I'm a Mandriva 2008 user, trying to install hal (0.5.11) from git. Since I've installed new D-Bus (1.1.20), hald doesn't runs on startup, but D-bus does. Simply D-Bus doesn't allowes connection to "org.freedesktop.Hal". When i run "hald --daemon=no --verbose=yes":
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20:36:45.450 [D] hotplug.c:443: event held back: /sys/block/sda/sda5
20:36:45.450 [I] hotplug.c:429: checking event /sys/block/sda/sda6
20:36:45.450 [D] hotplug.c:399: event /sys/block/sda/sda6 dependant on /sys/block/sda
20:36:45.450 [D] hotplug.c:443: event held back: /sys/block/sda/sda6
20:36:45.450 [I] hotplug.c:429: checking event /sys/block/sda/sda7
20:36:45.450 [D] hotplug.c:399: event /sys/block/sda/sda7 dependant on /sys/block/sda
20:36:45.450 [D] hotplug.c:443: event held back: /sys/block/sda/sda7
20:36:45.450 [I] hotplug.c:429: checking event /sys/block/sdb/sdb1
20:36:45.450 [D] hotplug.c:399: event /sys/block/sdb/sdb1 dependant on /sys/block/sdb
20:36:45.450 [D] hotplug.c:443: event held back: /sys/block/sdb/sdb1
20:36:45.450 [D] hotplug.c:447: events queued = 7, events in progress = 10
20:36:45.450 [I] hald.c:864: Device probing completed
20:36:45.450 [I] hald_dbus.c:5834: entering
20:28:40.999 [E] hald_dbus.c:5845: dbus_bus_request_name(): Connection ":1.3" is not allowed to own the service "org.freedesktop.Hal" due to security policies in the configuration file

and then it kills itself. Googling wasn't successful, and in mailing lists I haven't seen such troubles. No.. I saw same posts, but no answers...

So there are .conf files of dbus,hal, paths, and install logs of this apps.
1. d-bus system.conf:
<!-- This configuration file controls the systemwide message bus.
     Add a system-local.conf and edit that rather than changing this 
     file directly. -->

<!-- Note that there are any number of ways you can hose yourself
     security-wise by screwing up this file; in particular, you
     probably don't want to listen on any more addresses, add any more
     auth mechanisms, run as a different user, etc. -->

<!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-Bus Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"
 "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd">
<busconfig>

  <!-- Our well-known bus type, do not change this -->
  <type>system</type>

  <!-- Run as special user -->
  <user>messagebus</user>

  <!-- Fork into daemon mode -->
  <fork/>

  <!-- Write a pid file -->
  <pidfile>/var/run/messagebus.pid</pidfile>

  <!-- Only allow socket-credentials-based authentication -->
  <auth>EXTERNAL</auth>

  <!-- Only listen on a local socket. (abstract=/path/to/socket 
       means use abstract namespace, don't really create filesystem 
       file; only Linux supports this. Use path=/whatever on other 
       systems.) -->
  <listen>unix:path=/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket</listen>

  <policy context="default">
    <!-- Deny everything then punch holes -->
    <deny send_interface="*"/>
    <deny receive_interface="*"/>
    <deny own="*"/>
    <!-- But allow all users to connect -->
    <allow user="*"/>
    <!-- Allow anyone to talk to the message bus -->
    <!-- FIXME I think currently these allow rules are always implicit 
         even if they aren't in here -->
    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.DBus"/>
    <allow receive_sender="org.freedesktop.DBus"/>
    <!-- valid replies are always allowed -->
    <allow send_requested_reply="true"/>
    <allow receive_requested_reply="true"/>
  </policy>

  <!-- Config files are placed here that among other things, punch 
       holes in the above policy for specific services. -->
  <includedir>system.d</includedir>

  <!-- This is included last so local configuration can override what's 
       in this standard file -->
  <include ignore_missing="yes">system-local.conf</include>

  <include if_selinux_enabled="yes" selinux_root_relative="yes">contexts/dbus_contexts</include>
</busconfig>

2. hal.conf:
!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC
 "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"
 "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd">
<busconfig>

  <!-- This configuration file specifies the required security policies
       for the HAL to work. -->

  <!-- Only root or user haldaemon can own the HAL service -->
  <policy user="haldaemon">
    <allow own="org.freedesktop.Hal"/>
  </policy>
  <policy user="root">
    <allow own="org.freedesktop.Hal"/>
  </policy>

  <!-- Allow anyone to invoke methods on the Manager and Device interfaces -->
  <policy context="default">
    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Manager"/>
    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device"/>
    <allow receive_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Manager"
           receive_sender="org.freedesktop.Hal"/>
    <allow receive_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device"
           receive_sender="org.freedesktop.Hal"/>

    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.SystemPowerManagement"/>
    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel"/>
    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume"/>
    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.Crypto"/>
    <allow receive_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.SystemPowerManagement"
	   receive_sender="org.freedesktop.Hal"/>
    <allow receive_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel"
	   receive_sender="org.freedesktop.Hal"/>
    <allow receive_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume"
	   receive_sender="org.freedesktop.Hal"/>
    <allow receive_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.Crypto"
	   receive_sender="org.freedesktop.Hal"/>
  </policy>

  <!-- Default policy for the exported interfaces; if PolicyKit is not used
       for access control you will need to modify this -->
  <policy context="default">
    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.SystemPowerManagement"/>
    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.VideoAdapterPM"/>
    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel"/>
    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume"/>
    <allow send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.Crypto"/>
  </policy>

</busconfig>
3.configuration of hal:
                    HAL 0.5.11
                  ==============

        prefix:                           /
        libdir:                           /usr/lib
        libexecdir:                       /usr/libexec
        bindir:                           /usr/bin
        sbindir:                          /usr/sbin
        datadir:                          ${datarootdir}
        sysconfdir:                       /etc
        localstatedir:                    /var
        docdir:                           ${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}
        dbus-1 system.d dir:              /etc/dbus-1/system.d
        pci.ids dir:                      /usr/share
        usb.ids dir:                      /usr/share

        compiler:                         gcc
        cflags:                           -g -O2 -Wall -Wchar-subscripts -Wmissing-declarations -Wnested-externs -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare
        ldflags:                          -Wl,--as-needed
        cppflags:
        xmlto:                            no
        xmllint:                          /usr/bin/xmllint
        User for HAL:                     haldaemon
        Group for HAL:                    haldaemon
        hald pidfile:                     /var/run/haldaemon.pid
        hald socket dir:                  /var/run/hald
        eject program:                    /usr/bin/eject

        OS backend:                       linux

        use acpi kernel interface:        yes
        use acpid interface:              yes
        use libusb:                       no
        use libpci:                       no
        use libparted:                    no
        use gperf:                        no
        use PolicyKit:                    yes
        use ConsoleKit:                   yes
        use ACL management:               no
        use umount.hal helper:            no
        use ACPI:                         yes
        use PMU:                          yes
        use APM:                          yes
        use Sony PIC:                     yes

        Macbook backlight support:        no (Linux only, x86 only, requires libpci)
        Macbook Pro utils:                no (Linux only, x86 only, requires libpci)
        iMac backlight support:           yes (Linux only, x86)
        OMAP utils:                       no (Linux only, arm only)
        CPU frequency scaling:            yes (Linux only)
        Re-map multimedia keys:           no (Linux only, requires gperf)
        Forward IBM ACPI events:          no (Linux only)
        Forward Toshiba ACPI events:      no (Linux only)
        USB wireless mouse power:         no (Linux only, requires libusb)
        Dell Backlight:                   no (Linux only, requires libsmbios >= 0.13.4)

        Support deprecated(removed) keys: no (via a FDI-file)

        Maintainer mode:                  no
        Building verbose mode:            no
        Building api docs:                yes
        Building docs:                    no
        Building man pages:               yes
4. configuring of d-bus:
                    D-Bus 1.1.20
                  ==============

        prefix:                   /usr
        exec_prefix:              ${prefix}
        libdir:                   /usr/lib
        libexecdir:               /usr/libexec
        bindir:                   /usr/bin
        sysconfdir:               /etc
        localstatedir:            /var
        datadir:                  /usr/share
        source code location:     .
        compiler:                 gcc
        cflags:                   -g -O2 -Wall -Wchar-subscripts -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Wdeclaration-after-statement -fno-common
        cppflags:
        cxxflags:                 -g -O2
        64-bit int:               long long
        32-bit int:               int
        16-bit int:               short
        Doxygen:                  no
        xmlto:                    no

        Maintainer mode:          no
        gcc coverage profiling:   no
        Building unit tests:      no
        Building verbose mode:    no
        Building assertions:      no
        Building checks:          yes
        Building SELinux support: no
        Building inotify support: yes
        Building dnotify support: no
        Building kqueue support:  no
        Building X11 code:        yes
        Building Doxygen docs:    no
        Building XML docs:        no
        Building cache support:   yes
        Gettext libs (empty OK):
        Using XML parser:         expat
        Init scripts style:       redhat
        Abstract socket names:    yes
        System bus socket:        /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket
        System bus address:       unix:path=/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket
        System bus PID file:      /var/run/messagebus.pid
        Session bus socket dir:   /home/libertine/tmp
        Console auth dir:         /var/run/console/
        Console owner file:       no
        Console owner file path:
        System bus user:          messagebus
        Session bus services dir: /usr/share/dbus-1/services
        'make check' socket dir:  /home/libertine/tmp

Let me know if I missed any information, please. And if you find me a fool, please, let me know cause I'm solving this troble with hald for a few weeks... ))((
Anyone, help me, PLZ...