Check the /var/log/boot.log - turn it on if not - BOOTLOGD_ENABLED=Yes. Also at boot time try entering - dmesg > boot_msg There are other things you can do to get more messages. You can capture your screen also. Keep looking up, Tim -----Original Message----- From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Robert De Mars Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:46 PM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: [tclug-list] Dell Optiplex 745 - Will not reboot Hello, and a good day to you all. I have a small problem that I can not seem to figure out. I have just installed Slack 12.1 on a Dell Optiplex 745 Desktop. The box is all stock, but with a 4Gig ram upgrade. I installed Slackware 12.1, and Slack is working properly. My problem is when I tell the machine to reboot ( shutdown -r now ) it goes through the process of shutting down, but gets stuck at "Restarting System." I then have to manually power down the box, and restart it via the power button. This machine will soon be headless, and is intended to run inter-company web applications & things of that nature. Any thoughts why it freezes at "Restarting System.", or what I might do to correct this would be greatly appreciated. Thank You Very Much! Robert De Mars _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list