need hal but hal is running!?!

mreiland · 2007-08-27 01:21:07

as root

/etc/rc.d/hal start

in kde, under media, click on cd-rom, and it informs me that it requires hal.

I was attempting to get k3b working and it refused to believe /dev/cdrom was an actual device, despite the fact that it's currently mounted!

I have no idea what could be causing this, any hints?

Valhalla · 2007-08-27 05:11:56

Have you tried uninstalling hal then reinstalling it?

pacman -Rs hal
pacman -Sy hal

Mikko777 · 2007-08-27 09:43:53

you prolly need to be in right groups also.

try optical or storage.

mreiland · 2007-08-27 23:34:21

I should have mentioned it in my original post, but yes, I removed/installed hal.

I added my user to both groups and it seems to be working perfectly, thanks a mill guys

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