The extra ifconfig line in alsa-utils doesn't help shut down or restart*. However, running 'sudo ifconfig eth0 down' alone from terminal also 'hangs up' on my intrepid (upgraded today form 8.04) whereas other users do find their solutions in this ifconfig process.
Just thought I'd toss that into the discussion while I patiently wait for a solution from up above. I've tried everything offered by the ubuntu forums and had zero luck. Best wishes to the developers and here's to hoping these forced shut downs with the power button don't damage my motherboard or any disks... -- MASTER storing ALSA mixer element values during shutdown hangs nondeterministically if non-loopback network interfaces are still up https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274995 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs