On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 06:04:05PM -0400, David Whelan wrote: > > >>I've just done almost exactly the same thing as you are contemplating > >>(upgraded to sarge, then from 2.2.20idepci to 2.6.8-3-386). I used > >>aptitude to install the new kernel and seemingly everything went well, > >>but when I rebooted, it gets to the boot message "Starting periodic > >>command scheduler: cron" and then it hangs. I am trying to figure this > >>one out right now. > >> > As an update to my problem: I have figured out (by removing S20pcmcia > from /etc/rc2.d) that it is the pcmcia daemon that is causing the boot > process to hang. I'm going to keep digging because this is teaching me a > lot about debian. > Regards > Dave.
Have you got pcmciautils or pcmcia-cs installed? apt-cache show pcmciautils; apt-cache show pcmcia-cs -- Chris. ====== " ... the official version cannot be abandoned because the implication of rejecting it is far too disturbing: that we are subject to a government conspiracy of `X-Files' proportions and insidiousness." Letter to the LA Times Magazine, September 18, 2005. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]