diff -Naur magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc magellan-initscripts-alx/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc
--- magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc	2005-07-03 23:34:35.000000000 +0200
+++ magellan-initscripts-alx/etc/rc.d/init.d/rc	2010-11-20 17:48:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -126,10 +126,11 @@
 		# 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 ]
+		# use netlink to manage udev with newer kernels
+		if [ "$(kernel_version | sed 's:\.::g')" -qt "2614" ]
 		then
-			echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"  Using /sbin/hotplug for udev management ..."
+			echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"  Using netlink for hotplug events ..."
+			echo "" > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
 
 		elif [ -e /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug ]
 		then