Please have a look at my query posted at the following 3 forums. It has not received any explanations yet.On the one hand it appears not to be a problem but on the other hand could be a spectacular bug.
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=49627 http://www.linux.com/community/forums?func=view&catid=17&id=4589 http://www.linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11688 Thank you. Jonathan