My Bug is very much the same, but it only hangs until I give it an input from the keyboard and then it power's down (like if I hit return or any other key) 


messages log:
Jul 10 15:38:55 Apoptose-inducer kernel: [21878.149371] pidgin[4392]: segfault at 7fc3b5e271a8 ip 00007fc3b248963e sp 00007fc39fb2b690 error 4 in libc-2.9.so[7fc3b2411000+168000]
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer bonobo-activation-server (queery-12195): could not associate with desktop session: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-6qpb4XktAH: Connection refused
Jul 10 15:39:48 Apoptose-inducer exiting on signal 15



Kernal log:
Jul 10 15:38:55 Apoptose-inducer kernel: [21878.149371] pidgin[4392]: segfault at 7fc3b5e271a8 ip 00007fc3b248963e sp 00007fc39fb2b690 error 4 in libc-2.9.so[7fc3b2411000+168000]



syslog:
Jul 10 15:38:45 Apoptose-inducer init: tty2 main process (2323) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:45 Apoptose-inducer init: tty4 main process (2319) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:46 Apoptose-inducer init: tty5 main process (2320) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:46 Apoptose-inducer init: tty3 main process (2326) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:46 Apoptose-inducer init: tty6 main process (2327) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:46 Apoptose-inducer init: tty1 main process (3646) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:55 Apoptose-inducer kernel: [21878.149371] pidgin[4392]: segfault at 7fc3b5e271a8 ip 00007fc3b248963e sp 00007fc39fb2b690 error 4 in libc-2.9.so[7fc3b2411000+168000]
Jul 10 15:38:57 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth1): supplicant connection state:  completed -> disconnected 
Jul 10 15:38:57 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <debug> [1247233137.516696] periodic_update(): Roamed from BSSID 00:XX:XX:XX:XX:30 (MatiesWifi) to (none) ((none)) 
Jul 10 15:38:59 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth1): supplicant connection state:  disconnected -> scanning 
Jul 10 15:38:59 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth1): device state change: 8 -> 3 
Jul 10 15:38:59 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth1): deactivating device (reason: 38). 
Jul 10 15:39:00 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  eth1: canceled DHCP transaction, dhcp client pid 4002 
Jul 10 15:39:00 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <WARN>  nm_device_wifi_disable_encryption(): error setting key for device eth1: Invalid argument 
Jul 10 15:39:06 Apoptose-inducer /USR/SBIN/CRON[12232]: (root) CMD (  [ -x /usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime ] && [ -d /var/lib/php5 ] && find /var/lib/php5/ -type f -cmin +$(/usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime) -print0 | xargs -n 200 -r -0 rm)
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth1): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf 
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf 
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  Policy set 'Auto eth0' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS. 
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer avahi-daemon[3315]: Withdrawing address record for 10.110.0.229 on eth1.
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer avahi-daemon[3315]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth1.IPv4 with address 10.110.0.229.
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer avahi-daemon[3315]: Interface eth1.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer bonobo-activation-server (queery-12195): could not associate with desktop session: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-6qpb4XktAH: Connection refused
Jul 10 15:39:44 Apoptose-inducer xinetd[3122]: Exiting...
Jul 10 15:39:48 Apoptose-inducer bluetoothd[3234]: bridge pan0 removed
Jul 10 15:39:48 Apoptose-inducer bluetoothd[3234]: Stopping SDP server
Jul 10 15:39:48 Apoptose-inducer bluetoothd[3234]: Exit
Jul 10 15:39:48 Apoptose-inducer exiting on signal 15



Daemon log:
Jul 10 15:38:45 Apoptose-inducer init: tty2 main process (2323) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:45 Apoptose-inducer init: tty4 main process (2319) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:46 Apoptose-inducer init: tty5 main process (2320) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:46 Apoptose-inducer init: tty3 main process (2326) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:46 Apoptose-inducer init: tty6 main process (2327) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:46 Apoptose-inducer init: tty1 main process (3646) killed by TERM signal
Jul 10 15:38:57 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth1): supplicant connection state:  completed -> disconnected 
Jul 10 15:38:57 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <debug> [1247233137.516696] periodic_update(): Roamed from BSSID 00:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (MatiesWifi) to (none) ((none)) 
Jul 10 15:38:59 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth1): supplicant connection state:  disconnected -> scanning 
Jul 10 15:38:59 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth1): device state change: 8 -> 3 
Jul 10 15:38:59 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth1): deactivating device (reason: 38). 
Jul 10 15:39:00 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  eth1: canceled DHCP transaction, dhcp client pid 4002 
Jul 10 15:39:00 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <WARN>  nm_device_wifi_disable_encryption(): error setting key for device eth1: Invalid argument 
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth1): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf 
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf 
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer NetworkManager: <info>  Policy set 'Auto eth0' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS. 
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer avahi-daemon[3315]: Withdrawing address record for 10.110.0.229 on eth1.
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer avahi-daemon[3315]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth1.IPv4 with address 10.110.0.229.
Jul 10 15:39:07 Apoptose-inducer avahi-daemon[3315]: Interface eth1.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Jul 10 15:39:44 Apoptose-inducer xinetd[3122]: Exiting...
Jul 10 15:39:48 Apoptose-inducer bluetoothd[3234]: bridge pan0 removed
Jul 10 15:39:48 Apoptose-inducer bluetoothd[3234]: Stopping SDP server
Jul 10 15:39:48 Apoptose-inducer bluetoothd[3234]: Exit


Does anyone think that this might be the same?

I have a HP Pavillian dv6610