Hello, I just wanted to add, that I saw the same behavior today and I do have a standard etch installation.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -s hal|grep Version Version: 0.5.8.1-4 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -s kde-guidance-powermanager|grep Version Version: 0.7.0-1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ It worked before, maybe the problem came with one of the etch updates I installed today (don't remember which packages came). I stopped powermanager to get rid of the annoying box. Now I don't know, how to start it. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ guidance-power-manager gives me a lot of errors (not sure, if they are related to the original problem): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/guidance-power-manager.py", line 559, in changeBatteryBrightness self.powermanager.adjustBrightness(level) File "/usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/powermanage.py", line 255, in adjustBrightness if level == self.getBrightness(): File "/usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/powermanage.py", line 246, in getBrightness b = self.brightnessObject.GetBrightness(dbus_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel") File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/dbus/proxies.py", line 102, in __call__ reply_message = self._connection.send_with_reply_and_block(message, timeout) File "dbus_bindings.pyx", line 455, in dbus_bindings.Connection.send_with_reply_and_block dbus_bindings.DBusException: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel" member "GetBrightness" error name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.Hal") Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/guidance-power-manager.py", line 741, in ? mainWindow = PowermanagerApp(None, "main window") File "/usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/guidance-power-manager.py", line 696, in __init__ self.pmwidget.prepare() File "/usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/guidance-power-manager.py", line 112, in prepare self.poll() File "/usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/guidance-power-manager.py", line 411, in poll self.powerHasBeenUnplugged() File "/usr/share/python-support/kde-guidance/guidance-power-manager.py", line 567, in powerHasBeenUnplugged dbus_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel") File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/dbus/proxies.py", line 102, in __call__ reply_message = self._connection.send_with_reply_and_block(message, timeout) File "dbus_bindings.pyx", line 455, in dbus_bindings.Connection.send_with_reply_and_block dbus_bindings.DBusException: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel" member "SetBrightness" error name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.Hal") power-manager: ERROR: Communication problem with power-manager, it probably crashed. Thanks, Rainer -- Rainer Dorsch Alzentalstr. 28 D-71083 Herrenberg 07032-919495 jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG Fingerprint: 5966 C54C 2B3C 42CC 1F4F 8F59 E3A8 C538 7519 141E Full GPG key: http://pgp.mit.edu/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]