No, they don't: sudo shutdown -P now - same result as normal shutdown (freeze at the ubuntu splash screen)
sudo halt -f -p - the screen freezes immediately (while showing unity and the terminalwindow) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245904 Title: Acer Aspire E1-572 doesn't shutdown properly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1245904/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs