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udev package

  1. Bug #37544
  2. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 37544

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x (xk2c-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Re: [hostap] [Dapper] Boot hangs at loading hardware drivers, wireless fails

>Adding hostap and hostap_cs to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist allows the system to boot up without stalling.

This does not work for me.
System still hangs while "loading Hardware Drivers".

$ uname --all
Linux ubuntu2 2.6.15-20-386

# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 6
model : 6
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+

Motherboard is a ASROCK K7VT 4A Pro (Via VT8237 chipset).
Nic is a onboard:
product: VT6102 [Rhine-II]
vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.