freezes on install of irda-utils when irda-device in range

[PiTom]

Binary package hint: irda-utils

When installing irda-utils computer freezes. At the time of install a IrDA-device was trying to connect.
Installation was done using synaptic package manager.

HW: Acer TM 4150, trying to connect Nokia mobile phone

System: Ubuntu 8.10
Kernel 2.6.27-12-generic
Gnome 2.24.1

Package: irda-utils:
  Installed: 0.9.18-8.1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.9.18-8.1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.9.18-8.1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://gd.tuwien.ac.at intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Logs: no entries except after reboot:
Feb 27 19:16:57 LVFUNKP1 irattach: executing: '/sbin/modprobe irda0'
Feb 27 19:16:57 LVFUNKP1 irattach: + FATAL: Module irda0 not found.
Feb 27 19:16:57 LVFUNKP1 irattach: Trying to load module irda0 exited with status 1
Feb 27 19:16:57 LVFUNKP1 irattach: executing: 'echo LVFUNKP1 > /proc/sys/net/irda/devname'
Feb 27 19:16:57 LVFUNKP1 irattach: executing: 'echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/irda/discovery'
Feb 27 19:16:57 LVFUNKP1 irattach: Starting device irda0
Feb 27 19:16:57 LVFUNKP1 kernel: [ 46.108131] smsc_ircc_change_speed() changing speed to: 9600
Feb 27 19:16:57 LVFUNKP1 kernel: [ 46.108162] smsc_ircc_set_sir_speed(), Setting speed to: 9600
Feb 27 19:16:57 LVFUNKP1 kernel: [ 46.109132] irlap_change_speed(), setting speed to 9600

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: irda-utils 0.9.18-8.1ubuntu1
SourcePackage: irda-utils
Title: package irda-utils 0.9.18-8.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-12-generic i686

[PiTom (pitom71)]

tried to reproduce it now... no freeze under same conditions...

[PiTom (pitom71)]

Tried but could not repoduce it.

Same symptoms if I run irattach but have not run "modprobe irda0" before (computer freezes).

closing bug myself.