diff --git a/package/avm/hal/hal.conf b/package/avm/hal/hal.conf
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+++ b/package/avm/hal/hal.conf
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+var_append confopt " " "--enable-pcmcia-support"
+var_append confopt " " "--enable-verbose-mode"
+var_append confopt " " "--enable-fstab-sync"
+install_init hal $confdir/hal.init
+
+hook_add postmake 3 'echo RUN+="/usr/libexec/hal.hotplug" > /etc/udev/rules.d/01-hal.rules'
diff --git a/package/avm/hal/hal.desc b/package/avm/hal/hal.desc
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index 000000000..255630751
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+++ b/package/avm/hal/hal.desc
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+
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+
+[I] Hardware Abstraction Layer
+
+[T] This daemon actively monitores hardware for changes.
+
+[U] http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fhal
+
+[A] Various Authors
+[M] Andreas V. 'netrunner' Meier <avmeier@web.de>
+
+[C] extra/configuration
+
+[L] GPL
+[S] Beta
+[V] 0.5.4
+[P] X -----5---9 800.000
+
+[D] 0 hal-0.5.4.tar.gz http://freedesktop.org/~david/dist/
+
diff --git a/package/avm/hal/hal.init b/package/avm/hal/hal.init
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index 000000000..5902e6ff0
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+++ b/package/avm/hal/hal.init
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+# Desc: Hardware Abstraction Layer Daemon
+# Runlevel: 61 rcX
+
+main_begin
+
+    block_begin(start, `Setting up Hardware Abstraction Layer.')
+	check(`export PATH=D_prefix/libexec:$PATH')
+	check(`D_prefix/sbin/hald --daemon=yes --retain-privileges')
+    block_end
+
+    block_begin(stop, `Shutting down Hardware Abstraction Layer.')
+	check(`D_prefix/bin/killall D_prefix/sbin/hald')
+    block_end
+
+main_end
diff --git a/package/avm/hal/postsysfiles.in b/package/avm/hal/postsysfiles.in
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index 000000000..a0f3d4032
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+++ b/package/avm/hal/postsysfiles.in
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+
+safe_groupadd haldaemon 29
+safe_useradd haldaemon 29 29 "HAL-Daemon" / /bin/false "*"
+