diff -ruN hal-0.5.7-old/hald/linux2/osspec.c hal-0.5.7/hald/linux2/osspec.c
--- hal-0.5.7-old/hald/linux2/osspec.c	2006-02-13 17:42:32.000000000 +0100
+++ hal-0.5.7/hald/linux2/osspec.c	2006-03-01 11:56:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@
 	unsigned int len;
 	char *poweroptions;
 	FILE *fp;
+        const char* pmtype = NULL;
 
 	can_suspend = FALSE;
 	can_hibernate = FALSE;
@@ -471,6 +472,16 @@
 		can_hibernate = TRUE;
 	free (poweroptions);
 
+        pmtype = hal_device_property_get_string(d,"power_management.type");
+	if (pmtype && !strcmp(pmtype, "pmu")) {
+		/* Although /sys/power/state exists on pmu based machines, using it just
+		 * crashes mine. Suspending works via the pmu though. So overriding what we
+		 * just saw...
+		 * Should be removed as soon as /sys/power works on PMU */
+		can_hibernate = FALSE;
+		can_suspend = TRUE;
+	}
+
 	/* check for the presence of suspend2 */
 	if (access ("/proc/software_suspend", F_OK) == 0)
 		can_hibernate = TRUE;