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I recently did a fresh install of slackware 12.1, and tried plugging in an external harddisk expecting kde to pop up a window. I am part of the floppy, audio, cdrom and plugdev groups as per reccommendation of 'adduser'. rc.hald, rc.messagebus and rc.udev are executable. However, no pop up window appears. I have checked kde control center and media notifier daemon and KDED media manager are running. 'udevmonitor' and the syslog show that plugged in usb devices are detected and I can mount these manually.
After some research I found that '/etc/rc.d/rc.hald stop' returns '/etc/rc.d/rc.hald: line 25: kill: (4773) - No such process'. In fact, hald --daemon=yes seems to die immediately. Some helper services are still active, and each restart an extra instance of each is found with 'ps aux | grep hald':
Quote:
root 4785 0.0 0.0 2744 984 ? S 16:58 0:00 hald-addon-usb-csr: listening on 'MX1000 Laser Mouse'
root 4786 0.0 0.1 3184 1096 ? S 16:58 0:00 hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event3 /dev/input/event2 /dev/input/event1
82 4790 0.0 0.0 2212 936 ? S 16:58 0:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket
root 4811 0.0 0.0 3184 1004 ? S 16:58 0:00 hald-addon-storage: no polling because /dev/sdg is locked via HAL
root 4813 0.0 0.0 3184 1004 ? S 16:58 0:00 hald-addon-storage: no polling because /dev/sdh is locked via HAL
root 4837 0.0 0.0 2744 984 ? S 16:59 0:00 hald-addon-usb-csr: listening on 'MX1000 Laser Mouse'
root 4838 0.0 0.1 3184 1100 ? S 16:59 0:00 hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event3 /dev/input/event2 /dev/input/event1
82 4842 0.0 0.0 2212 936 ? S 16:59 0:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket
root 4863 0.0 0.0 3184 1004 ? S 16:59 0:00 hald-addon-storage: no polling because /dev/sdg is locked via HAL
root 4865 0.0 0.0 3184 1008 ? S 16:59 0:00 hald-addon-storage: no polling because /dev/sdh is locked via HAL
root 4889 0.0 0.0 2744 984 ? S 16:59 0:00 hald-addon-usb-csr: listening on 'MX1000 Laser Mouse'
root 4890 0.0 0.1 3184 1092 ? S 16:59 0:00 hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event3 /dev/input/event2 /dev/input/event1
82 4894 0.0 0.0 2212 936 ? S 16:59 0:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket
root 4915 0.0 0.0 3184 1008 ? S 16:59 0:00 hald-addon-storage: no polling because /dev/sdg is locked via HAL
root 4917 0.0 0.0 3184 1004 ? S 16:59 0:00 hald-addon-storage: no polling because /dev/sdh is locked via HAL
root 4941 0.0 0.0 2744 980 ? S 17:00 0:00 hald-addon-usb-csr: listening on 'MX1000 Laser Mouse'
root 4942 0.0 0.1 3184 1096 ? S 17:00 0:00 hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event3 /dev/input/event2 /dev/input/event1
82 4946 0.0 0.0 2212 936 ? S 17:00 0:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket
root 4967 0.0 0.0 3184 1008 ? S 17:00 0:00 hald-addon-storage: no polling because /dev/sdg is locked via HAL
root 4969 0.0 0.0 3184 1008 ? S 17:00 0:00 hald-addon-storage: no polling because /dev/sdh is locked via HAL
root 4993 0.0 0.0 2744 984 ? S 17:00 0:00 hald-addon-usb-csr: listening on 'MX1000 Laser Mouse'
root 4994 0.0 0.1 3184 1092 ? S 17:00 0:00 hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event3 /dev/input/event2 /dev/input/event1
82 4998 0.0 0.0 2212 932 ? S 17:00 0:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket
root 5019 0.0 0.0 3184 1008 ? S 17:00 0:00 hald-addon-storage: no polling because /dev/sdg is locked via HAL
root 5021 0.0 0.0 3184 1008 ? S 17:00 0:00 hald-addon-storage: no polling because /dev/sdh is locked via HAL
root 5027 0.0 0.0 2056 640 pts/2 R+ 17:01 0:00 grep hald
User 82 seems to be the haldaemon. There is no '/usr/sbin/hald --daemon=yes' while on a laptop with 12.1 and no problems this does show up and restart of hald doesn't spew an error message.
Running 'hald --daemon=no yields:
Quote:
Runner started - allowed paths are '/usr/libexec:/usr/lib/hal/scripts:/usr/bin'
Run started hald-probe-smbios (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-smbios', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
(process:8516): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_hash_table_foreach_remove: assertion `hash_t
able != NULL' failed
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-smbios exited
Run started hald-addon-usb-csr (0) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-addon-usb-csr', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
** (process:8516): CRITICAL **: hal_property_get_string: assertion `prop->type =
= HAL_PROPERTY_TYPE_STRING' failed
Run started hald-addon-input (0) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-addon-input', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
woohoo
Run started hal-storage-cleanup-all-mountpoints (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hal-storage-cleanup-all-mountpoints', program_dir
is '/usr/libexec'
in hal-storage-cleanup-all-mountpoints
hal_mtab = ''
/usr/libexec/hal-storage-cleanup-all-mountpoints exited
Run started hald-addon-cpufreq (0) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-addon-cpufreq', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
23:00:45.474 [W] addon-cpufreq.c:1323: CPUFreq not supported. Exiting...
/usr/libexec/hald-addon-cpufreq exited
Run started hald-addon-acpi (0) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-addon-acpi', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
23:00:45.494 [D] addon-input.c:372: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_logica
ldev_input_1: Listening on /dev/input/event3
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
woohoo
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
23:00:45.510 [D] addon-input.c:372: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_logica
ldev_input_0: Listening on /dev/input/event2
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
23:00:45.526 [D] addon-input.c:372: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_
i8042_KBD_port_logicaldev_input: Listening on /dev/input/event1
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
woohoo
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
woohoo
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
woohoo
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
woohoo
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec
woohoo
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
Run started hald-probe-volume (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume', program_dir is '/usr/libexec'
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-volume exited
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec
woohoo
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec
woohoo
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec
woohoo
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
Run started hald-probe-storage (10000) (0)
! full path is '/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage', program_dir is '/usr/libexec
woohoo
/usr/libexec/hald-probe-storage exited
*** [DIE] hald_runner.c:runner_died():202 : Runner died
I have tried reinstalling all hal* and dbus* packages to no avail. Anybody have a clue/idea how I can get the beautiful popups from kde back?
Last edited by cor67393; 08-11-2008 at 04:03 PM.
Reason: Misquoted the hald --daemon=no log
To get the popups back, you need to run HAL. However, as we can see, HAL dies on your computer after starting. A search in Google for the error message you get gives 5 results, one of them being your post. If you remove the line number, the number of results raises a little bit, but only to 51 results. This would be a very uncommon problem. Maybe it's not even a HAL bug, but a kernel bug or faulty hardware.
My 2 cents.
However, check the results. Specifically, a guy here at LQ.org straced the problem back to a missing library, so check your system.
In the end the solution ended up being more simple than that. Out of laziness to investigate (and understand) gdb and strace, I reinstalled 12.1. At the first boot, everything was fine with hald. However, before the second boot I removed the dvdrom drive I used to install and attached a harddisk instead. Hald started to die like before.
Rebooting and removing the harddisk, or attaching the cdrom had no effect. Booting with hald and messagebus disabled had and starting them a boot later had no effect either. Child processes which remained after each try of starting hald were killed with:
Quote:
pkill hald
I then started to look into what rc.udev does. After executing:
Quote:
/etc/rc.d/rc.udev force-reload
I could start hald succesfully again. It is working as expected now.
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