diff -ur rc-scripts-0.4.12.orig/rc.d/rc.sysinit rc-scripts-0.4.12/rc.d/rc.sysinit
--- rc-scripts-0.4.12.orig/rc.d/rc.sysinit	2014-08-05 14:20:11.411000000 +0000
+++ rc-scripts-0.4.12/rc.d/rc.sysinit	2014-08-05 15:22:35.445000000 +0000
@@ -301,63 +301,26 @@
 	fi
 }
 
-# mdadm - manage MD devices aka Linux Software RAID
+# Init software RAID arrays
 init_mdadm() {
-	if [ ! -x /sbin/mdadm -o ! -f /etc/mdadm.conf ]; then
+	local output
+
+	if [ ! -x /sbin/mdadm ]; then
 		return
 	fi
 
 	modprobe -s md
-	local rc=0 golvm=0 have_md=0
 	if [ ! -f /proc/mdstat ]; then
 		return
 	fi
 
-	# assume we have md if at least one ARRAY line is present
-	if grep -qE "^([[:blank:]]|)ARRAY[[:blank:]]" /etc/mdadm.conf; then
-		have_md=1
-	fi
-	# configured to do auto scanning
-	if [ $have_md = 0 ] && grep -qE "^([[:blank:]]|)DEVICE[[:blank:]]partitions" /etc/mdadm.conf; then
-		have_md=1
-	fi
-
-	# none found
-	if [ $have_md = 0 ]; then
-		return
-	fi
-
 	show "Starting up RAID devices"; busy
-	/sbin/mdadm --assemble --scan --auto=yes
-	rc=$?
-	if [ "$rc" -eq 0 -o "$rc" -eq 2 ]; then
-		# rc is used later too, so set sane value
-		rc=0
-		deltext; ok
-		golvm=1
-	else
-		deltext; fail
-	fi
-
-	# A non-zero return means there were problems
-	if [ $rc -gt 0 ]; then
-		[ -e /proc/splash ] && echo "verbose" > /proc/splash
-		show "Starting up RAID devices"; fail
-
-		PS1="$(nls '(RAID Repair)# ')"; export PS1
-		repair_shell "$(nls '*** An error occurred during the RAID startup.')"
-	fi
+	output=$(/sbin/mdadm --assemble --scan 2>&1)
+	ok
 
-	# LVM on RAID (keep in sync with LVM init)
-	if [ "$golvm" -eq "1" ]; then
-		if [ -x /sbin/vgscan -a -x /sbin/vgchange ]; then
-			run_cmd "Scanning for LVM volume groups (on RAID)" /sbin/vgscan $lvmignorelocking
-			run_cmd "Activating LVM volume groups (on RAID)" /sbin/vgchange -a y $lvmsysinit
-			[ "$lvmversion" = "2" ] && /sbin/vgmknodes
-		fi
+	if [ -n "$output" ]; then
+		echo "$output"
 	fi
-	show "Starting up RAID devices"; ok
-	return $rc
 }
 
 # Init LVM
@@ -390,8 +353,10 @@
 
 	run_cmd "Scanning for LVM volume groups" /sbin/vgscan $lvmignorelocking
 	run_cmd "Activating LVM volume groups" /sbin/vgchange -a y $lvmsysinit
+
 	if [ "$lvmversion" = "2" ]; then
-		/sbin/vgmknodes $lvmignorelocking
+		# silently refresh LV /dev nodes (just for case)
+		/sbin/vgmknodes $lvmignorelocking 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 		# display VG statistics
 		/sbin/vgdisplay -s $lvmignorelocking
 	fi
@@ -830,7 +795,10 @@
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	# Init LVM
+	if ! is_no "$MDADM"; then
+		init_mdadm
+	fi
+
 	if ! is_no "$LVM2"; then
 		init_lvm
 	fi
@@ -842,10 +810,6 @@
 		[ $delay_cryptsetup = 0 ] && ok || fail
 	fi
 
-	if ! is_no "$MDADM"; then
-		init_mdadm
-	fi
-
 	_RUN_QUOTACHECK=0
 	# Check filesystems
 	if [ -z "$fastboot" ] && [ -z "$nofsck" ]; then