diff --git a/srcpkgs/hal/patches/hal-use-at-console.patch b/srcpkgs/hal/patches/hal-use-at-console.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..851e37895a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/hal/patches/hal-use-at-console.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From Arch Linux.
+
+--- hal.conf.in.drop-polkit	2009-02-04 17:07:23.000000000 -0500
++++ hal.conf.in			2009-07-29 23:15:16.866766074 -0400
+@@ -25,7 +25,41 @@
+            send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device"/>
+     <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
+            send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Manager"/>
++  </policy>
++
++  <!-- Only allow users at the local console to manipulate devices -->
++  <policy at_console="true">
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++           send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.CPUFreq"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.DockStation"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.KillSwitch"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.KeyboardBacklight"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Leds"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LightSensor"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage.Removable"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.SystemPowerManagement"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.Crypto"/>
++    <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
++    	   send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.WakeOnLan"/>
++
++  </policy>
+ 
++  <!-- well,...and root too -->
++  <policy user="root">
+     <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
+            send_interface="org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.CPUFreq"/>
+     <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.Hal"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/hal/template b/srcpkgs/hal/template
index 6b208ee2e53..07bc33afb92 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hal/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hal/template
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'hal'
 pkgname=hal
 version=0.5.13
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/hal-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-configure_args="--enable-man-pages --enable-console-kit --enable-policy-kit
- --enable-acpi-ibm --enable-acpi-toshiba --disable-parted --enable-sonypic
- --with-hal-user=hal --with-hal-group=hal --localstatedir=/var
- --disable-docbook-docs --with-udev-prefix=/lib"
+configure_args="--enable-static=no --disable-console-kit
+ --disable-policy-kit --disable-acpi-ibm --disable-parted
+ --disable-acl-management --disable-smbios --enable-umount-helper
+ --disable-docbook-docs --with-udev-prefix=/lib --localstatedir=/var
+ --with-hal-user=hal --with-hal-group=hal"
 short_desc="Hardware Abstraction Layer"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=d47c9799c18929cffbce5bfa48f35c89657d7f630c6da682f193928697c71ab5
@@ -27,17 +29,14 @@ Add_dependency full expat
 Add_dependency full bash
 Add_dependency full hal-info
 Add_dependency full eject
-Add_dependency full PolicyKit
 Add_dependency full ConsoleKit
 Add_dependency run  ConsoleKit-x11
 Add_dependency full pciutils
 Add_dependency full usbutils
 Add_dependency full dmidecode
-Add_dependency build pkg-config
-Add_dependency build libsmbios
-Add_dependency run libsmbios-utils
 Add_dependency full pm-utils
 Add_dependency full libblkid
+Add_dependency build pkg-config
 
 post_install()
 {