FreeBSD Handbook: Virtualization: HAL

https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/hal/

– the port of HAL died more than two years ago.

Remove related texts from:

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/virtualization/#virtualization-guest-virtualbox

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/virtualization/#virtualization-virtualbox-host-dvd-cd-access

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diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc
index 5c37d9ba18..a4540edca2 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc
@@ -326,44 +326,6 @@ Section "InputDevice"
 EndSection
 ....
 
-HAL users should create the following [.filename]#/usr/local/etc/hal/fdi/policy/90-vboxguest.fdi# or copy it from [.filename]#/usr/local/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/90-vboxguest.fdi#:
-
-[.programlisting]
-....
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-# Sun VirtualBox
-# Hal driver description for the vboxmouse driver
-# $Id: chapter.xml,v 1.33 2012-03-17 04:53:52 eadler Exp $
-
-	Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
-
-	This file is part of VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE, as
-	available from http://www.virtualbox.org. This file is free software;
-	you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
-	General Public License (GPL) as published by the Free Software
-	Foundation, in version 2 as it comes in the "COPYING" file of the
-	VirtualBox OSE distribution. VirtualBox OSE is distributed in the
-	hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY of any kind.
-
-	Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
-	Clara, CA 95054 USA or visit http://www.sun.com if you need
-	additional information or have any questions.
--->
-<deviceinfo version="0.2">
-  <device>
-    <match key="info.subsystem" string="pci">
-      <match key="info.product" string="VirtualBox guest Service">
-        <append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">input</append>
-	<append key="info.capabilities" type="strlist">input.mouse</append>
-        <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">vboxmouse</merge>
-	<merge key="input.device" type="string">/dev/vboxguest</merge>
-      </match>
-    </match>
-  </device>
-</deviceinfo>
-....
-
 Shared folders for file transfers between host and VM are accessible by mounting them using `mount_vboxvfs`.
 A shared folder can be created on the host using the VirtualBox GUI or via `vboxmanage`.
 For example, to create a shared folder called _myshare_ under [.filename]#/mnt/bsdboxshare# for the VM named _BSDBox_, run:
@@ -511,18 +473,6 @@ Then choose the Host Drive from the popup menu for the virtual CD/DVD drive sele
 A checkbox labeled `Passthrough` will appear. This allows the virtual machine to use the hardware directly.
 For example, audio CDs or the burner will only function if this option is selected.
 
-HAL needs to run for VirtualBox(TM)DVD/CD functions to work, so enable it in [.filename]#/etc/rc.conf# and start it if it is not already running:
-
-[.programlisting]
-....
-hald_enable="YES"
-....
-
-[source,shell]
-....
-# service hald start
-....
-
 In order for users to be able to use VirtualBox(TM)DVD/CD functions, they need access to [.filename]#/dev/xpt0#, [.filename]#/dev/cdN#, and [.filename]#/dev/passN#.
 This is usually achieved by making the user a member of `operator`.
 Permissions to these devices have to be corrected by adding these lines to [.filename]#/etc/devfs.conf#: