Re: Kernel 2.4.13 freezes on boot

[Greg KH]

On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 01:11:24PM +0000, Solid Silver Panther wrote:
> greetings all,
> 
>  I apologise for the somewhat vague descriptions here, but Im no 
> experienced Kernel Hacker. I'm in my 3rd month of Linux (RedHat 7.1) and was 
> 
> disappointed by the lack of my USB devices (printer and scanner and 
> keyboard). I managed to replace the keyboard for PS/2 one. So, i decided to 
> upgrade kernel to 2.4.13.
> 
> The USB Support I built in is now killing my PC.
> 
> usb.c: Registered new driver iforce
> 
> Thats my last boot message before the system freezes, so Im guessing 2.4.13 
> doesnt properly support the USB stuff I have.
> 
> If theres a fix for that, or if its a common problem that everyone building 
> USB support into their kernels has, I'd appreciate knowing in either case. 
> If it is something im doing hiddeously wrong, please feel free to shout at 
> me.

What happens if you boot without any USB devices plugged in?

thanks,

greg k-h