problem running hal-set-property from a script

[Timo Aaltonen]

No-one has any ideas as to why this fails?

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008, Timo Aaltonen wrote:

>
> 	Hi!
>
>   I've got a problem with running hal-set-property in a script. It can't
> connect to hald for some reason, running the same command by hand works.
>
> What I'm trying to do is to configure input.xkb.keymap et al on the fly (for
> xserver input-hotplug), using a script like this:
>
> --
> #!/bin/sh
>
> . /etc/default/console-setup
>
> hal-set-property --udi $UDI --key "input.xkb.layout" --string "$XKBLAYOUT"
> --
>
> 10-x11-input.fdi appends the key to run that script:
>
> .
>   .
>     <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.keys">
>       <append key="info.callouts.add" type="strlist">hal-setup-xorg</append>
>   .
> .
>
> and all I get is:
>
>  hal-set-property --udi
>   /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_413c_2101_noserial_if0_logicaldev_input
>   --key input.xkb.layout --string fi
>
> Could not initialise connection to hald.
> Normally this means the HAL daemon (hald) is not running or not ready.
>
> --
>
> so any help is appreciated. This is with Ubuntu Hardy. Could PolicyKit have
> something to do with this?
>
> t
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