> -kernel 2.6.25-20080925.1.olpc.f10b654367d7065 > +kernel 2.6.25-20081219.5.olpc.7e2ccbbc5144106 So far, with staging build 8, I've had to press ctl-alt-F2 every time I've done a shutdown (for shutdown to overcome "hanging"). For me, shutdown on staging build 7 consistently completed normally, without me having to use ctl-alt-F2. mikus