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I'll agree with that. One should have the option and the ability to configure the behavior of a system shutdown. Like I said, the 'link' is pointing to a compiled program, meaning, the user can't (easily) 'change the behavior' of what is clearly identified in System Settings, as a shutdown routine. That said (again), one could write a bash script to get around this problem.
Windows no longer obstructs my view.
Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes
I get you, but that would be a workaround and not a real, permanent solution (for all users). Shouldn't we create a 'bug' (let's call it improvement) report?
BTW: After using the restricted nvidia driver my systems turns now off...
I agree, I don't know how but this should be reported, to someone who can fix it. I can't use Ubuntu 8.04 because it won't work with ATI and dual monitors, worked fine in 7.10 but not in 8.04, if you lock the screen or if the screensaver kicks in only one monitor does what it is supposed to ... not really though because it locks up and has to be forced off.
Kubuntu worked fine in 7.10 and almost works in 8.04 with the exception of this issue and no screen savers in dual screen mode.
You know my setup doesn't seem that weird. I am the head of IT at my branch of an insurance company. I only have 500 employees that I watch over but the company has branches that scale up to over 5000. In my branch I have over 200 employees that have IBM t60's with integrated ATI x1300's hooked to a dock with two 19" monitors connected to it. I was about to suggest to some of my more advanced employees that they could try Ubuntu\kubuntu if they wanted to. But 8.04 has ruined that .... for now atleast.
Laptop
intel pentium 1.6m; 1.Gb ram; ATI radeon mobility 9700
Kubuntu RC with updates plus original kubuntu provided driver (ATI)
Shutdown and logging out worked.
Tried ENVY.
ENVY - Failed
reinstalled Final release, clean install.
added medibuntu sources
added ENVY, ENVY worked (ATI 8.03 driver)
Alot of video problems, shearing + stuttering when moving windows
COMPIZ added
Compiz works but has crashed twice.
Can't Log out
Can't shut down,
like the rest of you i just get a
Black screen (alt-F1, ctrl-alt-F1) = Black screen, no further effect.
Power button = shuts down.
For me it appears that my problem is coming from having "Keytouch" running on my system. If anyone else here is having shutdown problems and has "Keytouch" installed, try killing the process "keytouchd", and then shutting down. This works for me.
I created a script to do this but I don't know how to have this run automatically before shutting down. Could anyone help me out here?
I figured out how to run my script before shutdown. I created the folder "~/.kde/shutdown" and placed my script there. Now everything works as it's supposed to. Hope this helps someone. This was driving me nuts not being able to shutdown correctly.
Haven't tried it yet, although I did change the setting this evening:
K Menu > System Settings > Advanced > Session Manger > Default Shutdown Option > Turn off computer (the default setting is End current session)
I'll know if this works (and actually powers off my laptop) when I logout later.
Windows no longer obstructs my view.
Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes
In my previous post I described the same problem with my desktop AMD 64 3000+ Gigabit triton chipset nforce 4.
Where are the Developers? Please help with this one folks!
This did not happen with the Heron alpha or the betas, and it was the same KDE version I believe.
Thus I do not believe it is a KDE problem but something done by the developers in the config files or python coding.
This has only happened in the LTS final release.
Hope a fix and some LTS is in the works very soon.
Sure glad I am not the only one in the universe with this glitch, as one should not have to do a terminal shutdownn -h now every time.
Even logout user is afflicted with the "blank screen bug" too a real pain.
Regards
El Zorro 8)
It should be as simple as it can be, but not simpler than it should be---Albert Einstein
Re: Laptop wont shut down:--don't install ATI accelerated driver at login
Hi
Its the accelerated ATI driver that causes these problems that asks to be installed at login.
So refuse this invitation until it is fixed.
Cheers
El Zorro
It should be as simple as it can be, but not simpler than it should be---Albert Einstein
After I made the change, and logged out last night, there was no difference. I still got the "system halted" final message, at which point I pressed the power button. That said, maybe it will be different tonight. Maybe I had to 'reboot' before that change would take effect. I don't have 'high expectations' in this reguard, but 'doing' will tell.
Windows no longer obstructs my view.
Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes
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