Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All > > How can I disable HAL? > > Thanks in advance, > > Paul > You can probably stop HAL by running "service haldaemon stop" as root. Running "chkconfig haldaemon off" should stop it from running. But why do you want to do it? You will looses a lot of functionality in FC5 if you disable HAL. Maybe if you told us the problem you are trying to solve, we can suggest a less drastic way of doing it. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!