Hi Andre, > but isn't this part outdated (with xorg 1.8): > > "Wer hätte etwa gedacht, dass die USB-Tastatur nach dem X-Start nur > funktioniert, wenn vorher schon der Hal-Daemon läuft?" you're right. That was when I installed Arch with X.org 1.7.6 while I was researching the article. But it is an example of dependencies and the like that you have to be aware of with Arch. Best, Mathias