Dell OptiPlex 745 reboot problem

[Tony Molloy]

On Friday 05 September 2008 11:55:28 landon kelsey wrote:
> what kind of video card?
>
>

Intel Corp 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics Controller

Driver i915


Tony
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Tony Molloy <tony.molloy at ul.ie>
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Sent: Friday, September 5, 2008 3:52:42 AM
> Subject: Dell OptiPlex 745 reboot problem
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just installed Fedora-9 on a lab of Dell OptiPlex 745 (SFF) machines.
> ( only in 1 lab TG )
>
> After running firstboot when I went to reboot the machines they just hang
> and I had to do a hard reboot. I thought this was a minor glitch and
> ignored it.
>
> Now however when the machines boot into Fedora-9 the "reboot" and "suspend"
> buttons do not work. The windowing system just shuts down and I get a text
> prompt and the machines just hang there.
>
> As thes are dual boot machines this will cause a lot of problems starting
> monday when the students return ;-(
>
> Is ther some magic incantation to grub to sort this problem or any body got
> any ideas.
>
> Thank's
>
> Tony