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**doctordruidphd** · Oct 24, 2011, 08:21 PM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

First suggestion would be to try running fsck from either a livecd or a partitionmagic cd.

Also you might want to try shutting down by first logging out of kde, then getting to the console with CTRL-ALT-F1, then logging in to the console and doing sudo shutdown -h now
That may give you a clue if something is going wrong during shutdown.

Also grep sda /var/log/syslog may give you more info on whether the disks are not shutting down as they should.

**fernandoanatomia** · Oct 25, 2011, 05:13 AM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

Also you might want to try shutting down by first logging out of kde, then getting to the console with CTRL-ALT-F1, then logging in to the console and doing sudo shutdown -h now

I tried => no error messages and didn't solve the problem.

Also grep sda /var/log/syslog may give you more info on whether the disks are not shutting down as they should.

Just showed that the disk has being repeatedly checked at every boot.

I found this bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...it/+bug/618786

I think it is a regression or the problem was not properly fixed.

It seems that the disks are not unmounted before shut down and then fsck runs every boot.

**doctordruidphd** · Oct 25, 2011, 07:20 AM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

If that's the problem, then you might try this as an experiment:

shut down your system using the REISUB method:

log out of kde, then hold down the ALT and SYSRQ keys, and in order, waiting a second or two between each, press: R E I U S B

This will, among other things, shut down your disks and remount them in read-only mode before rebooting. This should keep fsck happy at startup. If that works, then it probably is a bug.

**dibl** · Oct 25, 2011, 07:46 AM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

I remember that bug from about 2 or 3 versions ago. There is a "halt=" line somewhere in the KDE scripts, but for the life of me I can't recall which one or where it is. There should be posts on this forum about how to fix it. But this is definitely a regression.

**doctordruidphd** · Oct 25, 2011, 07:50 AM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

Yeah, I remember that too.The file is /etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc, and mine (which works) has the lines:

Code:

HaltCmd=/sbin/shutdown -h -P now
RebootCmd=/sbin/shutdown -r now

The problem as I recall was they had a lower-case P. So the poster might check that, but this sounds like a different problem -- it sounds like shutdown itself isn't working as it should.

Edit: just for the fun of it, you might try running sudo init 0 to shut down, and see if that makes any difference.

**dibl** · Oct 25, 2011, 08:01 AM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

Originally posted by doctordruidphd

Yeah, I remember that too.The file is /etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc, and mine (which works) has the lines:

Code:

HaltCmd=/sbin/shutdown -h -P now
RebootCmd=/sbin/shutdown -r now

The problem as I recall was they had a lower-case P.

Bingo -- you win the recall prize for today, Dr!

Although, in checking my Oneiric system, the entire "[Shutdown]" stanza in /etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc is commented out. So, I wonder where that function is now configured?

**doctordruidphd** · Oct 25, 2011, 10:38 AM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

Strange. It's still there in mine, and when I alter the shutdown command in the Systemsettings > LoginScreen > Shutdown tab, it changes the entry in that file.

**fernandoanatomia** · Oct 25, 2011, 10:50 AM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

Edit: just for the fun of it, you might try running sudo init 0 to shut down, and see if that makes any difference.

Makes no difference - the problem continues.

shut down your system using the REISUB method

This make difference - the problem does not happen.

The /etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc has the lines dealing with shut down and reboot commented. Where are these commands stored?

**SteveRiley** · Oct 25, 2011, 11:10 AM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

Originally posted by dibl

the entire "[Shutdown]" stanza in /etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc is commented out

Originally posted by doctordruidphd

Strange. It's still there in mine

Hm, possibly a difference between upgrades and fresh installs? My system is an upgrade, and lines are not commented out.

**doctordruidphd** · Oct 25, 2011, 11:11 AM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

The REISUB is a set of commands that are sent directly to the kernel. There is no command, per se, that will run them. It is intended as an emergency shutdown sequence if your system becomes unresponsive.

"Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken"

The actual shutdown commands are in /sbin

I would suggest at this point filing a bug on launchpad against kdm. Since others are not having the problem, it may not be a bug but rather a system-specific configuration problem. Filing the report will get you in contact with people who know more about the guts of kdm, and can help you track down what the problem is. That's probably the next logical step.

SteveRiley: maybe, mine is an upgrade also.

Edit: there may be something to that.

fernandoanatomia, try uncommenting those lines & rebooting. Might make a difference. KDM may be using kshutdown if left on its own.
Kshutdown works here. KDM probably using internal code to shutdown with those lines commented.

The lines in my kdmrc are:

Code:

[Shutdown]
BootManager=None
HaltCmd=/sbin/shutdown -h -P now
RebootCmd=/sbin/shutdown -r now

**fernandoanatomia** · Oct 25, 2011, 11:23 AM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

fernandoanatomia, try uncommenting those lines & rebooting. Might make a difference. KDM may be using kshutdown if left on its own.

The lines in my kdmrc are:

Code:

[Shutdown]
BootManager=None
HaltCmd=/sbin/shutdown -h -P now
RebootCmd=/sbin/shutdown -r now

I tried already - didn't work.

**fernandoanatomia** · Oct 25, 2011, 03:00 PM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem?

PROBLEM SOLVED!

I first installed the Release Candidate and added the Kubuntu Updates PPA to use Kde 4.7. When 4.7 reached the official repository some problem should happened.... I just made a fresh install and it is working like a charm now.

Thank you guys!

**dibl** · Oct 25, 2011, 03:10 PM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem? SOLVED

My 11.10 was installed sometime in the Beta days, and upgraded fairly continuously. It is on a VM, but I don't think that would make a difference on this function.

**fernandoanatomia** · Oct 25, 2011, 05:56 PM

Re: Oneiric => fsck runs at every boot and find errors, shut down problem? UNSOLVED

This is a zombie problem it's back from the dead!!!

It's happening again.

Uninstalled VMWare Player 4 and nothing changed...

Every six months I have a broken system...

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