diff -Naur magellan-initscripts/etc/conf.d/kernel magellan-initscripts-alx/etc/conf.d/kernel
--- magellan-initscripts/etc/conf.d/kernel	2005-07-02 22:38:47.000000000 +0200
+++ magellan-initscripts-alx/etc/conf.d/kernel	2010-11-20 17:49:41.000000000 +0100
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 # tarball contains the current state of all devices in /dev.
 # It will be loaded at system startup and saved at shutdown.
 # Activate it (default setting):
-RC_DEVICE_TARBALL=yes
+#RC_DEVICE_TARBALL=yes
 # Deactivate it (i hope you know what you do):
-#RC_DEVICE_TARBALL=no
+# (we use netlink to trigger uevents and that reliable enough)
+RC_DEVICE_TARBALL=no
 
 
 # Sets the default verbose level for kernel messages.