reinstalled transmission-daemon on maxtor axis
it crashed as soon I web interface was accessed: i didn't remember

export EVENT_NOEPOLL=1

well, there was still a problem in visualization
Here (http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-347160) the solution

the problem with the web page is that the css includes are enclosed in if statements that only allow them to be loaded in IE.
to fix:
- open /opt/share/transmission/web/index.html in your favourite editor (i use vim)
- about 13 lines down delete the following tags:

and since we're talking about transmission's web interface, for v. 2.61, I mention
https://trac.transmissionbt.com/attachment/ticket/4987/transmission-dlul.patch