On Friday 21 September 2012 13:08:27 Lisi wrote:
> Trinity on my new box sometimes starts shutting down and then hangs.  I
> have tried giving it time, but once it has hung, I can leave it for several
> hours without movement.  The file system does not appreciate it whne I use
> the on/off button or the reset button.
>
> My system is:
> Debian Squeeze
> Trinity 3.5.13 with Slavek's patches
> GA-Z77-DS3H motherboard
> / on 64 GB SATA SSD
> /home on SATA 2TB drive
>
> Where do I go from here?
>
> Thanks,
> Lisi

Check if your computer shutthing down if you run "halt" manually. If not, 
try "halt -p". If is working the second case, check in kdmrc how the shutting 
down is performed, with "halt" or "halt -p".

I have no idea if Debian use systemd, but take a look there:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Systemd#How_to_power_off_the_machine_.3F

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Serghei