diff -Naur magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/devfs magellan-initscripts-external-udev/etc/rc.d/init.d/devfs
--- magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/devfs	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ magellan-initscripts-external-udev/etc/rc.d/init.d/devfs	2010-12-02 14:07:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# starts devfs devicemanager
+# $Header$
+
+start_devfs()
+{
+	# start devfsd daemon, needed for bootsplash;
+	# no use of '/etc/rc.d/init.d/devfs' anymore
+	# check if devfs was mounted by the kernel,
+	# if not mount it (mbuild_livecd needs this one)
+	if [ ! -e /dev/.devfsd ]
+	then
+		echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Mounting devfs file system ..."
+		mount -n -t devfs devfs /dev
+		evaluate_retval
+	fi
+
+	if [ -e /dev/.devfsd ]
+	then
+		echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Starting devfsd ..."
+		## directory /lib/dev-state !must! exists ##
+		/sbin/devfsd /dev &> /dev/null
+		evaluate_retval
+	else
+		echo -e ${COLRED}"No devfs filesystem found ..."
+		echo -e ${COLYELLOW}"Your Kernel doesn't support the devfs filesystem."
+		echo -e ${COLYELLOW}"Devfs is necessary to run Magellan-Linux."
+		echo -e ${COLYELLOW}"Please make shure that this is enabled in your kernel."
+		echo
+		echo -e ${COLYELLOW}"Press any key to shutdown the system safely ..."
+		read
+		$rc_base/init.d/halt
+	fi
+}
+
+start_devicemanager()
+{
+	start_devfs
+}
+
+stop_devicemanager()
+{
+	# do nothing
+	return 0
+}
diff -Naur magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountfs magellan-initscripts-external-udev/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountfs
--- magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountfs	2005-07-03 23:32:06.000000000 +0200
+++ magellan-initscripts-external-udev/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountfs	2010-12-02 13:50:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@
 		# records udev as mounted
 		if is_fs_mounted udev
 		then
-			mount -f -t ramfs udev /dev
+		        fstype=ramfs
+		        kernel_supports_fs tmpfs && fstype=tmpfs
+		        kernel_supports_fs devtmpfs && fstype=devtmpfs
+			mount -f -t ${fstype}ramfs udev /dev
 		fi
 
 		evaluate_retval
diff -Naur magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountfslivecd magellan-initscripts-external-udev/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountfslivecd
--- magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountfslivecd	2005-08-31 23:45:02.000000000 +0200
+++ magellan-initscripts-external-udev/etc/rc.d/init.d/mountfslivecd	2010-12-02 13:51:15.000000000 +0100
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@
 		# records udev as mounted
 		if is_fs_mounted udev
 		then
-			mount -f -t ramfs udev /dev
+		        fstype=ramfs
+		        kernel_supports_fs tmpfs && fstype=tmpfs
+		        kernel_supports_fs devtmpfs && fstype=devtmpfs
+			mount -f -t ${fstype} udev /dev
 		fi
 
 		# fake mounts tmpfs
diff -Naur magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc magellan-initscripts-external-udev/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc
--- magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc	2005-07-03 23:34:35.000000000 +0200
+++ magellan-initscripts-external-udev/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc	2010-12-02 13:24:04.000000000 +0100
@@ -10,26 +10,16 @@
 # source kernel config if exists
 [ -f /etc/conf.d/kernel ] && source /etc/conf.d/kernel
 
-# some needed functions functions
-populate_udev() {
-		/sbin/udevstart
-
-		# not provided by sysfs but needed
-		ln -snf /proc/self/fd /dev/fd
-		ln -snf fd/0 /dev/stdin
-		ln -snf fd/1 /dev/stdout
-		ln -snf fd/2 /dev/stderr
-		ln -snf /proc/kcore /dev/core
-		ln -snf /proc/asound/oss/sndstat /dev/sndstat
-
-		# create problematic directories
-		mkdir -p /dev/{pts,shm}
-
-		# same as /dev/.devfsd
-		touch /dev/.udev
+# source udev functions
+if [[ ${RC_USED_DEV} = udev ]] && [[ -f ${rc_base}/init.d/udev ]]
+then
+	source ${rc_base}/init.d/udev
 
-		return 0
-}
+# load devfs only with a 2.4 kernel or its really wanted with a 2.6
+elif [[ $(kernel_major_version) = 2.4 ]] || [[ ${RC_USED_DEV} = devfs ]] && [[ -f ${rc_base}/init.d/devfs ]]
+then
+	source ${rc_base}/init.d/devfs
+fi
 
 trap "" INT QUIT TSTP
 
@@ -70,76 +60,8 @@
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	## load devfs ##
-	# load devfs only with a 2.4 kernel or its really wanted with a 2.6
-	if [[ $(kernel_major_version) = 2.4 ]] || [[ ${RC_USED_DEV} = devfs ]]
-	then
-		# start devfsd daemon, needed for bootsplash;
-		# no use of '/etc/rc.d/init.d/devfs' anymore
-		# check if devfs was mounted by the kernel,
-		# if not mount it (mbuild_livecd needs this one)
-		if [ ! -e /dev/.devfsd ]
-		then
-			echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Mounting devfs file system ..."
-			mount -n -t devfs devfs /dev
-			evaluate_retval
-		fi
-
-		if [ -e /dev/.devfsd ]
-		then
-			echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Starting devfsd ..."
-			## directory /lib/dev-state !must! exists ##
-			/sbin/devfsd /dev &> /dev/null
-			evaluate_retval
-		else
-			echo -e ${COLRED}"No devfs filesystem found ..."
-			echo -e ${COLYELLOW}"Your Kernel doesn't support the devfs filesystem."
-			echo -e ${COLYELLOW}"Devfs is necessary to run Magellan-Linux."
-			echo -e ${COLYELLOW}"Please make shure that this is enabled in your kernel."
-			echo
-			echo -e ${COLYELLOW}"Press any key to shutdown the system safely ..."
-			read
-			$rc_base/init.d/halt
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	#### load udev ####
-	# load udev only with a 2.6 kernel
-	if [[ $(kernel_major_version) = 2.6 ]] && [[ ${RC_USED_DEV} = udev ]]
-	then
-		# create a ramdisk for populating udev
-		echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Mounting udev at /dev ..."
-		# tmpfs was suggested by Greg Kroah-Hartman
-		# many video drivers needed exec access
-		mount -n -t ramfs udev /dev -o exec,nosuid,mode=0755
-		evaluate_retval
-
-		# if a device tarball exists load it and if it is activated
-		echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Configurating system to use udev ..."
-		if [[ ${RC_DEVICE_TARBALL} = yes ]]
-		then
-			echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"  Populating /dev with with device nodes ..."
-			tar -jxpf /lib/udev-state/devices.tar.bz2 -C /dev
-			evaluate_retval
-		fi
-
-		# now load udev
-		populate_udev
-
-		# if hotplug support exists in the kernel use it to manage udev
-		if [ -e /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug -a -x /sbin/hotplug ]
-		then
-			echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"  Using /sbin/hotplug for udev management ..."
-
-		elif [ -e /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug ]
-		then
-			echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"  Setting /sbin/udev as hotplug agent ..."
-			echo "/sbin/udev" > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-		else
-			echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}${COLYELLOW}"  Kernel was not compiled with hotplug support !"
-		fi
-		evaluate_retval
-	fi
+	# load devicemanager (udev or devfs)
+	start_devicemanager
 
 	## load devpts ##
 	# devfs/udev with 2.6 has no ptys, so devpts is also needed
@@ -193,17 +115,8 @@
 	# load bootsplash
 	splash "rc_init" "${runlevel}"
 
-	# if requested save devices to a device tarball before halt
-	# only for kernels >=2.6 *and* udev
-	# make shure that udev is mounted but *not* devfs --> /dev/.devfsd
-	if [[ ${RC_DEVICE_TARBALL} = yes ]] && \
-		[ -e /dev/.udev -a ! -e /dev/.devfsd -a ! -e /.bootdev ]
-	then
-		echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Saving /dev device nodes ..."
-		( cd /dev; tar -jclpf "/tmp/devices-$$.tar.bz2" * &> /dev/null )
-		mv -f "/tmp/devices-$$.tar.bz2" /lib/udev-state/devices.tar.bz2
-		evaluate_retval
-	fi
+	# stop devicemanager (udev or devfs)
+	stop_devicemanager
 fi
 
 
diff -Naur magellan-initscripts/sbin/rc-config magellan-initscripts-external-udev/sbin/rc-config
--- magellan-initscripts/sbin/rc-config	2005-07-03 15:54:15.000000000 +0200
+++ magellan-initscripts-external-udev/sbin/rc-config	2010-12-02 13:52:07.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # $Header: /magellan-cvs/magellan-src/magellan-initscripts/sbin/rc-config,v 1.3 2005/07/03 13:54:15 niro Exp $
 
 RC_INIT_BASE=/etc/init.d
-RC_EXCLUDE="rc functions template splash-functions"
+RC_EXCLUDE="rc functions template splash-functions devfs udev"
 
-VERSION=0.2
+VERSION=0.2.1
 
 get_run_levels(){
 	local SCRIPT