System Shutting Down Unexpectedly (Ubuntu 10.04)

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Sat Aug 7 22:29:15 UTC 2010


On 08/07/2010 03:17 PM, Tom Browder wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 17:04, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> On 08/07/2010 05:43 AM, Tom Browder wrote:
>>> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 13:46, Tom Browder <tom.browder at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Update:
> ...
>> Try turning off auto update for awhile & see if it makes any difference.
>> Also check to see if the system hibernates when you do manual updates. I
>> reckon that you've checked all of your power settings etc., but do you
>> have any screensavers enabled?
> 
> Yes, I do.

Which ones? Given the situation I'd turn them off for awhile to see if
it makes any difference.

> 
>> You might also open gconf-editor and search on 'hibernate'
>> (Edit|Find|check both values and key) and see if there is a setting in
>> there that may be affecting you. Maybe drastic & I've not tried it, but
>> maybe just uninstall gnome-power-manager?
> 
> Good ideas.

Also:
http://projects.gnome.org/gnome-power-manager/bugs.html
might be of use.

> 
> I had another thought and started a new thread on this list:
> 
>   pm-utils: What Sleep Module Is Best: kernel (default), uswsusp, or tuxonice

No clue; I'd try the others first before messing with kernel options.

You've probably already seen these:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PowerManagement/Hiberate
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HibernateWhatHappens
http://pm-utils.freedesktop.org/wiki/







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