[NTLUG:Discuss] system hanging when shutting down or logging out

[sathish Subramanian]

the problem of system hanging occurs only when i am either shutting down
redhat or loggin out of it.
it doesn't occur when i am booting either (linux or win2000) of the OS.

sathish
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bug Hunter" <bughuntr at one.ctelcom.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] system hanging when shutting down or logging
out


>
>   This is a known problem (also exists with win98).  It ususally prevents
> windows from coming up when going from RedHat to Windows, but it also
> hangs things the other way around, when booting into RedHat (or Mandrake)
> from windows.  It usually happens on LapTops.
>
>  I think you could go on the RH site for bugzilla and find it.  Also,
> Norton Commander has this problem, and their website has proposed fixes.
>
>   These proposed fixes don't work for me.  The only solution I have found
> so far is to always power the system down between reboots.
>
>   I did give Mandrake a bug report on it, and they closed it, saying that
> windows bugs aren't fixable.
>
>   I don't agree with that, but I don't have the time to fix it myself in
> the kernel.  It would take several months for me to do it, and I don't
> have the time.  A power down is my workaround.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, eweb voice portal wrote:
>
> > I have installed Redhat 7.1, dual booting along with win2000
professional
> > editon.
> >
> > When i login into redhat and shutdown, the monitor switches off and the
> > system hangs. The only way i can bring the system up again is by
switching
> > off/on the power supply.
> >
> > I have 1.2 gz  Athlon processor with 320 MB memory. the motherboard is
ECS
> > K7VZA.
> >
> > I have turned disabled the power management settings in the bios and
redhat.
> >
> > any clue will of immense help
> >
> > sathish
>
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