--- trunk/initscripts/busybox/rc/rc	2012/03/03 15:26:46	1773
+++ trunk/initscripts/busybox/rc/rc	2012/03/03 16:00:17	1774
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@
 [ -f /etc/conf.d/kernel ] && source /etc/conf.d/kernel
 
 # get mage version
-MAGEVER="$(< /etc/mageversion)"
+if [[ -f /etc/os-release ]]
+then
+	MAGEVER="$(read_os_release version_id)"
+elif [ -f /etc/mageversion ]
+then
+	MAGEVER="$(< /etc/mageversion)"
+else
+	MAGEVER="unkown"
+fi
 
 # source kernel config if exists
 [ -f /etc/conf.d/kernel ] && source /etc/conf.d/kernel