hmm, on Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 03:11:32PM -0700, Buzzer said that > /etc/rc.shutdown in progress... > /etc/rc.shutdown complete. > syncing disks...
if you don't get the "done" part of "syncing disks..." than it's not the problem of shutdown and halt -p. the syncing is not finished. i get this ocassionaly on my eeepc. the file system is not marked clean and i get an fsck at bootup. irritating but mostly harmless (so far). -f -- there's no second chance for a good first impression.
