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linux-source-2.6.15 package

Hang/freeze/crash on shut down

Bug #63844 reported by Jarno Suni
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linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

This happened on updated Xubuntu Dapper 6.06. When I selected shut down, I got black screen and mouse cursor on it, the cursor would not move. Even hitting <Alt><SysRq>s <Alt><SysRq>u <Alt><SysRq>b would not boot. Could it have something to do with graphics driver mga? I had to press the power button to shut down. After turning on again, I could shut down normally.

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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote :

Command
lspci | grep 'VGA compatible controller:'
outputs
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. G400/G450 (rev 82)

I am using XFS file system (except for linux-swap and boot partitions).

The chrash does not happen every time, but I think it is more likely to happen when PC is on long time, before I select to shut down. It is almost like it used to be with Microsoft Windows 98SE :(

(I am still using 6.06. I have read somewhere that support for Matrox cards would be worse in 6.10.)

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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote :

Is it possible to unmount the file systems before attempting to shut down?

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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote :

I have executed the remove_shutdown_services.sh presented at bug 59511.

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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote :
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Jarno Suni (jarnos) wrote :

I have tried to replace splash by nosplash in /boot/grub/menu.lst, but the crash still happens.

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Gareth Fitzworthington (mapping-gp-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

This bug has had no activity for a considerable period. This is a check to see if there is still interest in investigating this bug report.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.15:
status: New → Incomplete
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Gareth Fitzworthington (mapping-gp-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in linux-source-2.6.15:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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