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   From: SINNER <99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid>   
   Subject: Re: [SOLVED] Shutdown requires manual power off   
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   Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:39:46 GMT   
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   * Richard Asbridge wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   > OK so oddly enough, I figured out what the problem is. Apparently my   
   > monitor does not play nice and causes the power down to fail. If I   
   > manually switch off my monitor *before* my PC reaches the stage where it   
   > tries to switch off then it works! I had a fluke change in behavior   
   > pattern the other night that resulted in this. (I normally switch off the   
   > screen last) now if I switch it of quickly enough everything works fine   
   > and the machine powers down.   
      
   > Something in the monitor (probably the card reader or USB hub or similar)   
   > is causing the ACPI shutdown to abort for some reason.   
      
   > how very strange!   
      
   Thanks for posting back for the archives!   
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