Description of problem: HAL does not start in normal boot sequence. The only way to get HAL started is do that manually after logging in GDM. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): hal-0.5.11-1.fc9.i386 How reproducible: Start your system, HAL will not start. Disable HAL (chkconfig haldaemon off), insert "service haldaemon start" in /etc/rc.local, start your system. HAL will be the last service to start, but it will fail. Remove that line in /etc/rc.local, start your system, log in GDM, open a terminal, type "service haldaemon start" and so you will get HAL running. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Power on your computer 2. 3. Actual results: System startup hangs up when starting HAL. Expected results: Normal boot process with HAL being started pretty fine. Additional info: I'm going to attach /var/log/messages, /var/log/dmesg and the output of "rpm -qa". Kernel version: kernel-2.6.25.3-18.fc9.i686.
Created attachment 306667 [details] /var/log/messages
Created attachment 306668 [details] /var/log/dmesg
Created attachment 306669 [details] Output of $ rpm -qa
Created attachment 308615 [details] rpm -qa just before upgrading udev cause hal to fail to start
Hi, I had the same problem happening when upgrading from FC8 to FC9 on a different $ Reverting to FC8 (from a disk image) and retrying step by step showed that the $ hal and avahi being already upgraded. When downgrading udev from udev-116-3.fc8$ I have attached the output of rpm -qa just before upgrading udev causes the problem (happens to have been sent before this text...) I am also to put a pointer for udev people Regards Jean-Pierre
[repeating as lines got truncated in previous sending] Hi, I had the same problem happening when upgrading from FC8 to FC9 on a different architecture (x86_64) Reverting to FC8 (from a disk image) and retrying step by step showed that the problem appeared after upgrading udev from udev-120-5.20080421git.fc9.x86_64.rpm, hal and avahi being already upgraded. When downgrading udev from udev-116-3.fc8.x86_64.rpm the problem did not disappear, so I had to do the upgrade again from FC8 and leave udev unchanged. I attach the output of rpm -qa just before upgrading udev causes the problem. I am also to put a pointer for udev people Regards Jean-Pierre
Hi, I have found other FC9 packages which cause hal and avahi daemons not to start : ConsoleKit (3 packages) and iputils ConsoleKit-0.2.10-3.fc9.x86_64.rpm ConsoleKit-libs-0.2.10-3.fc9.x86_64.rpm ConsoleKit-x11-0.2.10-3.fc9.x86_64.rpm iputils-20071127-2.fc9.x86_64.rpm Note that not upgrading ConsoleKit prevents from upgrading gdm hal and avahi daemons from FC9 start normally when using FC8 packages for udev, ConsoleKit (implying gdm) and iputils Regards Jean-Pierre
Are you still running Fedora 9, or have you upgraded to 10 or Rawhide? In either case, can you let us know whether the issue is still happening, and give the current version of the HAL packages you're using?
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