boot process stalls at "Configuring network interfaces ..."

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

Hi,

I just dist-upgraded a Dell Inspiron 5160 that was running 2.6.12 kernel
and Debian Unstable. After the upgrade(I recall hotplug was uninstalled
and udev upgraded), the laptop boot process now stalls at the
"Configuring network interfaces ..." step. Any idea what could be the
problem?

I tried booting into single user mode, but it stalls at the same point.

Where do I start debugging the problem?

thanks,
->HS