1.68. hal

Updated hal packages that fix various bugs are now available.

HAL is a daemon for collecting and maintaining information relating to hardware from several system sources.

The updated packages fix the following bugs:

* a sanity check in the HAL init script was incorrectly exiting with error code 0 when the script could not locate /usr/sbin/hald. The updated packages now contain a stronger sanity check, which returns the correct error code for a given condition. (BZ#238113)

* a missing FDI quirk parameter for IBM X31 laptops prevented the laptop monitor from switching off during suspension. The updated packages add an extra "merge" element to the X40/X30 FDI definition, which correctly sets the dpms_suspend power management attribute. (BZ#395991)

* a suspend hotkey combination (Fn+F1) used on Dell Latitude hardware was not mapped correctly. While the keycode sequence could be set manually, owners of Dell Latitude equipment experienced unnecessary inconvenience when attempting to suspend using the hotkey combination. The updated packages add the correct mapping rules, which enable the Fn+F1 key combination. (BZ#450326)

* when HAL checked for ttyS devices, it would abend if /sys/class/tty/ttyS* existed but /dev/ttyS* was removed or modified. Customers using two or more PCI serial port boards (with port extension) often implemented scripts to rename the port labels on the hardware to match the /dev/ttyS* node. HAL checks did not correctly cater for this scenario. The updated packages check whether serial device nodes have been manually removed. (BZ#486427)

* a missing HAL video quirk setting prevented IBM 4838-310 POS units from resuming correctly from S3 suspend state. The updated packages include a vbe_post quirk that corrects the suspend issue. (BZ#501726)

* an incorrect parameter in /etc/udev/rules.d/90-dm.rules prevented LUKS-formatted (encrypted) USB disks from automounting using GNOME. Customers had to mount the drive manually, or comment out the ignore_device line in 90-dm.rules to effect the change. The updated packages fully implement this workaround solution. (BZ#519645)

* a missing HAL suspend quirk parameter prevented owners of Lenovo ThinkPad T400 laptops (product key 2768A96) suspending and resuming a session from a previously suspended system. The issue presented on laptops with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series chipsets (1002:95c4), or Intel Mobile 4 Series chipsets (8086:2a42). The updated packages fix the suspend issue by correctly specifying the --quirk-vbe-post option for T400 machines. (BZ#571925)

All hal users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.