Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: hal
Bug #44874: auto smbfs mount in /etc/fstab causes hald hang at boot
It's a really annoying bug and it seems to be forgotten... Sorry if
somebody working on it.
** Affects: hal (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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I can confirm this bug. It's really-really annoying and should be fixed
soon.
I've found a solution... Please let me know if it's working for you.
/etc/network/interfaces:
add this line right after your active interface setup:
pre-up sleep 5
i.e:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
pre-up sleep 5
