Mandrake 10.1 - boot hangs with new USB printer

From: Dave Warner (dave_warner_cr_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/28/04 

Date: 27 Nov 2004 16:18:19 -0800

Hi all -

I installed Mandrake 10.1 Community from downloaded ISO images burned to
CDROM with no problems and have been running ok for several weeks. I just
connected an HP 3420 printer to the USB port and the Mandrake kernel boot
now hangs just after the "mount USB filesystem [OK]"
message!

If I unplug the USB cable to the printer, reset the machine, and reboot the
boot sequence completes successfully.

The USB printer was installed on the Windows half of my dual boot system
and works flawlessly.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dave Warner

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