James Tyrer wrote: > I was upgrading my system (Linux From Scratch is my distro) and I find > that the new version does not include HAL. > > Does KDE-4.8 have any specific requirements for HAL, or can it use the > FreeDesktop replacements for HAL? > > I am not currently using HAL because trying to start it locks up my system. >
I don't think KDE has been using hal for a long time. I actually disabled the thing on mine since it never worked. Anyway, the new and improved tool is polkit. So far, I have had no troubles with it. Given the issues I always run into with things breaking, if it works for me, it should be a dream come true for you. lol That info help? Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! Miss the compile output? Hint: EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n" ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde-linux mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-linux. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.