i overcame this through a trick advised by a friend. i have explained it
somewhere in ubuntuforums.org.  i am embarrassed for not getting this bug
fixed yet..

On 23 September 2011 20:42, DeMus <email address hidden> wrote:

> Is something done about this? What is the current status? I thought when
> something was wrong in Linux it would be fixed very fast, but I seem to
> be wrong here.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762203
>
> Title:
>  Computer is not turned off at shutdown
>
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>  I upgraded Maverick to Natty about two weeks ago. Since then, my computer
> does not turn off itself. So, I click in the upper right corner (I'm running
> Gnome2) and click Shut Down. All programs are closed, I see the Ubuntu logo
> (and I can click Esc to see the terminal during shutdown).
>  At some point, I notthing seems to happen anymore and the computer stays
> on. I press CTRL-SysReq REISUB. The computer restarts and I press the power
> button to power off the computer.
>
>  I would love to help solving this bug, so which log files do you need?
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
>  Package: linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.42
>  Regression: Yes
>  Reproducible: No
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
>  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
>  Architecture: amd64
>  AudioDevicesInUse:
>   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
>   /dev/snd/controlC0:  ernstblaauw   2133 F.... pulseaudio
>   /dev/snd/controlC3:  ernstblaauw   2133 F.... pulseaudio
>   /dev/snd/controlC2:  ernstblaauw   2133 F.... pulseaudio
>   /dev/snd/controlC1:  ernstblaauw   2133 F.... pulseaudio
>  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
>  Card0.Amixer.info:
>   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfe7f8000 irq 45'
>     Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC888'
>     Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,14627512,00100001'
>     Controls      : 34
>     Simple ctrls  : 20
>  Card1.Amixer.info:
>   Card hw:1 'Camera'/'Camera at usb-0000:00:1a.0-1, full speed'
>     Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
>     Components : 'USB046d:08f0'
>     Controls      : 3
>     Simple ctrls  : 2
>  Card2.Amixer.info:
>   Card hw:2 'U8501'/'LG-Nortel Co. Ltd USB Phone 8501 at
> usb-0000:00:1d.7-4.1, full speed'
>     Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
>     Components : 'USB1be1:0030'
>     Controls      : 1
>     Simple ctrls  : 1
>  Card2.Amixer.values:
>   Simple mixer control 'Headset',0
>     Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined penum
>     Capture channels: Mono
>     Mono: Capture [on]
>  Card3.Amixer.info:
>   Card hw:3 'CMI8768'/'C-Media CMI8768 at 0xe800, irq 16'
>     Mixer name : 'CMedia PCI'
>     Components : ''
>     Controls      : 41
>     Simple ctrls  : 22
>  Card4.Amixer.info:
>   Card hw:4 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfe8ec000 irq 46'
>     Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
>     Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100100'
>     Controls      : 4
>     Simple ctrls  : 1
>  Card4.Amixer.values:
>   Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
>     Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
>     Playback channels: Mono
>     Mono: Playback [on]
>  Date: Fri Apr 15 23:19:26 2011
>  Frequency: Once a day.
>  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=27cac63b-5a29-4c3f-a9f2-8218a51be4d4
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100122)
>  MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD MS-7512
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
>   PATH=(custom, user)
>   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic
> root=UUID=0f104604-00b2-4b97-962f-b48f8c29db01 ro quiet splash
> acpi_osi=Linux vt.handoff=7
>  RelatedPackageVersions:
>   linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-8-generic N/A
>   linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-8-generic  N/A
>   linux-firmware                            1.50
>  RfKill:
>   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
>        Soft blocked: no
>        Hard blocked: no
>  SourcePackage: linux
>  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-26 (20 days ago)
>  dmi.bios.date: 03/09/2009
>  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
>  dmi.bios.version: V3.4
>  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>  dmi.board.name: P45 Neo2-FR (MS-7512)
>  dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
>  dmi.board.version: 1.0
>  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>  dmi.chassis.type: 3
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
>  dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
>  dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV3.4:bd03/09/2009:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnMS-7512:pvr1.0:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnP45Neo2-FR(MS-7512):rvr1.0:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr1.0:
>  dmi.product.name: MS-7512
>  dmi.product.version: 1.0
>  dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
>
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