I have reproduced this.  In case it helps, I have attached
my .config file.

    Miles

P.S.: Here's a bit more info:

Linux bellybutton 2.5.44-ac5 #9 Wed Oct 30 23:42:39 PST 2002 i686 athlon 
i386 GNU/Linux

Gnu C                  3.2
Gnu make               3.79.1
util-linux             2.11r
mount                  2.11r
modutils               2.4.18
e2fsprogs              1.27
jfsutils               1.0.17
reiserfsprogs          3.6.2
pcmcia-cs              3.1.31
PPP                    2.4.1
isdn4k-utils           3.1pre4
Linux C Library        2.2.93
Dynamic linker (ldd)   2.2.93
Procps                 2.0.7
Net-tools              1.60
Kbd                    1.06
Sh-utils               2.0.12
Modules Loaded         sr_mod emu10k1 sound ac97_codec soundcore autofs 
af_packet ipt_REJECT iptable_filter ip_tables floppy ide-scsi ide-cd 
cdrom ohci1394 ieee1394 ext3 jbd nls_iso8859-1 nls_cp437 vfat fat

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-751 [Irongate] 
System Controller (rev 25)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-751 [Irongate] AGP 
Bridge (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-756 [Viper] ISA 
(rev 01)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-756 [Viper] IDE 
(rev 03)
00:07.3 Bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-756 [Viper] ACPI (rev 03)
00:07.4 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-756 [Viper] USB 
(rev 06)
00:0f.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Lucent Microelectronics FW323 (rev 04)
00:11.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41)
00:11.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41)
00:11.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 01)
00:12.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
00:12.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port 
(rev 07)
00:13.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] 
(rev 78)
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV10 [GeForce 256 
DDR] (rev 10)