--- mage/branches/alx-0_6_0/profiles/alx-060/forced-uninstall	2011/08/10 16:10:50	2724
+++ mage/branches/alx-0_6_0/profiles/alx-060/forced-uninstall	2011/08/11 09:32:02	2727
@@ -165,7 +165,14 @@
 if [[ -z $(magequery -n ${BASESYSTEM}) ]]
 then
 	# first keep some important files
-	
+
+	# fix missing /dev/root device
+	if [[ ! -e /dev/root ]]
+	then
+		rootdev=$(basename $(mount | grep ' / ' | cut -d' ' -f1))
+		[[ -e /dev/${rootdev} ]] && ln -snf ${rootdev} /dev/root
+	fi
+
 	# export bootstrap to not start any services
 	export MAGE_BOOTSTRAP=true
 	mage install ${BASESYSTEM}