Ubuntu shutdown issues

[pradeepbp]

I use Ubuntu Hardy.

I am experiencing shutdown problems like taking long time, pc hanging while shutdown etc., recently. I see lot of messages on screen during shutdown, while this was not the case earlier. Earlier I used see only the orange ubuntu progress bar and the shutdown was quick.

The recent changes that I made to the system are:
1. Installed Avant Window Navigator
2. Installed Screenlets
3. Installed Wine.

Could any of these be causing the problem? Any suggestions?

[phreak0ut]

Could you post some of the error messages, in case it doesn't scroll past too fast.

[pradeepbp]

Originally Posted by phreak0ut

Could you post some of the error messages, in case it doesn't scroll past too fast.

I wish I could. It really scrolls very fast. Does is get written in a log file, which I can view ?

[praka123]

some service fails to stop properly .that you should have to check from /var/log/ dir files.

an easy method to see the error ,you may open a terminal and "sudo telinit 1" and see which process is hanging.(press alt+tab to see the o/p).

[pradeepbp]

Originally Posted by praka123

some service fails to stop properly .that you should have to check from /var/log/ dir files.

an easy method to see the error ,you may open a terminal and "sudo telinit 1" and see which process is hanging.(press alt+tab to see the o/p).

which is the exact log file that I have to check?

[Vivek788]

i too have some error messages..like failed to close some niterface...and ya i can't shutdown with the menu..i have to do alt+ctrl+bkspace.
Clicking shutdown on the menu leads to system hanging..