diff -p -up hal-0.5.11/configure.in.ck03 hal-0.5.11/configure.in
--- hal-0.5.11/configure.in.ck03	2008-05-07 19:24:31.000000000 -0400
+++ configure.in	2008-08-11 06:18:07.000000000 -0400
@@ -485,6 +485,20 @@ if test "x$enable_console_kit" != "xno";
    AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CONKIT, true)
    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CONKIT, [], [Set if we use ConsoleKit])
    msg_conkit=yes
+   # yes this is ugly, but there is no other way to get the version of CK 
+   AC_MSG_CHECKING([if ConsoleKit version 0.3.0 or newer])
+   if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version=0.3.0 ck-connector; then
+     AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CK_0_3, 1, [Define to 1 if ConsoleKit is v0.3.0 or newer])
+   else 
+     if $PKG_CONFIG --max-version=0.2.10 ck-connector; then
+       AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+     else
+       #assume we have the latest version
+       AC_MSG_WARN([Couldn't detect ConsoleKit version, install the devel package, assume for now you use >= 0.3.0])
+       AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CK_0_3, 1, [Define to 1 if ConsoleKit is v0.3.0 or newer])
+     fi
+   fi
 fi
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(GPERF, [gperf], [no])
diff -p -up hal-0.5.11/hald/ck-tracker.c.ck03 hal-0.5.11/hald/ck-tracker.c
--- hal-0.5.11/hald/ck-tracker.c.ck03	2008-05-07 19:23:48.000000000 -0400
+++ hald/ck-tracker.c	2008-08-12 12:34:47.000000000 -0400
@@ -256,7 +256,11 @@ ck_session_get_info (CKTracker *tracker,
 		goto error;
 	}
 	if (!dbus_message_get_args (reply, NULL,
+#ifdef HAVE_CK_0_3
+				    DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &(session->user),
+#else
 				    DBUS_TYPE_INT32, &(session->user),
+#endif
 				    DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
 		HAL_ERROR (("Invalid GetUnixUser reply from CK"));
 		goto error;
@@ -531,7 +535,11 @@ ck_tracker_process_system_bus_message (C
 		seat_objpath = dbus_message_get_path (message);
 
 		if (!dbus_message_get_args (message, NULL,
+#ifdef HAVE_CK_0_3
+					    DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH, &seat_objpath,
+#else
 					    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &seat_objpath,
+#endif
 					    DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
 			HAL_ERROR (("Invalid SeatAdded signal from CK"));
 			goto out;
@@ -558,7 +566,11 @@ ck_tracker_process_system_bus_message (C
 		seat_objpath = dbus_message_get_path (message);
 
 		if (!dbus_message_get_args (message, NULL,
+#ifdef HAVE_CK_0_3
+					    DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH, &seat_objpath,
+#else
 					    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &seat_objpath,
+#endif
 					    DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
 			HAL_ERROR (("Invalid SeatRemoved signal from CK"));
 			goto out;
@@ -588,7 +600,11 @@ ck_tracker_process_system_bus_message (C
 		seat_objpath = dbus_message_get_path (message);
 
 		if (!dbus_message_get_args (message, NULL,
+#ifdef HAVE_CK_0_3
+					    DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH, &session_objpath,
+#else
 					    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &session_objpath,
+#endif
 					    DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
 			HAL_ERROR (("Invalid SessionAdded signal from CK"));
 			goto out;
@@ -624,7 +640,11 @@ ck_tracker_process_system_bus_message (C
 		seat_objpath = dbus_message_get_path (message);
 
 		if (!dbus_message_get_args (message, NULL,
+#ifdef HAVE_CK_0_3
+					    DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH, &session_objpath,
+#else
 					    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &session_objpath,
+#endif
 					    DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
 			HAL_ERROR (("Invalid SessionRemoved signal from CK"));
 			goto out;