I found a temporary solution: sudo cat /etc/default/grub
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="acpi=off splash" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi=force" sudo update-grub -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945735 Title: problem with shutdown ubuntu 11.10 x64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/945735/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs