It looks to me like a problem with gdm. Here's why
* It affects logout as well as shutdown for me.
* Ctrl-Alt-Backspace gets me out of it
* Going to a tty and doing "$ sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart" gets me out of it.
* I have found entries in /var/log/messages about gdm (see below).
>From /var/l
sudo lshw
** Attachment added: "lshw.txt"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13898730/lshw.txt
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gnome shutdown/logout hangs
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** Attachment added: "dmesg.txt"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13898751/dmesg.txt
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gnome shutdown/logout hangs
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This part of /var/log/messages includes the segfault lines.
** Attachment added: "Part of /var/log/messages"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13898779/messages
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gnome shutdown/logout hangs
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Based on my recent comments, gdm seems like a good place to start.
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: None => gdm
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gnome shutdown/logout hangs
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Actually, maybe it is a duplicate of bug 186713 - do others on this bug
have keytouch installed? If you're not sure try
$ aptitude search keytouch
and if there is an "i" in front of keytouch, then you have it installed.
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gnome shutdown/logout hangs
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You
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 186713 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/186713
Based on the last few comments, I've marked this as a duplicate of bug
186713 Add another comment if you think that is wrong.
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 186713
[hardy] keytouch blocks
I have this problem as well (Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo E5916, USB
keyboard). From the gnome keyboard preferences, I have chosen "Swap ESC
and Caps Lock"
The keys work as far as typing output goes (checked in vim) but the caps
lock key turns the caps lock light on and off, and the Escape key does
no
