System: Host: tony-HP-EliteBook-8460p Kernel: 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.3.1)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard (portable) product: HP EliteBook 8460p v: A0001D02
Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 161C v: KBC Version 97.3E
Bios: Hewlett-Packard v: 68SCF Ver. F.01 date: 03/11/2011
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i5-2540M (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10376
clock speeds: max: 3300 MHz 1: 805 MHz 2: 801 MHz 3: 877 MHz
4: 805 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1366x768@60.10hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-21-generic
Network: Card-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 4060 bus-ID: 00:19.0
IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 24:00.0
IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (6.5% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS725050A7 size: 500.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 197G used: 23G (13%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.49GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0C mobo: 0.0C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 237 Uptime: 5 min Memory: 1199.9/7893.4MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35

see list in my info any help wil be awesome

You might need to add some ACPI options to the GRUB bootloader to get this work.

Just wondering, can you reboot or does that hang as well?

reboot hangs too or is slow

how do i edit in grub loader please?

Check out the answer in this thread: https://askubuntu.com/questions/160036/how-do-i-disable-acpi-when-booting

Mint is essentially Ubuntu

The other thing you can do is to check the BIOS on your computer and turn off ACPI - get pctek to do this next time she's over if you are not sure how.

made A  chnaged it to IDE, FROM  AHCI.in laptop it cured it , not sure why it was set on AHCI

UrbanMyth:

 

The other thing you can do is to check the BIOS on your computer and turn off ACPI - get pctek to do this next time she's over if you are not sure how.

 

I can't. He's in napier. I'm in Auckland.

pctek:

 

UrbanMyth:

 

The other thing you can do is to check the BIOS on your computer and turn off ACPI - get pctek to do this next time she's over if you are not sure how.

 

 

I can't. He's in napier. I'm in Auckland.

 

 

 

 

 

Ahh sorry. I thought you both lived in the same area based on the Linux threads I was reading

p.s. I thought you were living in Invercargill area..

UrbanMyth:

 

 

 

p.s. I thought you were living in Invercargill area..

 

 Moved back in 2010. It was Southland, not Invercargill exactly.