screen, this ...
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Shutdown or Restart only logs me out
My workstation at work is running 11.10 (lightdm). Shutting down or restarting has always worked up till last week.
My workstation is generally left on through the week and shutdown at weekends.
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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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Restart Only GUI Session Or Restart Only Operating System?
Is It possible In Linux to restart only gui session or os ( i m not talking about restarting pc )
back in windows 98 if u want to restart the gui session or only os u just need to hold down shift key ...
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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:
https://...
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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? [duplicate]
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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How do I restart Orca?
Orca has been crashing a lot lately.. and I don't know how to restart it. Is there any way to do this from the command line?
I cannot find Orca anywhere in the main menu.
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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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How do I change the hostname without a restart?
I want to change the OS hostname but I do not want to restart.
I have edited /etc/hostname but it requires a restart to get implemented. How to avoid this?
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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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Ubuntu 11.10 on laptop random restart
Laptop info:
memory 992.6 MiB
Processor Intel core duo cpu T2350 @1.86 GHz x2
Graphics unknown (point of concern)
os type 32-bit
Acer Travel Mate 4200
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So I updated it recently but I'm ...
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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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network login vs. network cable
I disconnected network cable to .... move it. when I reconnect it the whole system had problem with it. I was not able to execute console or log in(on ctrl+shift+fx consoles). after some time 20 ...
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Why do I get a "Restart to complete updates " warning?
I updated my packages Ubuntu 11.10 with Update manager, and got:
"The package information was just updated" and "There are no updates to install".
But I still have the warning from the restart icon, ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 not starting in Graphical mode?
I am in deep trouble. I am using Ubuntu 11.10 in dual boot mode with XP.
Originally my touch pad was not working, (sometimes). To fix that, I installed something. After reboot my Ubuntu is not ...
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How can I add the 'shutdown' and 'restart' buttons in favorites in Gnome Shell?
I recently switched from Unity (Ubuntu 11.10) to the Gnome Shell. It took some tweaking to have it all to my liking, but one thing keeps bothering me: I cannot find the 'shutdown' and 'restart' ...
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How do I restart/reload Apache when it can't determine the domain name? [duplicate]
After installing Xdebug I tried to restart or reload Apache and I received the following message:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 reload
* Reloading web server config apache2
apache2: Could not reliably ...
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System resets when selecting "Install alongside Windows Vista"
I have a pretty weird problem with Ubuntu 11.10. I am using a Live CD of it to install it alongside Vista, but when I click on "Install alongside Windows Vista", it just resets. I've tried installing ...
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Restarting the IPv6 network stack without restarting the IPv4 network stack?
In Ubuntu I use SSH to log in to my webserver. The IPv4 side of things is configured and already works, I can log in from other machines.
But I'd like to configure the IPv6 side of things while I'm ...
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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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Using Init 0 to shutdown computer
Okay so i have ubuntu 10.10 and for some reason if i shutdown with the shutdown button in the top corner under power or shutdown -h now or shutdown now these things end up restarting my computer.
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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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How do I get “restart” option in the system menu in Gnome Classic?
I previously asked a similar question about Unity, but now I'm using (and sticking with) Gnome Classic.
There is this drop down menu in the top right corner of the Gnome panel:
When you press "Shut ...
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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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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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Did they forget about the 'Restart' button, or was it just not important?
Seriously, from the top-right corner button, I have Logout, Suspend, Hibernate & Shutdown but shockingly no Restart.
What happened to the Restart button?
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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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Why does my laptop restart instead of waking up after resuming from suspend?
My laptop is a Vaio VPCF11M1E, running Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit.
After being suspended, I press the power button to wake it up, but it restarts the machine and I lose all my work. I do not have the same ...
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Clicking Shutdown shuts down immediately instead of showing dialog. Cannot restart
In Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric (Unity), clicking on shutdown will immediately shut down the machine instead of prompting with Restart / Shutdown option dialog.
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How to fix desktop reloading during logout/shutdown/restart after upgrading to 11.10?
Since I've upgraded my system to Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot), I'm facing a strange problem each time I logout/shutdown/restart :
As usual, Unity's launcher, global menu, desktop items and desktop ...
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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 ...