usb.c iforce hang-up

I have completed my install but am having trouble booting my new kernel. I
have compiled a few in the past couple of years so i am familiar, but not
entirely proficient in the process.
Upon restarting my system ... grub comes up, i select my Gentoo install and
it starts to boot... until the following line : "usb.c: registered new
driver iforce" (this line appears with or without the joystick being
connected to the system) and simply hang there indefinitely.

I recompiled without iforce enabled within the joystick config but it still
shows up upon reboot. I deleted the original bzImage that caused the initial
problem and replaced it with the new one...

I'm not sure why it would be listed if i did not select the driver ?


Any ideas of where to turn next? 

TIA

Stu


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