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4,580 reads · 2009-09-09 – 2009-09-10

SL : infinite reboot instead of shutdown

I've recently installed SL but I've got a big problem when trying to shutdown the computer : instead of shuting down, it's restarting ! again and again and again… the only way to stop infinite rebooting, is to unplug A/C. OpenHaltRestart…

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@Jib Published 2009-09-09
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Snow Leopard 10.6
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4,580 historical reads · 0 curated field notes (from 2 dispatches) · 2009-09-09 – 2009-09-10
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@Jib (2)

I've recently installed SL but I've got a big problem when trying to shutdown the computer : instead of shuting down, it's restarting ! again and again and again… the only way to stop infinite rebooting, is to unplug A/C.

OpenHaltRestart is installed properly, and I've never had such a problem with Leopard. I'm in 32bits under SL.

Any clue ?

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Author Update #1 @Jib 2009-09-10

Problem solved :
I've set up my BIOS to S1 instead of S3 under Power management options. and I've disabled all features that can wake up the computer automatically (wake on lan etc...).

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