Ubuntu Intrepid and Jaunty cannot either shutdown or restart (or both) proprely on some machines. This is because of the following bug. A workaround for this could be (it may not work for everyone):
1. Open the file /etc/init.d/alsa-utils with root privileges:
2. Search for the "stop)" entry, somewhere near line 353. Add these lines, accordingly to your network names:
3. In the end it should be something like this:
4. Save the file and try to shutdown.
[Via Ubuntuforums.org]
1. Open the file /etc/init.d/alsa-utils with root privileges:
gksudo gedit /etc/init.d/alsa-utils2. Search for the "stop)" entry, somewhere near line 353. Add these lines, accordingly to your network names:
ifconfig wlan0 down
ifconfig eth0 down3. In the end it should be something like this:
stop)
ifconfig wlan0 down
ifconfig eth0 down
EXITSTATUS=04. Save the file and try to shutdown.
[Via Ubuntuforums.org]
