Xfce power manager warns HAL daemon is not running, no keyboard on startup on Ubuntu

Question

I changed my grub boot options to add "vga=0x323" to them to resolve some issues with corrupted display during startup/shutdown on my laptop.

The next time I booted the system up, I got a warning over the login screen saying

Xfce Power Manager

HAL Daemon not running

The keyboard and mouse are unresponsive. After a minute or so, they start to work and the system functions as normal.

How can I solve this?

does the issue go away if you boot without the "vga=0x323" option? — quack quixote, Feb 07 '10 at 20:55
@quack - No, it went away about two weeks later after installing some updates. — Macha, Mar 28 '10 at 16:14
you should post that as an answer instead of accepting an incorrect (or at least unverifiable) answer. — quack quixote, Mar 28 '10 at 20:29

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 28 '10 at 01:25

1

So apparently this problem is in some way related to the CD drive. If you have a CD in the drive then try removing it. I have no idea why this would make any difference, but it works for me, no CD, no error. Obviously this isn't a real fix, but it's an easy work around until the real problem is found and fixed.

answered Mar 28 '10 at 01:25

Gordon Wrigley

1,140
1
9
15

This worked for me. Cloned a drive, and the new drive gave an error if the LiveCD I used to clone it with was still in the drive. Removed and all was well – SSumner Sep 03 '13 at 20:52

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '10 at 22:50

0

A system update, about two weeks after posting this question, solved the issue.

answered Mar 28 '10 at 22:50

Macha

5,282
16
63
92

Xfce power manager warns HAL daemon is not running, no keyboard on startup on Ubuntu

2 Answers2