--- /etc/init.d/udevd.rpmorig	2006-07-11 23:36:10 +0400
+++ /etc/init.d/udevd	2006-08-15 17:21:49 +0400
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@
 	# in this case we should make sure that hotplug didn't invoke an instance of udevd
 	# before
 	/sbin/pidof $udevd >/dev/null && stop_daemon --no-announce --pidfile none $udevd
-		
+
+	# Fake uevent_seqnum to avoid race between udevd startup and udevsettle
+	mkdir -p "$udev_root/.udev"
+	echo 0 >"$udev_root/.udev/uevent_seqnum"
+
 	# We want to start udevd ourselves if it isn't already running.  This
 	# lets udevd run at a sane nice level...
 	if [ -z "$RUN_FROM_SYSINIT" ]; then
@@ -156,9 +160,7 @@
 	fi
 	RETVAL=$[$RETVAL+$?]
 	[ "$RETVAL" == "0" ] && echo "" >/proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
-	sync
 	/sbin/udevtrigger 
-	sync
 	action "Populating /dev " /sbin/udevsettle 
 	RETVAL=$[$RETVAL+$?]