I am using ROS::HokuyoNode. When I run the node, it stops at the function: NodeHandle::construct() and the program can not continue. I trace down and get the following stack for the main thread. The thread 1 is stalled at __lll_lock_wait(). Is this a dead lock problem? I am using ubuntu, fuerte, boost 1.48. Thanks for any hints. Thread [1] 24527 (Suspended : Signal : SIGINT:Interrupt) __lll_lock_wait() at 0x7ffff600e464 pthread_cond_signal@@GLIBC_2.3.2() at 0x7ffff600c0b1 boost::recursive_mutex::unlock() at recursive_mutex.hpp:147 0x4324d5 ~unique_lock() at locks.hpp:403 0x4324d5 ros::TopicManager::advertise() at 0x7ffff7b167f0 ros::ROSOutAppender::ROSOutAppender() at 0x7ffff7b6a471 ros::start() at 0x7ffff7b6ea45 ros::NodeHandle::construct() at 0x7ffff7b3ca30 ros::NodeHandle::NodeHandle() at 0x7ffff7b3f3a5 driver_base::main() at driver_node.h:76 0x459453 <...more frames...> The stacks for all threads are as following: Thread [4] 24533 (Suspended : Container) pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2() at 0x7ffff600b85c ros::ROSOutAppender::logThread() at 0x7ffff7b68881 thread_proxy() at 0x7ffff6de6b70 start_thread() at 0x7ffff60069ca clone() at 0x7ffff5d6370d 0x0 Thread [3] 24532 (Suspended : Container) select() at 0x7ffff5d5bff3 XmlRpc::XmlRpcDispatch::work() at 0x7ffff7219b04 ros::XMLRPCManager::serverThreadFunc() at 0x7ffff7b06b8d thread_proxy() at 0x7ffff6de6b70 start_thread() at 0x7ffff60069ca clone() at 0x7ffff5d6370d 0x0 Thread [2] 24531 (Suspended : Container) __lll_lock_wait() at 0x7ffff600e464 _L_lock_1024() at 0x7ffff60095f4 pthread_mutex_lock() at 0x7ffff6009457 ros::TopicManager::processPublishQueues() at 0x7ffff7b15ddb void boost::last_value::operator() at 0x7ffff7b22229 boost::signal0, int, std::less, boost::function Thread [1] 24527 (Suspended : Signal : SIGINT:Interrupt) __lll_lock_wait() at 0x7ffff600e464 pthread_cond_signal@@GLIBC_2.3.2() at 0x7ffff600c0b1 boost::recursive_mutex::unlock() at recursive_mutex.hpp:147 0x4324d5 ~unique_lock() at locks.hpp:403 0x4324d5 ros::TopicManager::advertise() at 0x7ffff7b167f0 ros::ROSOutAppender::ROSOutAppender() at 0x7ffff7b6a471 ros::start() at 0x7ffff7b6ea45 ros::NodeHandle::construct() at 0x7ffff7b3ca30 ros::NodeHandle::NodeHandle() at 0x7ffff7b3f3a5 driver_base::main() at driver_node.h:76 0x459453 <...more frames...>