Index: solid/solid/CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- solid/solid/CMakeLists.txt	(revision 1198779)
+++ solid/solid/CMakeLists.txt	(working copy)
@@ -185,32 +185,32 @@
    endif( UDEV_FOUND )
 
 
-   message(STATUS "Building Solid HAL backend." )
-   set(solid_LIB_SRCS ${solid_LIB_SRCS}
-   backends/hal/halacadapter.cpp
-   backends/hal/halaudiointerface.cpp
-   backends/hal/halbattery.cpp
-   backends/hal/halblock.cpp
-   backends/hal/halbutton.cpp
-   backends/hal/halcamera.cpp
-   backends/hal/halcdrom.cpp
-   backends/hal/haldeviceinterface.cpp
-   backends/hal/haldvbinterface.cpp
-   backends/hal/halfstabhandling.cpp
-   backends/hal/halgenericinterface.cpp
-   backends/hal/haldevice.cpp
-   backends/hal/halmanager.cpp
-   backends/hal/halnetworkinterface.cpp
-   backends/hal/halserialinterface.cpp
-   backends/hal/halopticaldisc.cpp
-   backends/hal/halportablemediaplayer.cpp
-   backends/hal/halprocessor.cpp
-   backends/hal/halstorageaccess.cpp
-   backends/hal/halstorage.cpp
-   backends/hal/halvideo.cpp
-   backends/hal/halvolume.cpp
-   backends/hal/halsmartcardreader.cpp
-   )
+#   message(STATUS "Building Solid HAL backend." )
+#   set(solid_LIB_SRCS ${solid_LIB_SRCS}
+#   backends/hal/halacadapter.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halaudiointerface.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halbattery.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halblock.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halbutton.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halcamera.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halcdrom.cpp
+#   backends/hal/haldeviceinterface.cpp
+#   backends/hal/haldvbinterface.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halfstabhandling.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halgenericinterface.cpp
+#   backends/hal/haldevice.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halmanager.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halnetworkinterface.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halserialinterface.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halopticaldisc.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halportablemediaplayer.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halprocessor.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halstorageaccess.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halstorage.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halvideo.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halvolume.cpp
+#   backends/hal/halsmartcardreader.cpp
+#   )
 
    message(STATUS "Building Solid UPower backend." )
    set(solid_LIB_SRCS ${solid_LIB_SRCS}
Index: solid/solid/managerbase.cpp
===================================================================
--- solid/solid/managerbase.cpp	(revision 1198779)
+++ solid/solid/managerbase.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #if defined (Q_OS_MAC)
 #include "backends/iokit/iokitmanager.h"
 #elif defined (Q_OS_UNIX)
-#include "backends/hal/halmanager.h"
+//#include "backends/hal/halmanager.h"
 #include "backends/udisks/udisksmanager.h"
 #include "backends/upower/upowermanager.h"
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 #           if defined (UDEV_FOUND)
                 m_backends << new Solid::Backends::UDev::UDevManager(0);
 #           endif
-            m_backends << new Solid::Backends::Hal::HalManager(0)
+            m_backends //<< new Solid::Backends::Hal::HalManager(0)
 // FIXME: the udisks backend used to build on !Linux too
 #           if defined (Q_OS_LINUX)
                        << new Solid::Backends::UDisks::UDisksManager(0)