Hi list, I have a fully updated 6.2 laptop that gives the following log message upon startup: <snip> Apr 26 08:30:38 robsasus pcscd: pcscdaemon.c:506:main() pcsc-lite 1.5.2 daemon ready. Apr 26 08:30:38 robsasus pcscd: hotplug_libhal.c:490:HPRegisterForHotplugEvents() Could not initialise connection to hald. Apr 26 08:30:38 robsasus pcscd: hotplug_libhal.c:491:HPRegisterForHotplugEvents() Normally this means the HAL daemon (hald) is not running or not ready. Apr 26 08:30:38 robsasus pcscd: pcscdaemon.c:525:main() SVCServiceRunLoop returned Apr 26 08:30:38 robsasus pcscd: pcscdaemon.c:531:at_exit() cleaning /var/run </snip> so I check the /etc/rcX.d/ init files and find that pcscd is set at start 25 but haldaemon is start 26 - thus I guess this is why I get the failure message - hal does not get started until after pcscd. if I start pcscd manually after boot all is well. the pscsd init.d script claims it will start hal - thus I am confused - and at the limit of my knowledge. If someone could enlighten me. TIA