diff -Nru hal-0.5.14/debian/changelog hal-0.5.14/debian/changelog
--- hal-0.5.14/debian/changelog	2013-07-01 09:20:13.000000000 +0000
+++ hal-0.5.14/debian/changelog	2013-07-01 11:32:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+hal (0.5.14-8ubuntu2ppa5) saucy; urgency=low
+
+  * As a hack, install preferences.fdi into /etc/hal/fdi/{preprobe,information}
+    so that fdi cache generation works (lp: #1192171)
+
+ -- Michael Blennerhassett <mjblenner@gmail.com>  Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:26:46 +1000
+
 hal (0.5.14-8ubuntu2ppa4) saucy; urgency=low
 
   * Don't install /lib/udev/rules.d/90-hal.rules
diff -Nru hal-0.5.14/debian/hal.install hal-0.5.14/debian/hal.install
--- hal-0.5.14/debian/hal.install	2011-02-07 21:47:54.000000000 +0000
+++ hal-0.5.14/debian/hal.install	2013-07-01 11:26:37.000000000 +0000
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 # Now conditionally installed from debian/rules:
 # debian/tmp/lib/udev/rules.d/
 debian/preferences.fdi  etc/hal/fdi/policy
+debian/preferences.fdi  etc/hal/fdi/preprobe
+debian/preferences.fdi  etc/hal/fdi/information
 debian/debian-storage-policy-ignore-fixed-crypto-drives.fdi usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor
 # D-Bus activation
 debian/org.freedesktop.Hal.service usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/