An update, and a step backwards. I recently had to reinstall Kubuntu Lucid, which I did from a Shipit CD. I now have a later kernel and an updated version of Lucid.
j...@john-laptop:/usr/bin$ uname -a Linux john-laptop 2.6.32-24-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 19 01:12:52 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux j...@john-laptop:/usr/bin$ sudo lsb_release -a [sudo] password for john: No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS Release: 10.04 Codename: lucid j...@john-laptop:/usr/bin$ KDE version: 4.4.2 In testing various shutdown processes, with the intent of ending with a powered off state, all mechanisms brought my machine to a "halt" with the only option being to press the power switch, and alt/sysrq/REISUO now not working. >From KDE desktop: K->Leave->Shutdown or right click->Leave->Logout plus ctl/alt/del >From a konsole: sudo shutdown -h now ("halt" as expected) or sudo shutdown -P now Different, but still not acceptable. -- alt/sysreq/reisuo Required to Power Off https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/598674 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdebase in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs