I 'm encountering this in a virtual session (pae-kernel). Powering off by using 'shutdown -P 0' works, as 'halt' does not.
See for more info: http://askubuntu.com/questions/122937/ubuntu-precise-12-04-and-11-10-do-not-halt-the-computer-completely-but-10-04-lt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/950981 Title: shutdown does not power off server To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/950981/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
