On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 09:36:03PM -0400, Hai Huang wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install rh7.3 on my laptop. After everything is installed, > during the first boot, the system hangs when initializing USB devices. I > had this figured out before. Basically, there's a parameter that I had to > pass to the kernel before booting. It's not the "nousb" option. I > remember it's something like "nopci" or "pci=no". Anybody remember the > option? I have a Compaq 1200Z. Thanks. pci=noapic? nousb will also prevent the usb modules from loading. Good luck, greg k-h -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/