#9943 NORM 8.2.2: 802B1 - shutdown process stops in text console without showing the U/L warning screen

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#9943: 802B1 - shutdown process stops in text console without showing the U/L
warning screen
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           Reporter:  mikus      |       Owner:  martin.langhoff                  
               Type:  defect     |      Status:  assigned                         
           Priority:  normal     |   Milestone:  8.2.2                            
          Component:  initramfs  |     Version:  Development build as of this date
         Resolution:             |    Keywords:                                   
        Next_action:  never set  |    Verified:  0                                
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Comment(by mikus):

 Replying to [comment:2 martin.langhoff]:
 > Mikus -- I tried about a dozen times, and I cannot repro. The new code
 tries to switch to the right VT several times, so even if something
 switches away, it will get switched back again.
 >
 > What I saw is consistent with this new code -- even in shutdowns when
 something takes us back to VT1, the code switches correctly to the VT with
 the UL graphic. It has never failed to shutdown here.
 >
 > Can you confirm you are using 802b1? - check the build name in
 /boot/olpc_build

 I did a 'copy-nand' of file
 http://dev.laptop.org/~martin/8.2.2-betas/os802B1.img.  This file is
 543817728 bytes, dated 2009-12-04 10:42 (its download md5 sum matches).
 /boot/olpc_build says 802B1

 As I said, I'm seeing the shutdown process stall (on four different
 machines) on at least 1/4 of the occasions when I enter 'shutdown -r now'
 in Terminal while root.

 I can think of at least two differences between my systems and Martin's
 systems -- I customize the software, plus I use external hardware.
 Currently I'm testing with a 'virgin' G1G1 system (it still had build 650
 !), on which I installed q2e41 and build 802B1 -- but did NOT apply my
 software customizations.  I *am* still getting the stall (without showing
 the U/L warning, so that I have to press ctl-alt-F2 in order for the
 shutdown to complerte) on this 'near-virgin' system -- that in my mind
 eliminates the changes I make to the software.

 I've been keeping track only since Martin said he is not seeing the
 problem.  So far, I have not seen this problem when there have been no
 external (USB) devices present (from start of boot to finish of
 shustdown).  When I enter the 'shutdown -r now' command *at* the external
 USB keyboard, I randomly get the ticket #9943 stalls in the shutdown
 process.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9943#comment:3>
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