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Laptop which immediately reboots on shutdown
broadstairs:
I have a laptop running linux which will reboot itself 9 times out of 10 within a few seconds of shutting down and powering off (power light does go off). Just occasionally it does not do this and usually only if I power off without running any programs! I have managed to update the BIOS using a little known key combination on powering up as normally you need windows to do it. Still not fixed it. If I allow the reboot as far as GRUB (linux boot loader for non linux types) and hit the power key it will go off and stay off! I've tried loads of things but so far not been able to fix the issue. The problem is that the laptop belongs to my wife so she hits the shutdown button and closes the lid and walks away, of course it reboots and eventually runs the battery down!
I know it's a long shot but if anyone here has any bright ideas please let me know as its driving me nuts!
Stuart
parkdale:
I had a similar problem with a Gigabyte Brix, it turns out that you need to disable?/enable "ERP Lowest Power State Mode".
Stupid thing would reboot in seconds! making it almost impossible to get into the bios sequence :-X
The machine had Lubuntu installed on it.
Robin
broadstairs:
--- Quote from: parkdale on September 03, 2020, 10:51:54 AM ---I had a similar problem with a Gigabyte Brix, it turns out that you need to disable?/enable "ERP Lowest Power State Mode".
Stupid thing would reboot in seconds! making it almost impossible to get into the bios sequence :-X
The machine had Lubuntu installed on it.
--- End quote ---
Nice idea but my Laptop BIOS has no such setting and neither does Linux.
Stuart
parkdale:
The setting was in the Bios, once disabled it stopped the boot loops :-X
Whats the make/model of laptop?
broadstairs:
Nothing like that in the BIOS, it's an ACER V5-571G.
Stuart
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