On Wed 04 May 2016 at 10:14:09 -0400, Henning Follmann wrote: > On Wed, May 04, 2016 at 02:23:27PM +0100, Brian wrote: > > > > Any onscreen messages when the the hang happens? > > Yes, > a start job is running for LSB: Raise network interfaces. (xx / no limits) > xx is the timer running up. > > Here it hangs. Forever. > Minimal install means in this case during tasksel I only selected "laptop" > nothing else. > > However since yesterday I got my hands on an old macbook pro and I > installed debian on it. So this time during tasksel i left everything > preselectet (GNOME, print server, laptop IIRC). > > Now I entered the lines for eth0 into the /etc/network/interfaces. > I unplugged the network cable and... > > same line "A start job.." however this time it times out ( around 1min 30s) > which seems normal since 90s is the usual dhcp timeout. > > I am scratching my head...
If you haven't done so already I would carry out a search with "a start job is running for LSB: Raise network interfaces". Bug #754218 (the first hit for me) could give you some hints for troubleshooting.