I can confirm this bug on amd64 after upgrade (sudo update-manager -d) from Feisty to Gutsy tribe 5. I get this message every time on every boot after login.
Commands $sudo update-rc.d -f dbus remove $sudo update-rc.d dbus stop 20 0 . stop 20 1 . start 12 2 . start 12 3 . start 12 4 . start 12 5 . start 20 6 . and $sudo update-rc.d -f hal remove $sudo update-rc.d hal stop 20 0 . stop 20 1 . start 16 2 . start 16 3 . start 16 4 . start 16 5 . start 21 6 . fixed the problem. -- failed to initialize HAL! (Gutsy 2007-07-18 i386) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/126810 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs