(In reply to Hot MusicFan from comment #5) > (In reply to Takashi Iwai from comment #4) > > Did you try to boot with xhci_hcd.quirk option I suggested? > > Like this? (attachment below) Note that you can edit the boot option directory in GRUB by pressing 'e' key. And do I understand correctly that your machine *reboots* after shutdown automagically? For a spurious reboot, another possible source is Wake-on-LAN. This can be disabled via ethtool command on the fly.