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Subject: Re: dbus_enable and hald_enable
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Polytropon writes:

>  >    can you explain to me what is it : dbus_enable="YES" and
>  > hald_enable="YES" in file /etc/rc.conf? What is their function?
>  
>  Sadly, those don't provide "man dbus" or "man hal" in a very
>  impolite manner. I'm sure you can find more documentation on
>  the web, but it may already be outdated.

	Try "man hald".

>  If you ask what HAL and DBUS actually *ARE*, I'm not sure what
>  to answer - to me, they are both useless. :-)

	I believe they involved with plug-and-play devices.


					Robert Huff