When I hotplug my camera (Konica Minolta G530), which is a usb-storage capable
camera, it's only partially detected by hal:

my system:
 Slackware-current (>10.0)
 Kernel: 2.6.7
 hal-0.2.97
 udev-026
 hotplug-2004_01_05-noarch-3

hald --daemon=no:
[W] property.c:83 hal_property_new_string() : Key 'usb_device.product' has
invalid UTF-8 string 'Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop® 1.00'
[W] property.c:83 hal_property_new_string() : Key 'info.product' has invalid
UTF-8 string 'Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop® 1.00'
[W] property.c:83 hal_property_new_string() : Key 'info.product' has invalid
UTF-8 string 'Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop® 1.00'
[W] property.c:83 hal_property_new_string() : Key 'info.product' has invalid
UTF-8 string 'Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop® 1.00'
[E] linux/common.c:687 class_device_get_device_file() : /usr/bin/udevinfo
returned 256 for /block/fd0/queue
[E] linux/common.c:687 class_device_get_device_file() : /usr/bin/udevinfo
returned 256 for /block/fd0/queue/iosched
[E] linux/common.c:687 class_device_get_device_file() : /usr/bin/udevinfo
returned 256 for /block/hde/queue
[E] linux/common.c:687 class_device_get_device_file() : /usr/bin/udevinfo
returned 256 for /block/hde/queue/iosched
[E] linux/osspec.c:239 visit_class() : Error opening class pcmcia_socket

[E] linux/osspec.c:239 visit_class() : Error opening class ieee1394_host

[E] linux/osspec.c:239 visit_class() : Error opening class ieee1394_node

[E] linux/osspec.c:239 visit_class() : Error opening class ieee1394

[W] linux/class_device.c:304 class_device_got_parent_device() : No parent for
class device at sysfs path /sys/block/fd0
[W] linux/osspec.c:936 hald_helper_data() : First SEQNUM=427; sleeping 2500ms to
get a few more events
[W] linux/osspec.c:618 handle_udev_node_created_found_device() : No HAL device
corresponding to device file /dev/sda
[W] linux/osspec.c:618 handle_udev_node_created_found_device() : No HAL device
corresponding to device file /dev/sg0
[W] linux/osspec.c:618 handle_udev_node_created_found_device() : No HAL device
corresponding to device file /dev/sda1


/var/log/messages:
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using
address 5Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost hal.hotplug[7462]: got info for
/class/scsi_host/host3 (waited 0 ms)
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost kernel: scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage
devices
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost scsi.agent[7467]: how to add device type= at
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/host3/3:0:0:0 ??
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost kernel:   Vendor: KM        Model: DiMAGE G530      
Rev: 1.00
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access                     
ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost hal.hotplug[7485]: got info for /block/sda (waited 0 ms)
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 499712 512-byte hdwr sectors
(256 MB)
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost kernel: sda: assuming Write Enabled
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost hal.hotplug[7493]: got info for /block/sda/sda1
(waited 0 ms)
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost hal.hotplug[7501]: got info for
/class/scsi_device/3:0:0:0 (waited 0 ms)
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost hal.hotplug[7509]: got info for
/class/scsi_generic/sg0 (waited 0 ms)
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost kernel:  sda: sda1
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi3,
channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost kernel: Attached scsi generic sg0 at scsi3, channel 0,
id 0, lun 0,  type 0
Sep 23 18:25:22 localhost hal.hotplug[7465]: got info for
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0 (waited 200 ms)
Sep 23 18:25:24 localhost hal.hotplug[7514]: got info for
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb3/3-1 (waited 0 ms)
Sep 23 18:25:24 localhost udev[7520]: creating device node '/dev/sda'
Sep 23 18:25:24 localhost udev[7523]: creating device node '/dev/sg0'
Sep 23 18:25:24 localhost udev[7521]: configured rule in
'/etc/udev/rules.d/udev.rules' at line 110 applied, added symlink 'camera'
Sep 23 18:25:24 localhost udev[7521]: creating device node '/dev/sda1'

/var/log/syslog:
Sep 23 18:27:05 localhost hal.hotplug[7699]: Dont know how to wait for scsi at
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/host4/4:0:0:0; sleeping 1000 ms
Sep 23 18:27:06 localhost kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through

lshal: (after physical hotplug)
udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_132b_15_100_-1_noserial'
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_132b_15_100_-1_noserial' 
(string)
  linux.kernel_devname = 'usb-0000:00:10.2-1'  (string)
  usb_device.version_bcd = 272  (0x110)  (int)
  usb_device.speed_bcd = 4608  (0x1200)  (int)
  usb_device.num_ports = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  usb_device.linux.parent_number = 6  (0x6)  (int)
  usb_device.linux.device_number = 6  (0x6)  (int)
  usb_device.level_number = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  usb_device.port_number = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  usb_device.bus_number = 3  (0x3)  (int)
  info.product = 'DiMAGE G530'  (string)
  usb_device.product = 'DiMAGE G530'  (string)
  info.vendor = 'KONICA MINOLTA'  (string)
  usb_device.vendor = 'KONICA MINOLTA'  (string)
  usb_device.vendor_id = 4907  (0x132b)  (int)
  usb_device.product_id = 21  (0x15)  (int)
  usb_device.can_wake_up = false  (bool)
  usb_device.is_self_powered = true  (bool)
  usb_device.device_revision_bcd = 256  (0x100)  (int)
  usb_device.num_interfaces = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  usb_device.num_configurations = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  usb_device.max_power = 2  (0x2)  (int)
  usb_device.device_subclass = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  usb_device.device_protocol = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  usb_device.device_class = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  usb_device.configuration_value = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  info.parent =
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_0_0_206_-1_0000:00:10.2'  (string)
  usb_device.linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb3/3-1'
 (string)
  linux.sysfs_path_device = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb3/3-1' 
(string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb3/3-1'  (string)
  info.bus = 'usb_device'  (string)