New graphical startup and shutdown

[Scott]

Jonathan Jesse wrote:
> On Wednesday 25 January 2006 13:02, Art Alexion wrote:
>   
>> John DeCarlo wrote:
>>     
>>> On 1/25/06, *Art Alexion* <art.alexion at verizon.net
>>> <mailto:art.alexion at verizon.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     So now, if shutdown is taking way too long, as it occasionally has
>>>     started to take, I have no idea what step it is choking on so that
>>>     I can
>>>     fix it.
>>>
>>>     Is this the new normal for Kubuntu or a problem with my
>>>     system?  If its
>>>     the new normal, is there a way to restore the old shutdown
>>>     behavior?  If
>>>     it is my system, any ideas how I can fix it?
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't think it is normal.
>>>
>>> I have had the graphical startup since I switched to Kubuntu a month
>>> or two ago.
>>>
>>> When I shut down, I get a graphical shutdown that disappears (I guess
>>> when kdm is stopped),
>>>       
>> Don't get this at all.
>>
>>     
>>> then a brief black screen, then the usual text messages of services
>>> being stopped,
>>>       
>> Nor this.
>>
>>     
>>> then another black screen with the blinking underline until the system
>>> finishes the shutdown.
>>>       
>> This is what I get from the point X stops.
>>
>>     
>>> Sometimes that last step takes awhile (more than half a second), but I
>>> haven't investigated it.
>>>       
>> I haven't timed it, but on a successful shutdown, this takes 30-90 seconds.
>>
>> Sometimes when it seems to be taking 3 or more minutes, I just hard
>> reset or unplug the power.
>>
>> I am going to try the Alt+F1 to get to tty1 where I am told the actual
>> boot process is occurring.  Supposedly the graphical stuff is occurring
>> on tty8.
>>     
>
>
> When I shutdown my Breezy box (KDE 3.5) I do not get the graphical shutdown.  
> KDM appears to end and then I get console login prompt and then the computer 
> finishes either rebooting or shutting down
>   
Same thing here (also KDE 3.5), it must be a 3.5 thing.  I just get a 
login prompt for half a second before my computer spits out the text of 
shutting down.  To bad, a graphical shutdown would be nice :)


-- 
Your friend,
Scott

"Do to others as you would have them do to you."
Luke 6:31

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