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FS#18547 - My laptop turns on alone since Archlinux

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Víctor García Rodríguez (Falco313) - Wednesday, 03 March 2010, 14:09 GMT
Last edited by Paul Mattal (paul) - Friday, 05 March 2010, 12:51 GMT
Task Type Support Request
Category System
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

My laptop turns on alone. This happens to me since I installed Archlinux and updated it for the last time (27 or 29 of February 2010). I have Windows 7 installed too, I use grub.

If I turn the laptop off and push the power button for around two minutes, it doesn't happen again. If I start Windows 7, it doesn't happen again, but if I start Archlinux and turn off, it keeps turning on alone again.

I tried everything to fix it, it is not Bios related (Wake on by lan or wlan disable) (Bios actualized to the last version)

Thanks

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.

Most actualized Archlinux system. My laptop is a Toshiba PRO L300.

Steps to reproduce:

Same as above
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Closed by  Paul Mattal (paul)
Friday, 05 March 2010, 12:51 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  Kernel parameter acpi_osi="Linux" resolved the issue.
Comment by Paul Mattal (paul) - Thursday, 04 March 2010, 04:43 GMT
After you boot Arch and turn it off, how long before it turns itself back on? Is it basically right away, or is there a delay?
Comment by Víctor García Rodríguez (Falco313) - Thursday, 04 March 2010, 08:55 GMT
There is a delay that goes from 3-5 min to 20 or 30 minutes (20 or 30 just happen me once I think)

Thank you
Comment by notch johnson (notch) - Thursday, 04 March 2010, 23:23 GMT
I've found something like this:
http://www.linlap.com/wiki/toshiba+satellite+pro+l300#comment_107390ecfef87633605f325931da220e
For me it more looks like a hardware problem that is just triggered by Arch. Maybe BIOS update will help here?

[Edit]
I've found this bug interesting and read more:
http://swinky-linuxblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/ubuntu-904-on-toshiba-satellite-l305.html
It looks like the problem can be fixed by adding
acpi_osi="Linux"
to your boot parameters. Can you try this and report if it fixes the problem for you?

Others suggest to run 64bit version of linux on this laptop.

From the other hand: why would the bug manifest just now?
Comment by Víctor García Rodríguez (Falco313) - Friday, 05 March 2010, 12:19 GMT
I managed to fix this weird behavior this morning thanks to you. I followed the steps, from the forum and blog, and it is not rebooting anymore. I got rid of the "omnibook" module and used the "acpi_osi="Linux" parameter in the kernel line of my grub. Fn keys are working too as well.

So, like you said, it seems to be a hardware problem triggered by "omnibook" (or just an omnibook bug), because now that I think of it, the problem started to happen me right after I loaded the omnibook module to get the fn keys working...

Thank you very much Paul and notch, you guys save my life :)
Comment by Paul Mattal (paul) - Friday, 05 March 2010, 12:49 GMT
Heh, I didn't do much. Thanks notch for some good research!

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