CentOS - May 2009 - yum update freeze...

Hi,

my yum update freezed on the mkinitrd (second time it happens in 5.3):

Running Transaction
  Updating       : kernel-headers                                  [ 1/22] 
  Updating       : viewvc                                          [ 2/22] 
  Updating       : sos                                             [ 3/22] 
  Installing     : kernel-devel                                    [ 4/22] 
  Installing     : kernel                                          [ 5/22] 

S+   \_ /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/yum update
S+       \_ /bin/sh /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.78758 2
S+           \_ /bin/bash /sbin/new-kernel-pkg --package kernel --mkinitrd
--depmod --install 2.6.18-128.1.10.el5
S+               \_ /bin/bash --norc /sbin/mkinitrd --allow-missing -f
/boot/initrd-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.img 2.6.18-128.1.10.el5
S+                   \_ /bin/bash --norc /sbin/mkinitrd --allow-missing -f
/boot/initrd-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.img 2.6.18-128.1.10.el5
D+                       \_ lvm.static lvs --ignorelockingfailure --noheadings
-o vg_name /dev/md1

I tried to strace the dead process but it did not show anything...
I tried to kill it but failed.
I interrupted yum but the lvm.static is still there...
Any idea what could be happening?
And why does it call lvm...?  I don't use lvm, just software raid1.

Thx,
JD

From: John Doe <jdmls at yahoo.com>
> my yum update freezed on the mkinitrd (second time it happens in 5.3):
I had an old usb device that did not "disconnect" properly...
It is not in mtab; but there is a /dev/sdg1 "phantom" device...
I removed the usb_storage module and it solved the problem.

JD