System Shutting Down Unexpectedly (Ubuntu 10.04)

[NoOp]

On 08/01/2010 04:27 AM, Tom Browder wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 17:52, Tom Browder <tom.browder at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...
>> Since I changed rc2.d to kill the acpi control script, my box has
>> continued to run (knock on wood).  It has now been running several
>> hours longer than it usually does before shutting down.
> 
> Uptime is now 23 hrs since I changed rc2.d to kill the acpi control script.
> 
> It's time to suspect that acpi (perhaps kernel/bios interface) is the culprit.
> 
> Ideas for more trouble shooting or bug reports anyone?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -Tom
> 

That is an interesting issue. Had it not been for WinXP also dieing on
my test box I would have considered it/tested. Unfortunately the box has
now been stripped & recycled, so I can no longer test. Have you checked
launchpad to see if there are related bugs?