On 03.07.2013 22:32, Reindl Harald wrote: > > Am 03.07.2013 22:19, schrieb Mateusz Marzantowicz: >> On 03.07.2013 20:30, Richard Vickery wrote: >>> Is there a way to reboot the computer while its stuck on "Starting GNOME Desktop Manager"? >>> >> Yes, press the power button for a few seconds and then release it. This should work on most PCs and notebooks > this is a *hard power off* - gratulations.... So, what? Question was about rebooting without specifying type of reboot. I've never had any problems when hard rebooting Linux, especially just after power on. > > if the kernel is still alive and acpid running press the power button *short* > and wait a while - the system will do a *clean powerdown* in 99.9% of all cases > This might work or not in this particular situation but we know nothing about kernel condition. Mateusz Marzantowicz -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org