George, thank you for your comment. So your hardware and problem may be tracked, could you please file a new report with Ubuntu by executing the following in a terminal while booted into the default Ubuntu kernel (not a mainline one) via: ubuntu-bug linux
For more on this, please read the official Ubuntu documentation: Ubuntu Bug Control and Ubuntu Bug Squad: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/BestPractices#X.2BAC8-Reporting.Focus_on_One_Issue Ubuntu Kernel Team: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/KernelTeamBugPolicies#Filing_Kernel_Bug_reports https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Policies/DuplicateBugs Ubuntu Community: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette When opening up the new report, please feel free to subscribe me to it. As well, please do not announce in this report you created a new bug report. Thank you for your understanding. Helpful bug reporting tips: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/987220 Title: [Dell Inspiron 1720] System does not power off reliably when "Shut Down" chosen from GUI Status in The Session Menu: Invalid Status in “gnome-session” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “indicator-session” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “gnome-session” source package in Precise: Invalid Status in “indicator-session” source package in Precise: Invalid Status in “linux” source package in Precise: Confirmed Status in “upstart” source package in Precise: Invalid Status in Debian GNU/Linux: New Bug description: Shutting down the computer using the menue does not work always correct. It often does not complete turn off the computer. The power LED and the LED of the bluetooth unit remain on. Also the fan is still running and won't stop. Shutting down the computer with "sudo shutdown -h now" using the terminal works fine. I am using a Dell Inspiron 1720. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-session/+bug/987220/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
