Adam John Trickett wrote: > Package: hal > Version: 0.5.12~git20090406.46dc48-2 > Severity: grave > Justification: renders package unusable > > > When init.d starts hald the computer stops dead and cannot > be booted. A power cycle is required to restart the machine. > It is only possible to use the computer with hald disabled. > > The problem has happened on the 2.6.26 and 2.6.30 kernels. > When running the 2.6.18 kernel I can start hald, though it > does take an age to start.
Well, it sounds like a kernel related problem then. Do you have any messages (kernel oops) in the syslog? Could you disable hal from starting at boot time and then run it afterwards manually (as root) with "hald --daemon=no --verbose=yes". Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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