i found a few bug reports with similar descriptions. im going to try hardy again, this time with their workaround. ill post whether or not it worked tomorrow.
Paul - do you have an intel-855gm chipset for your graphics? if so, this might be the solution for both of us. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/204603 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/225958 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/138256 -- Shutdown Hangs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210339 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