A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? A: No. Q: Should I include quotations after my reply? On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 12:35:59PM +0200, mgr@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi, > > Could you please describe how to use the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer)? Please read the documentation for it. I sent the link to it on another message in this thread. > Is the HAL built in in the 2.6.16.16 kernel and how do I reach it? No, HAL is a userspace library, it does not come with the kernel, but things like GNOME and KDE use it. good luck, greg k-h -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/