Hello again,What command do you type ?
I've the same problem if I use powerdown. My system print the following message:
Halting system... flushing ide devices: hda hdc Power down
Then I've to press the power-button manually. Why?
Bootloader is grub, apm=power-off is set.
Sorry for my bad english.
-- Julien Le Houérou
Université de Haute Bretagne Centre de Ressources Informatiques