Since KDE is having so many problems with HAL hotplug a backport could be very useful thanx
request HAL/hotplug
Archived thread 101907 from Deferred/Invalid Requests. Markdown source: DeferredInvalid_Requests/thread_101907_request_HALhotplug.md
Both HAL and Hotplug are extremely core pieces of the OS, and a backport will not be done unless a Ubuntu developer recommends it.