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+#
+# starting HAL
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, text
+
+progress "Starting Hardware Abstraction Layer"
+
+  $IONICE mkdir -p /var/cache/hald \
+                   /var/run/dbus/hald-local \
+                   /var/run/dbus/hald-runner
+
+  hald --verbose=no --daemon=yes --use-syslog