ACPI Shutdown Not Working

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joellep
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ACPI Shutdown Not Working

Post by joellep »

Hello,
I'm attempting to install an operating system on virtualbox. I'm following a tutorial I found online... I get to a certain point in my installation which requires me to restart my "computer". I've got to this point several times, if I simply power off the machine I have to start from the beginning of the installation. If I press "ACPI Shutdown" - which I can assume is the correct option nothing happens. I currently have the machine state saved so I can come back to it, but is there any way I can get round this or make it work..??
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Re: ACPI Shutdown Not Working

Post by Perryg »

Not if it is OS X

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joellep
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Re: ACPI Shutdown Not Working

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It's not... I would like to know why the program won't allow me to restart the machine
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Re: ACPI Shutdown Not Working

Post by socratis »

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Re: ACPI Shutdown Not Working

Post by loukingjr »

joellep wrote:It's not... I would like to know why the program won't allow me to restart the machine
Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe, :roll:
See your first post… ACPI Shutdown Not Working
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