On Friday 09 September 2011 22:24:27 Timothy Pearson wrote:

> > I have just tested... Hybernation and suspension both to disk and to RAM
> > works
> > well without hal (both from the KDE menu). Auto-mounting also works well
> > (if you implement it with udev rules you do not need any additional
> > services running).
> 
> Sorry, but no it does not.  The original KDE media service provides popup
> menus that allow you to decide if you want to mount the media, decrypt the
> media, etc., which also allow the user NOT to mount something that is
> plugged into the system.

This popup menu works well without hal.
 
> > K3B works well and auto-detects the media. Ejecting CD-ROM works well.
> >
> > What else should hal do?
> >
> kpowersave is completely broken without it.  This is a major sticking point.