Well, i think i've fixed it :) ThomThom, me too, my bios doesn't identify itself as a 2004 bios and the kernel avoids loading acpi.
I added this option to force it: acpi=force at the end of the kernel booting line at /boot/grub/menu.lst: kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=... ro quiet splash acpi=force Now my computer shutdowns under Gutsy :) I hope this helps! -- Gutsy shutdown doesn't https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/119308 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