diff --git a/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules b/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules
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index 95d82d72..00000000
--- a/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules
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@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
-
-SUBSYSTEM=="block", SYMLINK+="block/%M:%m"
-SUBSYSTEM!="block", SYMLINK+="char/%M:%m"
-
-KERNEL=="pty[pqrstuvwxyzabcdef][0123456789abcdef]", GROUP="tty", MODE="0660"
-KERNEL=="tty[pqrstuvwxyzabcdef][0123456789abcdef]", GROUP="tty", MODE="0660"
-KERNEL=="ptmx",			GROUP="tty", MODE="0666"
-KERNEL=="tty",			GROUP="tty", MODE="0666"
-KERNEL=="tty[0-9]*",		GROUP="tty", MODE="0620"
-KERNEL=="vcs|vcs[0-9]*|vcsa|vcsa[0-9]*", GROUP="tty"
-KERNEL=="console",		MODE="0600"
-
-# serial
-KERNEL=="tty[A-Z]*[0-9]|pppox[0-9]*|ircomm[0-9]*|noz[0-9]*", GROUP="dialout"
-KERNEL=="ppp",			MODE="0600"
-KERNEL=="mwave",		NAME="modems/mwave", GROUP="dialout"
-KERNEL=="hvc*|hvsi*",		GROUP="dialout"
-
-# mem
-KERNEL=="null|zero|full|random|urandom", MODE="0666"
-KERNEL=="mem|kmem|port|nvram",	GROUP="kmem", MODE="0640"
-
-# input
-KERNEL=="mouse*|mice|event*",	NAME="input/%k", MODE="0640"
-KERNEL=="ts[0-9]*|uinput",	NAME="input/%k", MODE="0640"
-KERNEL=="js[0-9]*",		NAME="input/%k", MODE="0644"
-
-# video4linux
-SUBSYSTEM=="video4linux",	GROUP="video"
-KERNEL=="vttuner*",		GROUP="video"
-KERNEL=="vtx*|vbi*",		GROUP="video"
-KERNEL=="winradio*",		GROUP="video"
-
-# graphics
-KERNEL=="agpgart",		MODE="0600", GROUP="video"
-KERNEL=="card[0-9]*",		NAME="dri/%k"
-KERNEL=="pmu",			GROUP="video"
-KERNEL=="nvidia*|nvidiactl*",	GROUP="video"
-SUBSYSTEM=="graphics",		GROUP="video"
-SUBSYSTEM=="drm",		GROUP="video"
-
-# DVB (video)
-SUBSYSTEM=="dvb", ENV{DVB_ADAPTER_NUM}=="?*", NAME="dvb/adapter$env{DVB_ADAPTER_NUM}/$env{DVB_DEVICE_TYPE}$env{DVB_DEVICE_NUM}", GROUP="video"
-SUBSYSTEM=="dvb", ENV{DVB_ADAPTER_NUM}=="", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'K=%k; K=$${K#dvb}; printf dvb/adapter%%i/%%s $${K%%%%.*} $${K#*.}'", NAME="%c", GROUP="video"
-
-# Firewire
-KERNEL=="dv1394[0-9]*",		NAME="dv1394/%n", GROUP="video"
-KERNEL=="video1394[0-9]*",	NAME="video1394/%n", GROUP="video"
-
-# libusb device nodes
-SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", NAME="bus/usb/$env{BUSNUM}/$env{DEVNUM}", MODE="0664"
-
-# printer
-KERNEL=="parport[0-9]*",	GROUP="lp"
-SUBSYSTEM=="printer",		KERNEL=="lp*", GROUP="lp"
-SUBSYSTEM=="ppdev",		GROUP="lp"
-SUBSYSTEM=="usb",		KERNEL=="lp*", NAME="usb/%k", SYMLINK+="usb%k", GROUP="lp"
-KERNEL=="lp[0-9]*",		GROUP="lp"
-KERNEL=="irlpt[0-9]*",		GROUP="lp"
-
-# block
-SUBSYSTEM=="block", GROUP="disk"
-
-# floppy
-KERNEL=="fd[0-9]", GROUP="floppy"
-KERNEL=="fd[0-9]", ACTION=="add", ATTRS{cmos}=="?*", RUN+="create_floppy_devices -c -t $attr{cmos} -m %M -M 0640 -G floppy $root/%k"
-KERNEL=="hd*", SUBSYSTEMS=="ide", ATTRS{media}=="floppy", OPTIONS+="all_partitions"
-
-# cdrom
-SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="sr[0-9]*", SYMLINK+="scd%n", GROUP="cdrom"
-SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="hd*", SUBSYSTEMS=="ide", ATTRS{media}=="cdrom", GROUP="cdrom"
-SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="4|5", GROUP="cdrom"
-KERNEL=="pktcdvd[0-9]*", NAME="pktcdvd/%k", GROUP="cdrom"
-KERNEL=="pktcdvd", NAME="pktcdvd/control", GROUP="cdrom"
-
-# tape
-KERNEL=="ht[0-9]*|nht[0-9]*", GROUP="tape"
-KERNEL=="pt[0-9]*|npt[0-9]*|pht[0-9]*", GROUP="tape"
-SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="1|8", GROUP="tape"
-
-# block-releated
-KERNEL=="sch[0-9]*", GROUP="disk"
-SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="0", GROUP="disk"
-KERNEL=="pg[0-9]*", GROUP="disk"
-KERNEL=="qft[0-9]*|nqft[0-9]*|zqft[0-9]*|nzqft[0-9]*|rawqft[0-9]*|nrawqft[0-9]*", GROUP="disk"
-KERNEL=="rawctl", NAME="raw/rawctl", GROUP="disk"
-SUBSYSTEM=="raw", KERNEL=="raw[0-9]*", NAME="raw/%k", GROUP="disk"
-SUBSYSTEM=="bsg", NAME="bsg/%k"
-SUBSYSTEM=="aoe", NAME="etherd/%k", GROUP="disk", MODE="0220"
-SUBSYSTEM=="aoe", KERNEL=="err", MODE="0440"
-
-# network
-KERNEL=="tun",			NAME="net/%k", MODE="0666"
-
-# CPU
-KERNEL=="cpu[0-9]*",		NAME="cpu/%n/cpuid"
-KERNEL=="msr[0-9]*",		NAME="cpu/%n/msr"
-KERNEL=="microcode",		NAME="cpu/microcode", MODE="0600"
-
-# miscellaneous
-KERNEL=="fuse",			MODE="0666"
-SUBSYSTEM=="rtc", DRIVERS=="rtc_cmos", SYMLINK+="rtc"
-KERNEL=="auer[0-9]*",		NAME="usb/%k"
-KERNEL=="hw_random",		NAME="hwrng"
-KERNEL=="mmtimer",		MODE="0644"
-KERNEL=="rflash[0-9]*",		MODE="0400"
-KERNEL=="rrom[0-9]*",		MODE="0400"
-KERNEL=="sxctl",		NAME="specialix_sxctl""
-KERNEL=="rioctl",		NAME="specialix_rioctl"
-KERNEL=="iowarrior[0-9]*",	NAME="usb/%k"
-KERNEL=="hiddev[0-9]*",		NAME="usb/%k"
-KERNEL=="legousbtower[0-9]*",	NAME="usb/%k"
-KERNEL=="dabusb[0-9]*",		NAME="usb/%k"
-KERNEL=="usbdpfp[0-9]*",	NAME="usb/%k"
-KERNEL=="cpad[0-9]*",		NAME="usb/%k"
-
-# do not delete static device nodes
-ACTION=="remove", NAME=="?*", TEST=="/lib/udev/devices/$name", OPTIONS+="ignore_remove"
-ACTION=="remove", NAME=="", TEST=="/lib/udev/devices/%k", OPTIONS+="ignore_remove"
diff --git a/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules b/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules
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index 8b4c7af7..00000000
--- a/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules
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@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
-
-# persistent storage links: /dev/disk/{by-id,by-uuid,by-label,by-path}
-# scheme based on "Linux persistent device names", 2004, Hannes Reinecke <hare-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>
-
-# forward scsi device event to corresponding block device
-ACTION=="change", SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="scsi_device", TEST=="block", ATTR{block/*/uevent}="change"
-
-ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
-SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
-
-# skip rules for inappropriate block devices
-KERNEL=="ram*|fd*|nbd*|gnbd*|dm-*|md*|btibm*", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
-
-# never access non-cdrom removable ide devices, the drivers are causing event loops on open()
-KERNEL=="hd*[!0-9]", ATTR{removable}=="1", DRIVERS=="ide-cs|ide-floppy", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
-KERNEL=="hd*[0-9]", ATTRS{removable}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
-
-# ignore partitions that span the entire disk
-TEST=="whole_disk", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
-
-# for partitions import parent information
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", IMPORT{parent}="ID_*"
-
-# by-id (hardware serial number)
-KERNEL=="hd*[!0-9]", IMPORT{program}="ata_id --export $tempnode"
-KERNEL=="hd*[!0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ata-$env{ID_MODEL}_$env{ID_SERIAL}"
-KERNEL=="hd*[0-9]", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ata-$env{ID_MODEL}_$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"
-
-KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", IMPORT{program}="usb_id --export %p"
-KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --whitelisted -d $tempnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="scsi"
-KERNEL=="cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_SERIAL}!="?*", IMPORT{program}="scsi_id --export --whitelisted -d $tempnode", ENV{ID_BUS}="cciss"
-KERNEL=="sd*|sr*|cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}"
-KERNEL=="sd*|cciss*", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"
-
-# firewire
-KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]|sr*", ATTRS{ieee1394_id}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ieee1394-$attr{ieee1394_id}"
-KERNEL=="sd*[0-9]", ATTRS{ieee1394_id}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ieee1394-$attr{ieee1394_id}-part%n"
-
-# libata compat (ata-* links, like old hd* devices did create)
-KERNEL=="sd*[!0-9]", ENV{ID_VENDOR}=="ATA", PROGRAM="ata_id $tempnode", RESULT=="?*", ENV{ID_ATA_COMPAT}="$result", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ata-$env{ID_ATA_COMPAT}"
-KERNEL=="sd*[0-9]", ENV{ID_ATA_COMPAT}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/ata-$env{ID_ATA_COMPAT}-part%n"
-
-KERNEL=="mmcblk[0-9]", SUBSYSTEMS=="mmc", ATTRS{name}=="?*", ATTRS{serial}=="?*", ENV{ID_NAME}="$attr{name}", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{serial}", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/mmc-$env{ID_NAME}_$env{ID_SERIAL}"
-KERNEL=="mmcblk[0-9]p[0-9]", ENV{ID_NAME}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/mmc-$env{ID_NAME}_$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"
-KERNEL=="mspblk[0-9]", SUBSYSTEMS=="memstick", ATTRS{name}=="?*", ATTRS{serial}=="?*", ENV{ID_NAME}="$attr{name}", ENV{ID_SERIAL}="$attr{serial}", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/memstick-$env{ID_NAME}_$env{ID_SERIAL}"
-KERNEL=="mspblk[0-9]p[0-9]", ENV{ID_NAME}=="?*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/memstick-$env{ID_NAME}_$env{ID_SERIAL}-part%n"
-
-# by-path (parent device path)
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", IMPORT{program}="path_id %p"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_PATH}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-path/$env{ID_PATH}"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_PATH}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-path/$env{ID_PATH}-part%n"
-
-# skip unpartitioned removable media devices from drivers which do not send "change" events
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", KERNEL!="sd*|sr*", ATTR{removable}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
-
-# probe filesystem metadata of optical drives which have a media inserted
-KERNEL=="sr*", ENV{ID_CDROM_MEDIA_TRACK_COUNT}=="?*", IMPORT{program}="vol_id --export --skip-raid --offset=$env{ID_CDROM_MEDIA_SESSION_LAST_OFFSET} $tempnode"
-
-# probe filesystem metadata of disks
-KERNEL!="sr*", IMPORT{program}="vol_id --export $tempnode"
-
-# watch for future changes
-KERNEL!="sr*", OPTIONS+="watch"
-
-# by-label/by-uuid links (filesystem metadata)
-ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other|crypto", ENV{ID_FS_UUID_ENC}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-uuid/$env{ID_FS_UUID_ENC}"
-ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other", ENV{ID_FS_LABEL_ENC}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-label/$env{ID_FS_LABEL_ENC}"
-
-LABEL="persistent_storage_end"
diff --git a/rules.d/61-persistent-storage-edd.rules b/rules.d/61-persistent-storage-edd.rules
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index bd020b71..00000000
--- a/rules.d/61-persistent-storage-edd.rules
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@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
-
-ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="persistent_storage_edd_end"
-SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="persistent_storage_edd_end"
-KERNEL!="sd*|hd*", GOTO="persistent_storage_edd_end"
-
-# BIOS Enhanced Disk Device
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", IMPORT{program}="edd_id --export $tempnode"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{ID_EDD}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/edd-$env{ID_EDD}"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_EDD}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/edd-$env{ID_EDD}-part%n"
-
-LABEL="persistent_storage_edd_end"
diff --git a/rules.d/64-device-mapper.rules b/rules.d/64-device-mapper.rules
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index 8154ef37..00000000
--- a/rules.d/64-device-mapper.rules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
-
-KERNEL=="device-mapper",	NAME="mapper/control"
-
diff --git a/rules.d/64-md-raid.rules b/rules.d/64-md-raid.rules
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index abb029c4..00000000
--- a/rules.d/64-md-raid.rules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
-
-SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="md_end"
-ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="md_end"
-
-# import data from a raid member and activate it
-#ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}=="linux_raid_member", IMPORT{program}="/sbin/mdadm --examine --export $tempnode", RUN+="/sbin/mdadm --incremental $env{DEVNAME}"
-# import data from a raid set
-KERNEL!="md*", GOTO="md_end"
-
-# container devices have a metadata version of e.g. 'external:ddf' and
-# never leave state 'inactive'
-ATTR{md/metadata_version}=="external:[A-Za-z]*", ATTR{md/array_state}=="inactive", GOTO="md_ignore_state"
-TEST!="md/array_state", GOTO="md_end"
-ATTR{md/array_state}=="|clear|inactive", GOTO="md_end"
-LABEL="md_ignore_state"
-
-IMPORT{program}="/sbin/mdadm --detail --export $tempnode"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{MD_NAME}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/md-name-$env{MD_NAME}", OPTIONS+="string_escape=replace"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{MD_UUID}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/md-uuid-$env{MD_UUID}"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", ENV{MD_DEVNAME}=="?*", SYMLINK+="md/$env{MD_DEVNAME}"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{MD_NAME}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/md-name-$env{MD_NAME}-part%n", OPTIONS+="string_escape=replace"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{MD_UUID}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-id/md-uuid-$env{MD_UUID}-part%n"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{MD_DEVNAME}=="*[^0-9]", SYMLINK+="md/$env{MD_DEVNAME}%n"
-ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{MD_DEVNAME}=="*[0-9]", SYMLINK+="md/$env{MD_DEVNAME}p%n"
-
-IMPORT{program}="vol_id --export $tempnode"
-OPTIONS+="link_priority=100"
-OPTIONS+="watch"
-ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other|crypto", ENV{ID_FS_UUID_ENC}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-uuid/$env{ID_FS_UUID_ENC}"
-ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other", ENV{ID_FS_LABEL_ENC}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-label/$env{ID_FS_LABEL_ENC}"
-
-LABEL="md_end"
diff --git a/rules.d/80-drivers.rules b/rules.d/80-drivers.rules
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index 7e13e807..00000000
--- a/rules.d/80-drivers.rules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
-
-ACTION!="add", GOTO="drivers_end"
-
-DRIVER!="?*", ENV{MODALIAS}=="?*", RUN{ignore_error}+="/sbin/modprobe -b $env{MODALIAS}"
-SUBSYSTEM=="tifm", ENV{TIFM_CARD_TYPE}=="SD", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b tifm_sd"
-SUBSYSTEM=="tifm", ENV{TIFM_CARD_TYPE}=="MS", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b tifm_ms"
-SUBSYSTEM=="memstick", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b --all ms_block mspro_block"
-SUBSYSTEM=="mmc", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b mmc_block"
-SUBSYSTEM=="i2o", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b i2o_block"
-SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", ATTR{type}=="8", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b ch"
-SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="scsi_device", TEST!="[module/sg]", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b sg"
-SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="parport_pc", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b ppdev"
-
-LABEL="drivers_end"
-
diff --git a/rules.d/95-udev-late.rules b/rules.d/95-udev-late.rules
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index 7207081d..00000000
--- a/rules.d/95-udev-late.rules
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
-
-# run a command on remove events
-ACTION=="remove", ENV{REMOVE_CMD}!="", RUN+="$env{REMOVE_CMD}"
-
-# event to be catched by udevmonitor
-RUN+="socket:@/org/kernel/udev/monitor"
-