shut down

[norman]

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> > > >
> > > > Do you get a listing when booting as well? If not, does the shutdown
> > > > process take more time than under 7.10? Ubuntu will switch from a bar to
> > > > a listing when something takes a lot of time (don't know the time
> > > > exactly), to show the user why it's taking so long.
> > >
> > > No, listing only occurs on shut down. I am sorry but I cannot remember
> > > exactly but I would guess that it is taking longer than before
> > 
> > 
> > Is there a way to "capture" the shutdown display?  When I'm shutting down,
> > there are error's and failures but it goes by so fast I can read it.  It
> > appears to be about the Network Manager which I still cant get to recognize
> > the wireless option.
> 
> Check the logs. /var/log/dmesg /var/log/messages and others.

I do not have these directories on my machine.

Norman