reboot fails

Technical Issues and Assistance
#1

from the main menu, when I click reboot or power down
it looks like it hangs in the middle of shutting down.
Some windows remain in the monitor, too. And I have to perform hard power down.
Is there any way to diagnose or let me know what to do?

journalctl -p err -b | less
Nov 04 11:56:56 yuri-pc kernel: ACPI Error: No handler for Region [VRTC] (00000000d8425d47) [SystemCMOS] (20190703/evregion-127)
Nov 04 11:56:56 yuri-pc kernel: ACPI Error: Region SystemCMOS (ID=5) has no handler (20190703/exfldio-261)
Nov 04 11:56:56 yuri-pc kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method _SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0.RTEC due to previous error (AE_NOT_EXIST) (20190703/psparse-529)
Nov 04 11:56:56 yuri-pc kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method _SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0._REG due to previous error (AE_NOT_EXIST) (20190703/psparse-529)
Nov 04 11:56:57 yuri-pc kernel: iTCO_wdt iTCO_wdt: can't request region for resource [mem 0x00c5fffc-0x00c5ffff]
Nov 04 11:56:57 yuri-pc kernel: dell_smbios: Unable to run on non-Dell system
Nov 04 11:56:58 yuri-pc kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: DRM: Pointer to TMDS table invalid
Nov 04 11:56:58 yuri-pc kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS
Nov 04 11:56:58 yuri-pc kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS
Nov 04 11:56:58 yuri-pc kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: bus: MMIO read of 00000000 FAULT at 6013d4 [ TIMEOUT ]
Nov 04 11:57:00 yuri-pc kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: gr: init failed, -16
Nov 04 11:57:09 yuri-pc lightdm[917]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
Nov 04 11:57:14 yuri-pc kernel: [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] ERROR Atomic update failure on pipe A (start=363 end=364) time 2229 us, min 1073, max 1079, scanline start 1045, end 65
Nov 04 11:57:15 yuri-pc kernel: [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] ERROR Atomic update failure on pipe A (start=436 end=437) time 2932 us, min 1073, max 1079, scanline start 1005, end 54
Nov 04 11:57:47 yuri-pc kernel: [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] ERROR Atomic update failure on pipe A (start=2250 end=2251) time 2668 us, min 1073, max 1079, scanline start 1038, end 88
Nov 04 11:57:48 yuri-pc kernel: [TTM] Buffer eviction failed
Nov 04 11:58:03 yuri-pc kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: DRM: failed to idle channel 1 [DRM]

#2

A few rules of thumb...

  1. Always close all application windows before starting a system update/upgrade, because files and libraries could be in use that are being overwritten in the update/upgrade process, and this would confuse the hell out of the running processes that try accessing those files.

  2. Ideally, you should log out of the graphical environment completely and run the update process in a character-mode virtual console. Hit Ctrl+Alt+F2 if your desktop environment is Plasma ─ other desktop environments will use a different character-mode virtual console for themselves, so you may have to go through the Ctrl+Alt+FunctionKey from 1 to 6 to find a free virtual console. Then, you log in and you issue the command...

sudo pacman -Syu

  1. A hard reset should only be used as a last resort. Try using the magic SysRq keys first. Press and hold Alt+PrtSc/SysRq and then, while holding both keys down, press the following key sequence, with a pause of about 1 to 2 seconds between each key press: R, E, I, S, U, B ─ it's "busier" spelled backwards, or if you want a funnier meme, "Raising Elephants Is Still Utterly Boring."

  2. Even though the Plasma menu allows you to shut down or reboot the computer from there, the advice is to not do that. Instead, log out of Plasma until you see the SDDM greeter again, and then choose the option to shut down or reboot from there. This gives all running processes the time to terminate properly, without any race conditions.

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#3

Note: when using journalctl, piping to less is useless (it's already in less). Use parameters instead (this is equivalent to and better than what you posted)

journalctl -b -p3 --no-pager --no-hostname
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#4

Thank you. Here is the log.
System: confirmed updated.
BIOS: up to date.
Still takes at least a minutes to get back from suspend state when I open the laptop lid.

journalctl -b -p3 --no-pager --no-hostname

-- Logs begin at Sun 2019-11-03 01:41:44 EDT, end at Fri 2019-11-08 00:12:14 EST. --
Nov 04 22:20:31 kernel: ACPI Error: No handler for Region [VRTC] (00000000d8bd734d) [SystemCMOS] (20190703/evregion-127)
Nov 04 22:20:31 kernel: ACPI Error: Region SystemCMOS (ID=5) has no handler (20190703/exfldio-261)
Nov 04 22:20:31 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method _SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0.RTEC due to previous error (AE_NOT_EXIST) (20190703/psparse-529)
Nov 04 22:20:31 kernel: ACPI Error: Aborting method _SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0._REG due to previous error (AE_NOT_EXIST) (20190703/psparse-529)
Nov 04 22:20:32 kernel: iTCO_wdt iTCO_wdt: can't request region for resource [mem 0x00c5fffc-0x00c5ffff]
Nov 04 22:20:32 kernel: dell_smbios: Unable to run on non-Dell system
Nov 04 22:20:33 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: DRM: Pointer to TMDS table invalid
Nov 04 22:20:33 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS
Nov 04 22:20:33 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS
Nov 04 22:20:33 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: bus: MMIO read of 00000000 FAULT at 6013d4 [ TIMEOUT ]
Nov 04 22:20:35 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: gr: init failed, -16
Nov 04 22:21:23 kernel: [TTM] Buffer eviction failed
Nov 04 22:21:35 lightdm[925]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
Nov 04 22:21:38 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: DRM: failed to idle channel 1 [DRM]
Nov 05 07:12:11 kernel: usb 2-3: device not accepting address 4, error -71
Nov 05 07:12:15 kernel: usb usb2-port3: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
Nov 05 07:12:19 kernel: usb usb2-port3: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
Nov 05 07:12:24 kernel: usb usb2-port3: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
Nov 05 07:12:24 kernel: usb usb2-port3: unable to enumerate USB device
Nov 05 07:12:27 systemd[1]: Failed to start Network suspend service.
Nov 05 23:36:43 kernel: usb usb2-port2: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
Nov 05 23:36:44 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: fifo: runlist 0 update timeout
Nov 05 23:36:44 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: gr: FECS falcon already acquired by gr!
Nov 05 23:36:44 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: gr: init failed, -16
Nov 05 23:36:46 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: fifo: tsg 3 [Xorg[9913]] kick timeout
Nov 05 23:36:46 kernel: nouveau: Xorg[9913]:00000000:0000c06f: detach sw failed, -110
Nov 05 23:36:47 kernel: usb usb2-port2: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
Nov 05 23:36:51 kernel: usb usb2-port2: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
Nov 05 23:36:55 kernel: usb usb2-port2: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad?
Nov 05 23:36:55 kernel: usb usb2-port2: unable to enumerate USB device
Nov 05 23:36:58 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS
Nov 05 23:37:01 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: Xorg[9913]: failed to idle channel 3 [Xorg[9913]]
Nov 05 23:37:03 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS
Nov 05 23:37:16 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: Xorg[9913]: failed to idle channel 3 [Xorg[9913]]
Nov 05 23:37:18 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: fifo: tsg 3 [Xorg[9913]] kick timeout
Nov 05 23:37:21 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: fifo: runlist 0 update timeout
Nov 05 23:37:25 lightdm[10051]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
Nov 05 23:37:36 kernel: [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] ERROR Atomic update failure on pipe A (start=771 end=772) time 312 us, min 1073, max 1079, scanline start 1071, end 1088
Nov 05 23:37:41 kernel: [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] ERROR Atomic update failure on pipe A (start=1082 end=1083) time 234 us, min 1073, max 1079, scanline start 1067, end 1083
Nov 05 23:37:47 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: DRM: failed to idle channel 0 [DRM]
Nov 06 00:16:02 kernel: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] ERROR CPU pipe A FIFO underrun
Nov 07 23:53:05 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: fifo: runlist 0 update timeout
Nov 07 23:53:05 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: gr: FECS falcon already acquired by gr!
Nov 07 23:53:05 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: gr: init failed, -16
Nov 07 23:53:07 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: fifo: tsg 3 [Xorg[12874]] kick timeout
Nov 07 23:53:07 kernel: nouveau: Xorg[12874]:00000000:0000c06f: detach sw failed, -110
Nov 07 23:53:20 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS
Nov 07 23:53:22 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: Xorg[12874]: failed to idle channel 3 [Xorg[12874]]
Nov 07 23:53:25 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS
Nov 07 23:53:37 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: Xorg[12874]: failed to idle channel 3 [Xorg[12874]]
Nov 07 23:53:39 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: fifo: tsg 3 [Xorg[12874]] kick timeout
Nov 07 23:53:42 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: fifo: runlist 0 update timeout
Nov 07 23:53:48 kernel: [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] ERROR Atomic update failure on pipe A (start=150 end=151) time 419 us, min 1073, max 1079, scanline start 1061, end 1087
Nov 07 23:53:49 lightdm[13468]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
Nov 07 23:54:03 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: DRM: failed to idle channel 0 [DRM]
Nov 07 23:54:03 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: tmr: stalled at ffffffffffffffff
Nov 07 23:54:03 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: tmr: stalled at ffffffffffffffff
Nov 07 23:54:24 kernel: nouveau 0000:02:00.0: DRM: failed to idle channel 1 [DRM]
(END)

#5

Seriously Hello, did you read any of this error log? Hopefully you posted your own solution as bad usb cable or sometimes you will get this error if the usb connection is bad too. All the other errors probably do not help either, try to trade up on the computer.

#6

Thanks, for poitning that out.
But all usb is working. I'm not too worry about usb port.
I just want to use reboot from UI menu.
For now systemctrl reboot seems to do fine,
But I would like to find out why it fails from UI.

#7

I understand you despise reading?

Without info, we can just guess. Do you need real advise, or just guessing remotely (which is really fun, BTW)?

#8

True. I didn't go over the link. I'll come back to this when I go over.
I was only pasting journalctl log.

#9

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