Computer not switching off properly

[Martijn van Es]

Re: Computer not switching off properly

Hey, ive been looking into the TerminateServer=true option and found this:
SheeEttin made a typo! (TermiaNte) and there are two [X-:*-Core] sections. One for local displays and one for all displays.
Maybe this helps.

[SheeEttin]

Re: Computer not switching off properly

Yes, I noticed I made that typo. I changed it in my config, and I think I edited my post (if I didn't, a link would be nice so I could).

On the two sections, I only have one. There is, however, a [X-*-Core] section, if that's what you mean.

[phontanka]

Re: Computer not switching off properly

Yes, there was a typo and I even quoted SheeEttin's post with it but I simply uncommented "TerminateServer=true" in the file, so it didn't matter. But thanks for mentioning it.

[Teunis]

Re: Computer not switching off properly

I just had a new HP computer with a similar problem, when a user selects K/log off/Turn off the thing hangs.
When the user first selects K/log off/Log out and then on the login screen selects Shut down it all works...

[lingenfr]

Re: Computer not switching off properly

I had the same problem with edgy, but feisty fixed it. You might get more info i you shutdown from the command line. Boot without splash and without the quiet option. Then login to the CLI rather than KDE. The do a "sudo shutdown -h now" and see if you get any helpful feedback.

[SheeEttin]

Re: Computer not switching off properly

shutdown requires a time argument. Like it'll tell you, try "now".

[phontanka]

Re: Computer not switching off properly

Unfortunately logging out and shutting down from the login screen doesn't work on my system.

[SheeEttin]

Re: Computer not switching off properly

Hmm... you might have the same problem as I do.

Next time you (attempt to) shut down from the menu, switch to a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F1) (you'll need to log in) and execute "ps -e | grep dcop". If this returns a "dcopserver_shut" process, create a script in ~/.kde/shutdown with the following contents:

#! /bin/sh
kill `ps -e | grep dcopserver_shut | cut -c 2-5`

It's a bit more complicated than it should have to be, but it should work fine.

If you don't have a dcopserver_shut process, I'm not sure what to tell you. I guess you could post a process tree...
(To do that: from the console (after attempting a shutdown), execute "ps -ejH > ~/proctree.txt", then, after rebooting, post ~/proctree.txt here.)