Rebooting/Shutting down with Ubuntu 8.10 after new installation

[Ines Odegaard]

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: Desktop CD (mailed from organization)
Image version: Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop edition
Date: 5-12-09; 9:00 pm (Pacific Daylight Savings Time)

Machine: HP Pavilion N5135
Processor: Intel Celeron
Memory:256 MB
Partitions: none; used entire disk

Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn:

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:           [O]
Detect network card:    [O]
Configure network:      [O]
Detect CD:              [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Install base system:    [O]
Clock/timezone setup:   [O]
User/password setup:    [O]
Install tasks:          [O]
Install boot loader:    [O]
Overall install:        [O]

Comments/Problems:The laptop will not reboot/shutdown. I have to disconnect from power. It will boot when turned on.

No problems in installation until it asked to reboot. It just froze while shutting down.