My problem sounds a lot like this one. I also have an Inspiron 6400/E1505. My video card is a Mobility Radeon X1400 (open-source Avivo driver), but since I have the same problem at the command line and the original reporter has Intel graphics, I'm gonna guess this is some kind of BIOS issue.
** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- Shutdown problem in Dell Inspiron E1505 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/94161 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs