The "failed to initialize HAL" error actually comes from update-notifier (see bug #81670). It may be triggered by a race with hald startup. This doesn’t necessarily explain the automount failure, though it may be a similar kind of problem.
The "failed to initialize HAL" error actually comes from update-notifier (see bug #81670). It may be triggered by a race with hald startup. This doesn’t necessarily explain the automount failure, though it may be a similar kind of problem.