I have exactly the same problem. I have found that if I allow the system to reboot to the Grub OS selection page, then press 'c' to get a command line, typing 'halt' shuts the computer down.
I am running Gutsy Gibbon on a PC iExtreme Gold H5030. -- Shutdown results in a reboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/151969 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