Wait, maybe this bug report is still valid. I still can't initialise HAL. I read something about the boot (thru ctrl alt F1'ing) that said something about --retain-privelledges is not a valid *something* (I think it was parameter but I'm not sure.)
-- HAL bootup command is wrong (falls back to -h) https://launchpad.net/bugs/44770 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
