This is going to sound bad...

[deleet]

How do you shutdown? I use the command "shutdown now" or I click log out and the screen goes nuts and the thing never shuts off.

[purehate]

Try "poweroff"

[sagaci]

Try to use the command halt

[Citruspers]

I use poweroff, or poweroff now for some distros. Pretty basic question though, next time you might want to google (linux shutdown command should get you a long way).

[hypervista]

You were right.... that question was pretty bad.

[voidnecron]

Just yank out the powercable/battery.

[g3ksan]

man shutdown

[cseven]

shutdown -h 0

[Snayler]

Pressing the power button may also work

[deleet]

ya it sounded bad but I've used "shutdown" and the screen goes nuts.