[opensuse] Hangs during shutdown on 11.3
Hi all. My work laptop running 11.3/KDE4.4.95 with current updates as of today is now hanging on shutdown. After clicking on "Turn Off Computer" in KDE4 I am immediately (and I do mean immediately, almost instantly) dropped to the console prompt, the shutdown begins (with "Sending all processes the KILL signal") and then I get a black screen with a single cursor in the top rh corner. An occassional flicker of the HDD light happens but that is all - the machine sits indefintely until I do the magic SysRq Ctrl-Alt-PrtScr-S,U,B combination (that does work - the drives are reported as clean on next boot). I'm figuring to debug this I probably need to redirect the system console to the serial port and use my other laptop with minicom to watch the serial output and see what part of the shutdown process is hanging, but I'm not sure how to do this. What config files/grub options do I need to make this work? TIA, Rodney. -- =================================================== Rodney Baker VK5ZTV rodney.baker@iinet.net.au =========================================== ======== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 28 Jul, 2010 at 19:16:42 +0930, Rodney Baker wrote:
I'm figuring to debug this I probably need to redirect the system console to the serial port and use my other laptop with minicom to watch the serial output and see what part of the shutdown process is hanging, but I'm not sure how to do this.
I'd suggest starting off with something slightly simpler. Boot with: splash=off vga=normal This should keep the console from using anything other than the simplest 80x24 character display. I'm pretty sure this will allow you to see what's going on.
What config files/grub options do I need to make this work?
kernel options in /boot/grub/menu.lst: console=ttyS0,9600n8 in /etc/inittab - something like: cons:12345:respawn:/sbin/smart_agetty -L 42 console in /etc/securetty console But try the 'no splash, normal vga' first... /jon -- YMMV -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 28 Jul, 2010 at 19:16:42 +0930, Rodney Baker wrote:
I'm figuring to debug this I
redirect the system console to the serial port and use my other laptop with minicom to watch the serial output and see what
shutdown process is hanging, but I'm not sure how to do
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:00:10 Jon Clausen wrote: probably need to part of the this.
I'd suggest starting off with something slightly simpler. Boot
with:
splash=off vga=normal
This should keep the console from
80x24 character display.
I'm
using anything other than the simplest pretty sure this will allow you to see what's going on.
What config
do I need to make this work?
kernel options in /boot/grub/menu.lst: console=ttyS0,9600n8
in /etc/inittab - something
files/grub options like:
cons:12345:respawn:/sbin/smart_agetty -L 42 console
in /etc/securetty console
But try the 'no splash, normal vga' first...
/jon
Thanks, Jon. I have splash=off already in menu.lst but not vga=normal. I will try that first, otherwise I'll try the serial console method. -- =================================================== Rodney Baker VK5ZTV rodney.baker@iinet.net.au =========================================== ======== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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