Just installed 11.10 and I am having the same problem with shutting down. The only way to halt the system is to press the power button physically. If memory serves, it started after I did an update today (Mar 02, 2012).
DELL Studio 1558 Dual booting Ubuntu 11.10 (x64) & WIN 7 (x64) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880240 Title: ubuntu 11.10 : the system doesn't turn off if "sudo halt" is given To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/880240/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
