'reboot=b' appended to the kernel does cause it to reboot as expected, yes. So far I have only tried post-install and not during-install.
attached is the output of dmidecode and also /var/log/dmesg (line 558? I saw some output during boot about disabling reboot) ** Attachment added: "dmidecode" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13837148/dmidecode -- [hardy RC] i386 installer can not reboot post-install on Dell Precision 490 N Series https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220820 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs