Knute Johnson wrote: > > What exactly does HAL do for you and why do you need it? > > Thanks, > Well, things like mounting USB drives, and letting you access cameras. It works with udev to take over and enhance the functions that hotplug used to do. It does a bunch more, but too much to explain in an e-mail. You may want to read the release notes for FC5, as well as some of the HAL documentation on the web... Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!