Kali persistence freezes after shut down

[ByakuyaB]

I decided to install Kali 2018.2 on my 16gb SanDisk cruzer with persistence. But ever since I installed it, I cannot switch off my system safely, I end up force switching off my laptop which I do not like at all. As soon as I click switch off or reboot, kali hangs and I cannot even use my trackpad. I have tried disabling intel sounds as that was a solution in one of the 2015 forums, present here https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?26434-Kali-2-0-Will-Not-Shut-Down-or-Restart

I also tried to run parrot os on the same stick and ended up having the same issue, but when I run tails this does not happen. Are all Debian systems prone to this issue?

I own a HP Omen laptop with intel i5 and NVIDIA 1050.

Please help.

[grid]

Does this behavior happen when using your Kali stick on other machines?

[ByakuyaB]

Does this behavior happen when using your Kali stick on other machines?

I am sorry but I do not have other machines to try this out. But I noticed more issues, I was installing nvidia cuda, and it started to prepare nvidia-legacy-check, after which i got this message:

Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 361240 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing primus (0~20150328-6) ...
Selecting previously unselected package nvidia-legacy-check.
(Reading database ... 361232 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../nvidia-legacy-check_390.48-3_amd64.deb ...
Checking for legacy NVIDIA GPUs appears to hang, try rebooting with 'acpi=off'
added to the kernel boot options in the GRUB configuration.

Then it has frozen there, I am able to use my system and the terminal, but it does not progress forward

[grid]

Hmm...I'd try downloading the image again (verify the hash, of course), then burn it to another USB stick. That will rule out any USB problems and incomplete/corrupted image.

Did you try interrupting the boot and setting acpi=off?

[ByakuyaB]

I dont know how to switch the acpi off in live usb mode, there was no grub file, could please tell me how to?

[grid]

Haven't messed with grub in a while, so I'm rusty. Best place I can direct you is the kali.training website. You may need to make a custom ISO to resolve the problem.

[r2d2]

I have the same issue, when I install ParrotOS on my laptop, as a dualboot, when I try to shutdown, restart or even suspend, the whole systems get's frozen. And again, had the same issue installing NVIDIA drivers, the exact same error. Anything should I try?

[eldhawke]

I have an HP omen laptop with the intel and 1050 hybrid, same issue.

The fix is to disable the nouveau driver:

sudo bash -c "echo blacklist nouveau > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf"
sudo bash -c "echo options nouveau modeset=0 >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf"
sudo update-initramfs -u

Edit: you can also disable it through your grub with nouveau.modeset=0

https://askubuntu.com/questions/747314/is-nomodeset-still-required

(I have not personally tested this btw)

Note: I have managed to get optimus working with the 390 drivers too but am doing a few tests with the 396 drivers before I post a guide on how to do this.
(DO NOT SETUP xorg through the nvidia installer, it breaks with the hybrid multi adapter setup)