My PC doesn't shutdown from GUI

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Since at least a month, my 11.10-64bit PC doesn't shutdown anymore from the GUI. It simply freezes on plymouth screen. If I open gnome-terminal and type "sudo poweroff", it shuts down correctly.

This is very annoying. I don't have any relevant message in the logs. It simply stops at "The system will be halted"...but it doesn't power off.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 27 '12 at 18:07

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I have fixed this by adding the following line to the file /etc/default/halt:

INIT_HALT = POWEROFF

answered Feb 27 '12 at 18:07

Fabio

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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While that solution didn't work for me on Ubuntu 12.04, I was able to solve the problem in another way:

I removed the Nvidia drivers, and the computer then was able to correctly shut down and restart.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

Community

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answered May 10 '12 at 14:49

GrouchyGaijin

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 12 '12 at 13:09

Actually if you want to shutdown and power off the machine, you should type:

sudo shutdown -P now


-h:     Requests  that  the system be either halted or powered off after
        it has been brought down, with the choice as to which left up to
        the system.

-P:     Requests that the system  be  powered  off  after  it  has  been
        brought down.

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 10 '12 at 20:28

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I had this problem. I updated grub and worked fine. Launch Terminal and type the following:

sudo update-grub

answered Oct 10 '12 at 20:28

lordqwerty

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My PC doesn't shutdown from GUI

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