Shutdown/restart don't work from X

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Fri May 9 20:13:25 UTC 2008


On 05/08/2008 06:58 PM, Avi Schwartz wrote:
> For some reason shutdown/restart/log out don't work from X.  All X based
> application are terminated and I am left with what looks like the root
> window displaying the Heron background. To shutdown I need to switch to
> a virtual terminal and shutdown from there as root.  I can also restart
> gdm and then get back the GUI login screen.
> 
> Any idea how to fix this (I think) gdm problem?
> 
> Avi
> 
> 

This worked for me on my old Clevo (350Mhz):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/119308
See:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/119308/comments/36>

And filed for hardy:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/181892







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