This seems to be a general problem, as it also affects Gnome version. I've got it on one of my laptops, but not the other. The inconsistency is likely part of the reason a fix is slow in coming. On gnome version nosplash did not fix the shutdown.
JN -- Cannot shutdown computer with Kubuntu Feisty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105102 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