Toshiba Laptop PSK8A-09V00S, re-boots after Shutdown

[Elmar]

Toshiba Satellite Laptop Model PSK8A-09V00S when connected to AC Power, re-boots after shutdown command.

This seems to be a Linux problem effecting all Linux distributions (Suse, Gentoo, Fedora, Ubunto, etc.). Windows 7 shuts down fine.

Is there a software patch available?

Elmar

[svantoviit]

Kernel version? Logs?

[Elmar]

Kernel: 3.5.0-sabayon

The below messages are the result of:
1.) Push notebook's power on switch
2.) wait until login screen shows
3.) click on power off icon (upper right corner)
--------------------------------------------
/var/log/message:
On AC and battery and battery only :
http://www.linux.interworld.net.au/Sabayon-1.txt (200 Kb)

Any recommendation?

Elmar

[Fitzcarraldo]

You could edit /boot/grub/grub.cfg and append the parameter acpi=off to the kernel boot line, to see if ACPI is the cause of the problem.

[Elmar]

Battery only:
acpi=off shuts the system down but does not power off. Power stays On and displays the splash image.

AC & battery or AC only:
acpi=off shuts the system down, does not power off and does not re-boot. Power stays On and displays the splash image.

I believe the 'poweroff' or 'shutdown -P' command is the culprit that causes with AC power the BIOS to reboot.

Elmar

[Fitzcarraldo]

Don't know whether it's relevant, but I have:

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$ cat /etc/pm/config.d/laptop-mode-tools
HOOK_BLACKLIST="00powersave"
$ cat /etc/pm/config.d/gentoo
HOOK_BLACKLIST="01grub 90clock"

Also, which DE are you using?

Furthermore, do you have the file /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.consolekit.policy and are its contents as shown below?

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
 "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
 "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1.0/policyconfig.dtd">

<!--
Policy definitions for ConsoleKit
-->

<policyconfig>

  <action id="org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop">
    <description>Stop the system</description>
    <message>System policy prevents stopping the system</message>
    <defaults>
      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
      <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
    </defaults>
  </action>

  <action id="org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.stop-multiple-users">
    <description>Stop the system when multiple users are logged in</description>
    <message>System policy prevents stopping the system when other users are logged in</message>
    <defaults>
      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
      <allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
    </defaults>
  </action>

  <action id="org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart">
    <description>Restart the system</description>
    <message>System policy prevents restarting the system</message>
    <defaults>
      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
      <allow_active>yes</allow_active>
    </defaults>
  </action>

  <action id="org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart-multiple-users">
    <description>Restart the system when multiple users are logged in</description>
    <message>System policy prevents restarting the system when other users are logged in</message>
    <defaults>
      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
      <allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
    </defaults>
  </action>

</policyconfig>

[Elmar]

Don't know whether it's relevant, but I have:

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$ cat /etc/pm/config.d/laptop-mode-tools
HOOK_BLACKLIST="00powersave"

This file is missing. I added the file. Did not make any difference.

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$ cat /etc/pm/config.d/gentoo
HOOK_BLACKLIST="01grub 90clock"

This file is identical,

Also, which DE are you using?

Gnome.

Furthermore, do you have the file /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.consolekit.policy and are its contents as shown below?

/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.consolekit.policy is identical.

Same problem in console mode (init 3)

The Re-Boot feature is with all Linux Distros I tested. I believe this a hardware feature forced on the manufacturer by M$ as part of the Windoze certification.

Elmar

[svantoviit]

Does the rc.log reveal anything?

[Elmar]

Does the rc.log reveal anything?

The rc.log file does not show any difference between loging in and out under Battery Only or AC Power.