Ok, does "telinit 1" switch you to single user mode ("telinit 2" should restore you to multi-user with X).
Also does "shutdown -h now" power off the system? -- Upstart Stopped Starting https://launchpad.net/bugs/61322 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs