Comment 0 for bug 507555

I was so pleased with Ubuntu (9.10) on my desktop that I installed it on my Acer TravelMate 4001LMi laptop, too. However, on the laptop (but not on the desktop) I cannot shut down properly. I get a black screen, most usually with the following text:

"* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld...done
* Shutting down Alsa...
* Asking remaining processes to terminate...
* Deconfiguring network interfaces...
* Deactivating Swap...
* Will now halt"
(Flashing cursor)

Sometimes the text is:

"Ubuntu 9.10 (my computer name) tty1
(my computer name) login:" (flashing cursor)

On one occasion I got:

"Ubuntu 9.10 (my computer name) tty1
(my computer name) login: init: usplash main process (10187) killed by TERM signal"

Sometimes I just get a black screen with a white flashing cursor.

In all cases it hangs there and does not completely shut down.
Restart works normally. I have WinXP installed on a separate partition and this shuts down normally.

Updating with all recommended updates including the latest kernel version did not solve the problem. I have now reinstalled Ubuntu 9.10 freshly, but the problem remains.

I'd be very grateful for help to triage this bug. Many thanks.