diff --git a/sys-apps/hal/Manifest b/sys-apps/hal/Manifest
index 675e2a47d..26eae84a8 100644
--- a/sys-apps/hal/Manifest
+++ b/sys-apps/hal/Manifest
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ DIST hal-0.5.11-gentoo-patches-3.tar.bz2 5393 RMD160 651604cfee7664036e9fd96491e
 DIST hal-0.5.11.tar.bz2 1281251 RMD160 741cfe82f0bc2d67106b24cfe526a754ab36e45f SHA1 1ddb7895d2ddc2464b553ad11f7ba38860478ae9 SHA256 78a2621209b2db4d71f25fe3a7df7b7dd4b5e866e9c699454b78e611def065cf
 EBUILD hal-0.5.11-r2.ebuild 9590 RMD160 7643631d8a640a45115d9c1422774c83b39fe318 SHA1 bd2a85e4affb0bcf714cb6ebc0828ded912f7318 SHA256 d30bddce8fe3669f0837877a68b3c9947cf5fcd8174ed7b51489226b17179596
 EBUILD hal-0.5.11-r4.ebuild 9569 RMD160 83354bc1f3edfa6cd9bd74a1763f11c3f6d0de2a SHA1 5704efae4be32fa6a18b82e38a373c18d3eff400 SHA256 935f67be84bf49c9adf5f2121fe3cec6e8a73c2d034f4682d40954aa0c2d5265
+EBUILD hal-0.5.11-r5.ebuild 9763 RMD160 ae33bf677b5c769e978097975c9eb8182dee8b97 SHA1 bb7bf9784cf1a6893de2f53dd1772142429dad66 SHA256 ef6de43babeb306eba55f3d41f4072b1dffa5223771071e0cdc7b4de4fe162cd
 MISC Reasons 477 RMD160 50c6fefc6e93cd1f43844257da5d6270078cd784 SHA1 70fad641492aeed63680d25476c0a5c2c79267f8 SHA256 3e5fd3a46ff83865d6caaefc87809b5e97029d228f8cd87d844a69efa590a19d
diff --git a/sys-apps/hal/hal-0.5.11-r5.ebuild b/sys-apps/hal/hal-0.5.11-r5.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3341ebec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-apps/hal/hal-0.5.11-r5.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2008 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/hal/hal-0.5.11-r3.ebuild,v 1.2 2008/09/21 12:54:29 nixnut Exp $
+
+inherit eutils linux-info autotools flag-o-matic
+
+PATCH_VERSION="3"
+
+DESCRIPTION="Hardware Abstraction Layer"
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.freedesktop.org/Software/hal"
+SRC_URI="http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/${P/_/}.tar.bz2
+		 http://dev.gentoo.org/~compnerd/files/${PN}/${P}-gentoo-patches-${PATCH_VERSION}.tar.bz2"
+
+LICENSE="|| ( GPL-2 AFL-2.0 )"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~hppa ~ia64 ~ppc ~sparc ~x86"
+
+KERNEL_IUSE="kernel_linux kernel_FreeBSD"
+IUSE="X acpi apm crypt debug dell disk-partition doc laptop selinux ${KERNEL_IUSE}"
+
+RDEPEND=">=dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.61
+		 >=dev-libs/glib-2.14
+		 >=dev-libs/expat-1.95.8
+		 >=dev-libs/libusb-0.1.10a
+		 >=sys-apps/pciutils-2.2.7-r1
+		 >=dev-util/gperf-3.0.3
+		   sys-apps/usbutils
+		   virtual/eject
+		 amd64? ( >=sys-apps/dmidecode-2.7 )
+		 dell? ( >=sys-libs/libsmbios-0.13.4 )
+		 disk-partition? ( >=sys-apps/parted-1.8.0 )
+		 ia64? ( >=sys-apps/dmidecode-2.7 )
+		 kernel_linux?	(
+							>=sys-fs/udev-117
+							>=sys-apps/util-linux-2.13
+							>=sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.19
+							crypt?  ( >=sys-fs/cryptsetup-1.0.5 )
+						)
+		 kernel_FreeBSD? ( >=dev-libs/libvolume_id-0.77 )
+		 x86? ( >=sys-apps/dmidecode-2.7 )
+		 selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux sec-policy/selinux-hal )"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+		dev-util/pkgconfig
+		>=dev-util/intltool-0.35
+		X? ( >=dev-python/pyxf86config-0.3.34-r1 )
+		doc?	(
+					app-text/xmlto
+					dev-libs/libxml2
+					dev-util/gtk-doc
+					app-text/docbook-sgml-utils
+				)"
+PDEPEND=">=app-misc/hal-info-20080310
+		 !gnome-extra/hal-device-manager
+		 laptop? ( >=sys-power/pm-utils-0.99.3 )"
+
+## HAL Daemon drops privledges so we need group access to read disks
+HALDAEMON_GROUPS_LINUX="haldaemon,plugdev,disk,cdrom,cdrw,floppy,usb"
+HALDAEMON_GROUPS_FREEBSD="haldaemon,plugdev,operator"
+
+function check_hotplug_net() {
+	local CONFIG_CHECK="~HOTPLUG ~NET"
+	local WARNING_HOTPLUG="CONFIG_HOTPLUG:\tis not set (required for HAL)\n"
+	local WARNING_NET="CONFIG_NET:\tis not set (required for HAL)\n"
+	check_extra_config
+}
+
+function check_inotify() {
+	local CONFIG_CHECK="~INOTIFY_USER"
+	local WARNING_INOTIFY_USER="CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER:\tis not set (required for HAL)\n"
+	check_extra_config
+}
+
+function check_acpi_proc() {
+	local CONFIG_CHECK="~ACPI_PROCFS ~ACPI_PROC_EVENT"
+	local WARNING_ACPI_PROCFS="CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS:\tis not set (required for HAL)\n"
+	local WARNING_ACPI_PROC_EVENT="CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT:\tis not set (required for HAL)\n"
+	check_extra_config
+}
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	if use kernel_linux ; then
+		if [[ -e "${ROOT}/usr/src/linux/.config" ]] ; then
+			kernel_is ge 2 6 19 || ewarn "HAL requires a kernel version 2.6.19 or newer"
+
+			if kernel_is lt 2 6 23 && use acpi ; then
+				check_acpi_proc
+			fi
+		fi
+
+		check_hotplug_net
+		check_inotify
+	fi
+
+	# http://devmanual.gentoo.org/ebuild-writing/functions/
+	# http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191605
+
+	# Create groups for hotplugging and HAL
+	enewgroup haldaemon || die "Problem adding haldaemon group"
+	enewgroup plugdev || die "Problem adding plugdev group"
+
+	# HAL drops priviledges by default now ...
+	# ... so we must make sure it can read disk/cdrom info (ie. be in ${HALDAEMON_GROUPS} groups)
+	if use kernel_linux; then
+		enewuser haldaemon -1 "-1" /dev/null ${HALDAEMON_GROUPS_LINUX} || die "Problem adding haldaemon user"
+	elif use kernel_FreeBSD; then
+		enewuser haldaemon -1 "-1" /dev/null ${HALDAEMON_GROUPS_FREEBSD} || die "Problem addding haldaemon user"
+	fi
+
+	# Make sure that the haldaemon user is in the ${HALDAEMON_GROUPS}
+	# If users have a problem with this, let them file a bug
+	if [[ ${ROOT} == / ]] ; then
+		if use kernel_linux; then
+			usermod -G ${HALDAEMON_GROUPS_LINUX} haldaemon
+		elif use kernel_FreeBSD; then
+			pw usermod haldaemon -G ${HALDAEMON_GROUPS_FREEBSD}
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+S="${WORKDIR}/${PF/-r*/}"
+
+src_unpack() {
+	unpack ${A}
+	cd "${S}"
+
+	EPATCH_MULTI_MSG="Applying Gentoo Patchset ..." \
+	EPATCH_SUFFIX="patch" \
+	EPATCH_SOURCE="${WORKDIR}/${P}-patches/" \
+	EPATCH_FORCE="yes" \
+	epatch
+
+	# Enable plugdev support
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}/96_plugdev_allow_send.patch"
+
+	# NTFS-3G support
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.5.10-sabayonlinux-ntfs-3g.default.patch
+
+	# Fix HAL mount when extra options specified
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-0.5.10-fix-extra-options.patch
+
+	eautoreconf
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	local acpi="$(use_enable acpi)"
+	local backend=
+	local hardware=
+
+	append-flags -rdynamic
+
+	if use kernel_linux ; then
+		backend="linux"
+	elif use kernel_FreeBSD ; then
+		backend="freebsd"
+	else
+		eerror "Invalid backend"
+	fi
+
+	if use kernel_linux ; then
+		if use acpi ; then
+			# Using IBM ACPI and Toshiba ACPI results in double notification as this
+			# was merged into the Linux Kernel 2.6.22
+			if kernel_is lt 2 6 22 ; then
+				acpi="$acpi --enable-acpi-ibm --enable-acpi-toshiba"
+			else
+				acpi="$acpi --disable-acpi-ibm --disable-acpi-toshiba"
+			fi
+
+			acpi="$acpi --enable-acpi-proc --enable-acpi-acpid"
+		else
+			acpi="$acpi --disable-acpi-ibm --disable-acpi-toshiba"
+			acpi="$acpi --disable-acpi-proc --disable-acpi-acpid"
+		fi
+
+		hardware="--with-cpufreq --with-usb-csr --with-keymaps"
+		use arm && hardware="$hardware --with-omap"
+
+		if use dell ; then
+			hardware="$hardware --with-dell-backlight"
+		else
+			hardware="$hardware --without-dell-backlight"
+		fi
+
+		hardware="$hardware --enable-sonypic"
+	else
+		hardware="--without-cpufreq --without-usb-csr --without-keymaps"
+		hardware="$hardware --without-omap"
+		hardware="$hardware --without-dell-backlight"
+		hardware="$hardware --enable-acpi-ibm --enable-acpi-toshiba"
+		hardware="$hardware --disable-sonypic"
+	fi
+
+	econf --with-backend=${backend} \
+		  --with-os-type=gentoo \
+		  --with-pid-file=/var/run/hald.pid \
+		  --with-hwdata=/usr/share/misc \
+		  --with-socket-dir=/var/run/hald \
+		  --enable-umount-helper \
+		  --enable-man-pages \
+		  --disable-policy-kit \
+		  --disable-console-kit \
+		  --disable-acl-management \
+		  --enable-pci \
+		  $(use_enable apm) \
+		  $(use_enable arm pmu) \
+		  $(use_enable debug verbose-mode) \
+		  $(use_enable disk-partition parted) \
+		  $(use_enable doc docbook-docs) \
+		  $(use_enable doc gtk-doc) \
+		  --docdir=/usr/share/doc/${PF} \
+		  --localstatedir=/var \
+		  ${acpi} ${hardware} \
+	|| die "configure failed"
+
+	emake || die "make failed"
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	make DESTDIR="${D}" install || die
+	dodoc AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS README
+
+	# hal umount for unclean unmounts
+	exeinto /lib/udev/
+	newexe "${FILESDIR}/hal-unmount.dev" hal_unmount
+
+	# initscript
+	newinitd "${FILESDIR}/0.5.10-hald.rc" hald
+
+	# configuration
+	cp "${FILESDIR}/0.5.10-hald.conf" "${WORKDIR}/"
+
+	if use debug; then
+		sed -e 's:HALD_VERBOSE="no":HALD_VERBOSE="yes":' \
+			-i "${WORKDIR}/0.5.10-hald.conf"
+	fi
+	newconfd "${WORKDIR}/0.5.10-hald.conf" hald
+
+	if use X ; then
+		# New Configuration Snippets
+		dodoc "${WORKDIR}/${PN}-config-examples/"*.fdi || die
+		dobin "${WORKDIR}/${PN}-config-examples/migrate-xorg-to-fdi.py" || die
+	fi
+
+	# Copy 10-x11-input.fdi to the right place
+	dodir /etc/hal/fdi/policy
+	insinto /etc/hal/fdi/policy
+	doins ${S}/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-x11-input.fdi || die "cannot copy keyboard policy"
+	doins ${S}/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-keymap.fdi || die "cannot copy keymap policy"
+
+	# We now create and keep /media here as both gnome-mount and pmount
+	# use these directories, to avoid collision.
+	keepdir /media
+
+	# We also need to create and keep /etc/fdi/{information,policy,preprobe}
+	# or else hal bombs.
+	keepdir /etc/hal/fdi/{information,policy,preprobe}
+
+	# HAL stores it's fdi cache in /var/lib/cache/hald
+	keepdir /var/lib/cache/hald
+
+	# HAL keeps its unix socket here
+	keepdir /var/run/hald
+	keepdir /var/lib/hal
+
+	# Remove policy that blocks mounting internal devices
+	# We in Sabayon, HATE IT
+	rm ${D}/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/99-storage-policy-fixed-drives.fdi || die "Cannot rm the bastard"
+
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	# Despite what people keep changing this location. Either one works.. it doesn't matter
+	# http://dev.gentoo.org/~plasmaroo/devmanual/ebuild-writing/functions/
+
+	elog "The HAL daemon needs to be running for certain applications to"
+	elog "work. Suggested is to add the init script to your start-up"
+	elog "scripts, this should be done like this :"
+	elog "\`rc-update add hald default\`"
+	echo
+	elog "Looking for automounting support? Add yourself to the plugdev group"
+	echo
+	elog "IF you have additional applications which consume ACPI events, you"
+	elog "should consider installing acpid to allow applications to share ACPI"
+	elog "events."
+	if use X ; then
+		echo
+		elog "If you wish to use a non US layout, you may do so by executing:"
+		elog "setxkbmap <layout> or by utilizing your Desktop Environment's"
+		elog "Keyboard Layout Settings mechanism."
+		elog "Under GNOME, this is gnome-keyboard-properties, and under KDE"
+		elog "it is kxkb."
+	fi
+	echo
+	elog "In order have suspend/hibernate function with HAL or apps that use HAL"
+	elog "(such as gnome-power-manager), you should build HAL with the laptop"
+	elog "useflag which will install pm-utils."
+	if use X ; then
+		echo
+		elog "X Input Hotplugging (if you build xorg-server with the HAL useflag)"
+		elog "reads user specific configuration from /etc/hal/fdi/policy/."
+		if [[ $(cat "${ROOT}etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11-input.fdi" | wc -c) -gt 0 ]]
+		then
+			elog "We have converted your existing xorg.conf rules and the FDI is stored"
+			elog "at /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-x11-input.fdi"
+		fi
+		elog "You should remove the Input sections from your xorg.conf once you have"
+		elog "migrated the rules to a HAL fdi file."
+	fi
+
+	ebeep 5
+	epause 5
+}