diff --git a/libburn/trunk/README b/libburn/trunk/README
index 69bc537b..2c2becb2 100644
--- a/libburn/trunk/README
+++ b/libburn/trunk/README
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ and to install the cdrecord compatibility binary cdrskin, do
 This procedure installs libburn.so.4 and cdrskin depending on it.
 For a standalone cdrskin binary, see cdrskin/README.
 
+A behavioral conflict is known between any burn software and demons like hald
+which probe CD drives. This can spoil burn runs for CD-R or CD-RW.
+You may have to keep your hald away from the drive. See for example
+   http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/halfaq.html
+
 
                                   From SVN
 
diff --git a/libburn/trunk/cdrskin/README b/libburn/trunk/cdrskin/README
index ecb18698..3e2cc4f6 100644
--- a/libburn/trunk/cdrskin/README
+++ b/libburn/trunk/cdrskin/README
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ as listed device files. This addressing via e.g. /dev/sr0 or /dev/scd1 is
 compatible with generic read programs like dd and with write program growisofs.
 For finding /dev/sg1 from /dev/sr0, the program needs rw-access to both files.
 
+A behavioral conflict is known between any burn software and demons like hald
+which probe CD drives. This can spoil burn runs for CD-R or CD-RW.
+You may have to keep your hald away from the drive. See for example
+   http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/halfaq.html
+
 
                                 Usage examples