Ghil Vertefeuille Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 ok here's the problem. when I try to shut down (using the command "halt" or the menu), after a while (usually a minute or less) it start again, and does that until I shut the power. so what can I do to stop that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 What do you mean it 'starts again'? Do you mean, it reboots? Or do you mean that it says 'Power down' and if you don't, it starts again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aRTee Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Let me guess, you leave your pc plugged in and don't switch of the power supply on the back..? Switching it off once in a while gets rid of this problem. I mean: really unplugging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 i was just gonna suggest what aRTee said, but he beat me to it! :D short story....... back in my Windows days (and, please, i know Windows problems don't usually apply to Linux & vice versa, so no comments from the peanut gallery :P ) i had a power off problem that had me totally stumped. same as you're having, basically. if i used "shutdown", the computer would power down, screen went black, all looked fine. but.......a minute later, the computer would spontaneously reboot! i spent a week going through everything i could think of that might be causing this, eliminating every possibility. what ended up solving the problem was as aRTee stated....... i shutdown the computer, turned the power off at the power supply switch, then unplugged the computer from the electrical outlet & let it sit for a half hour. plugged it bck in, turned the power back on, booted, shut down, & walla! it stayed shut down. so, for lack of a better answer, give it a try. couldn't hurt........ Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghil Vertefeuille Posted March 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 it worked, but I just had to shut the power supply, not unplug it. Thanks for your answers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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