Tried /sbin/shutdown -r now and halt -p
No luck.
Still hangs after posting uptime and I have to hit the power button. I was trying to avoid a re-installation but the comment that other files/drivers may be corrupted was a little worrying. Installation is a snap so I'll go that route and report back if it works (or doesn't).
I'm wondering if it has something to do with all the ATI chips onboard... Doesn't play nice with non-winderz OS's apparently.
I should have bought that Acer with the Nvidia chipset.
Thanks...
rad