On Friday 30 Mar 2012 15:06:53 Hector Martinez-Seara wrote: > Hi, > I've been having the same issue in a dell precision M4300. It started > in some point of the kernel 3.1.x release. Since then from time to > time the system does not shutdown unless using the power button to > force a power off. > Any ideas? I can provide more info if I'm instructed about what would > be interesting to provide. The computer has arch 32bits for more than > 2 years. > Hector I believe I've heard reports that a BIOS upgrade solves this. I have this issue on a Dell Latitude E5520. I haven't got around to trying the upgrade yet, though. Paul