Hi Fred, thank you for replying The command 'shutdown -hP now' still does not work when run as root. I think i will have to wait for Jessie Stable to be released and then try it. Maybe there is a bug in the Kernel 3.16. [?]
Anyone here using the kernel 3.16 ? On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Fred <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Gajadur, > > The shutdown command someone previously suggested should have been (as > root): > shutdown -hP now > The P option is for power off. This command works on my desktop. > > Best regards, > Fred > > > On 03/31/2015 06:28 AM, Gajadur Dwijesh wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> >> I don't think it is a hardware issue because when I boot to Windows and >> shutdown from there, the system shutdowns properly. >> The problem occurs only on Debian. >> >> In fact I had the 3.2 kernel before and I had no shutdown issue , however >> I had to install the new kernel 3.16 because I was having other >> compatibility issues with the 3.2 kernel. >> >> It is after that I have installed the new kernel that the problem occured. >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Michael <[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Dwijesh, >> >> What happens when you shut down from a boot DVD (life CD) Linux ? >> Like GRML oder some installer disk. >> >> www.grml.org <http://www.grml.org> >> >> If that works then try to install the same kernel. >> >> Anyway, does it work from Windows (does the laptop still have that >> ?), and can you do the Dell hardware check ? >> >> Should be onboard, otherwise try support, like >> http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/ >> product/inspiron-15-7537/diagnose >> >> (this was the model closest to your 7535 that i could find though) >> >> Maybe it's worth to look into BIOS and switch off some IRQs or >> ports that you never need... >> >> If even Windows does not shut down then it's probably a warranty case. >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Archive: >> https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] >> >> >> > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > >
