I had a ton of problems with my first flash of 6.1. It had lock ups, a minute and a half restart time, and it would not turn on sometimes. I backed up my data and cleared the little bugger. I flashed 6.1 again and I have had no problems running at all!
I sometimes think that the flashes may be the cause of some of the problems. Maybe it's just me but then again maybe not all of the flashes are the same...