Closing the bug as I prefer not to risk bricking my system to fix something that has an easy workaround (and rumour suggests the FreeDOS method no longer works with recent Dell BIOS updates: http://askubuntu.com/questions/100945/how-do-i-update-the-bios-of-a -dell-laptop/237742#237742).
** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1244312 Title: [regression 13.10] Can't reboot (but can shut down) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1244312/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs