diff -u hal-0.5.7.1/debian/changelog hal-0.5.7.1/debian/changelog
--- hal-0.5.7.1/debian/changelog
+++ hal-0.5.7.1/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+hal (0.5.7.1-0ubuntu14) edgy; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/patches/19_fix_wifi_detection.patch: Switch to sysfs based
+    wifi detection. Closes: LR#59981
+
+ -- Soren Hansen <sh@linux2go.dk>  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:44:28 +0200
+
 hal (0.5.7.1-0ubuntu13) edgy; urgency=low
 
   * debian/patches/02_ignored_volumes.patch: Ignore unmounted
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- hal-0.5.7.1.orig/debian/patches/19_fix_wifi_detection.patch
+++ hal-0.5.7.1/debian/patches/19_fix_wifi_detection.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+diff -ur hal-0.5.7.1.orig/hald/linux2/classdev.c hal-0.5.7.1/hald/linux2/classdev.c
+--- hal-0.5.7.1.orig/hald/linux2/classdev.c	2006-09-25 23:16:52.300588000 +0200
++++ hal-0.5.7.1/hald/linux2/classdev.c	2006-09-25 23:22:08.050588000 +0200
+@@ -210,53 +210,23 @@
+ 
+ 	media_type = hal_device_property_get_int (d, "net.arp_proto_hw_id");
+ 	if (media_type == ARPHRD_ETHER) {
+-		FILE *f;
+ 		gboolean is_wireless;
+ 		const char *addr;
++		char wireless_path[HAL_PATH_MAX];
++		struct stat statbuf;
+ 
+-		is_wireless = FALSE;
+-
+-		f = fopen ("/proc/net/wireless", "ro");
+-		if (f != NULL) {
+-			unsigned int i;
+-			unsigned int ifname_len;
+-			char buf[128];
+-
+-			ifname_len = strlen (ifname);
+-
+-			do {
+-				if (fgets (buf, sizeof (buf), f) == NULL)
+-					break;
+-
+-				for (i=0; i < sizeof (buf); i++) {
+-					if (isspace (buf[i]))
+-						continue;
+-					else
+-						break;
+-				}
+-
+-				if (strncmp (ifname, buf + i, ifname_len) == 0) {
+-					is_wireless = TRUE;
+-					break;
+-				}
+-
+-			} while (TRUE);
+-			fclose (f);
+-		}
+-
+-		if (is_wireless) {
+ 		/* Check to see if this interface supports wireless extensions */
+-		/*
+-		snprintf (wireless_path, SYSFS_PATH_MAX, "%s/wireless", sysfs_path);
+-		if (stat (wireless_path, &statbuf) == 0) {
+-		*/
++		snprintf (wireless_path, HAL_PATH_MAX, "%s/wireless", sysfs_path);
++		if (stat (wireless_path, &statbuf) == 0 && (statbuf.st_mode & S_IFDIR)) {
+ 			hal_device_property_set_string (d, "info.product", "WLAN Interface");
+ 			hal_device_property_set_string (d, "info.category", "net.80211");
+ 			hal_device_add_capability (d, "net.80211");
++			is_wireless = TRUE;
+ 		} else {
+ 			hal_device_property_set_string (d, "info.product", "Networking Interface");
+ 			hal_device_property_set_string (d, "info.category", "net.80203");
+ 			hal_device_add_capability (d, "net.80203");
++			is_wireless = FALSE;
+ 		}
+ 
+ 		addr = hal_device_property_get_string (d, "net.address");