Hello, I tried non-free firmware and it didn't work. So I decided to give ubuntu and halt/power down doesn't work in latest Ubuntu as well. So I see two option - something bad happend with my BIOS or there is a regression in kernel... Thanks for help, Wawrzek -- Dr Wawrzyniec Niewodniczański or Wawrzek for short PhD in Quantum Chemistry & MSc in Molecular Engineering WWW: http://wawrzek.name E-MAIL: jobs@wawrzek.name Linux User #177124