ubuntu doesn't shut down

[Harry Wert]

Sarangan Thuraisingham wrote:

> renaaj at optonline.net wrote:
>
>>> renaaj at optonline.net wrote:
>>> | Anyone have an idea on this?  I installed ubuntu again and
>>> | yet again the act of selecting shutdown from ubuntu (1)
>>> | doesn't power down the laptop, (2) it renders the laptop's
>>> | power button useless, and (3) I have to take the battery of
>>> | the laptop in order to turn it off.
>>>
>>> Are you holding the power button down for eight seconds?
>>>
>>
>>
>> i didn't expect a repsonse like that.  Yes it did work when I tried
>> your suggestion, but.... does this mean that Ubuntu doesn't have the
>> ability to shut down a computer?  Tell me thats not true.
>>
>> rena
>>
>
> I know this has some to do with not having ACPI modules loaded or
> something. I am not an expert, so I am not sure. May be you tell us
> more about your laptop.
>
> Somebody using the same laptop, ought to have come across this problem
> and might know the solution. So you could try
> http://www.linux-laptop.net/ or http://tuxmobil.org/
>
>  - Saru
>
Add acpi=off to the kernel boot line and it will work fine.

Harry