I was sufferring from this, eventually installed Xubuntu 12.04 and all was well
See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/987933/comments/8 If anybody else goes this route please let us know if you are still affected. In my case I can shutdown and reboot without problem and using any driver, nvidia-current and nouveau. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/987220 Title: System does not power off reliably when "Shut Down" chosen from GUI To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-session/+bug/987220/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
