--- tags/busybox-init-0_1_9/rc/rc	2010/12/15 18:13:51	1171
+++ tags/busybox-init-0_1_9/rc/rc	2010/12/15 18:14:51	1172
@@ -4,15 +4,28 @@
 source /etc/conf.d/rc
 source ${rc_functions}
 
-# load udev helper functions
-source ${rc_base}/init.d/udev
+# source kernel config if exists
+[ -f /etc/conf.d/kernel ] && source /etc/conf.d/kernel
+
+# prefer mdev if it is present, always fall back to udev
+# these settings can be overriden via /etc/conf.d/kernel
+if [[ -z ${RC_DEVMANAGER} ]]
+then
+	if [[ -e ${rc_base}/init.d/mdev ]]
+	then
+		RC_DEVMANAGER="udev"
+	elif [[ -e ${rc_base}/init.d/udev ]]
+	then
+		RC_DEVMANAGER="udev"
+	fi
+fi
+
+# load device management hooks
+source ${rc_base}/init.d/${RC_DEVMANAGER}
 
 # get mage version
 MAGEVER="$(< /etc/mageversion)"
 
-# source kernel config if exists
-[ -f /etc/conf.d/kernel ] && source /etc/conf.d/kernel
-
 trap "" INT QUIT TSTP
 
 [[ ! -z $1 ]] && runlevel=$1
@@ -59,9 +72,8 @@
 		rc_echo -e ${COLYELLOW}"It's essential for a 2.6 kernel."
 	fi
 
-	#### load udev ####
-	start_udev
-	## end udev ##
+	# start device management
+	start_devmanager
 
 	## load devpts ##
 	# devfs/udev with 2.6 has no ptys, so devpts is also needed
@@ -131,8 +143,8 @@
 		evaluate_retval
 	fi
 
-	# stop udev now
-	stop_udev
+	# stop device management
+	stop_devicemanager
 
 	# run through all runlevel scripts
 	for i in $(ls -v ${rc_base}/rc${runlevel}.d/K* 2> /dev/null)