Comment 66 for bug 468589

Hey guys!

Turns out, I realized 'edit' didn't work because it wasn't a legit command
for me; instead, I typed sudo gedit /etc/rc6.d/S40umountfs and it worked.
I'm sure it works with vi or emacs too.

-Yi

On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 2:28 AM, 4AD <email address hidden> wrote:

> Try typing "sudo nautilus"
>
> Nautilus opens and you can navigate to /etc/rc6.d/
> (don't close the terminal!)
>
> Open S40umountfs (select display), make the changes and save the file
> (as you are doing it as su there is no problem)
>
> Worked for me like a charm.
>
> --
> Unable to shut down or restart on Karmic
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468589
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in Wubi, Windows Ubuntu Installer: Invalid
> Status in “sysvinit” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed
> Status in “sysvinit” source package in Lucid: Fix Committed
> Status in “sysvinit” source package in Karmic: New
>
> Bug description:
> This has been addressed by dropping the -f argument to umount calls when
> Wubi is present.
>
> Patch:
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35058732/sysvinit_2.87dsf-4ubuntu12.debdiff
>
> To reproduce:
> Install Ubuntu 9.04 using Wubi.
> Upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10.
> Shut down.
>
> The original report follows:
> I recently upgraded to ubuntu 9.10, Karmic Koala, and I discovered that I
> am unable to shut down or reboot. When I select shut down, Karmic starts
> the process and then hangs. What I get on my screen is this:
>
> *Stopping Kernel Oops catching service kerneloops
> *Shutting down ALSA...
> *Asking all remaining processes to terminate...
> *Deconfiguring network interfaces...
> *Deactivating swap...
> [ 171.180168] Buffer I/O error on device loop0, logical block 3834127
> [ 171.180116] Buffer I/O error on device loop0, logical block 3856120
> _
>
> Then a blinking curser. I have no alternative at this point than to
> manually press the power button to shut down. I will follow this thread so
> please tell me if you require more information
>
> -Yos
>
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