diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 170465a..bce467d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4083,6 +4083,21 @@ if TARGET_FEDORA
 		$(LN_S) ../systemd-modules-load.service systemd-modules-load.service )
 endif
 
+	$(MKDIR_P) -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(systemunitdir)/final.target.wants
+	( cd $(DESTDIR)$(systemunitdir)/multi-user.target.wants && \
+		rm -f rc-local.service && \
+		$(LN_S) $(systemunitdir)/rc-local.service rc-local.service )
+	( cd $(DESTDIR)$(systemunitdir)/final.target.wants && \
+		rm -f halt-local.service && \
+		$(LN_S) $(systemunitdir)/halt-local.service halt-local.service )
+	( cd $(DESTDIR)$(systemunitdir) && \
+		rm -f display-manager.service single.service && \
+		$(LN_S) prefdm.service display-manager.service && \
+		$(LN_S) rescue.service single.service )
+	( cd $(DESTDIR)$(systemunitdir)/graphical.target.wants && \
+		rm -f display-manager.service && \
+		$(LN_S) $(systemunitdir)/display-manager.service display-manager.service )
+
 install-exec-hook: $(INSTALL_EXEC_HOOKS)
 
 uninstall-hook: $(UNINSTALL_DATA_HOOKS) $(UNINSTALL_EXEC_HOOKS)
diff --git a/src/core/hostname-setup.c b/src/core/hostname-setup.c
index 2c2f10c..754f0c7 100644
--- a/src/core/hostname-setup.c
+++ b/src/core/hostname-setup.c
@@ -64,13 +64,84 @@ static int read_and_strip_hostname(const char *path, char **hn) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+static int read_distro_hostname(char **hn) {
+        int r;
+        _cleanup_fclose_ FILE *f = NULL;
+
+        assert(hn);
+
+        f = fopen("/etc/sysconfig/network", "re");
+        if (!f)
+                return -errno;
+
+        for (;;) {
+                char line[LINE_MAX];
+                char *s, *k;
+
+                if (!fgets(line, sizeof(line), f)) {
+                        if (feof(f))
+                                break;
+
+                        r = -errno;
+                        goto finish;
+                }
+
+                s = strstrip(line);
+
+                if (!startswith_no_case(s, "HOSTNAME="))
+                        continue;
+
+                k = strdup(s+9);
+                if (!k) {
+                        r = -ENOMEM;
+                        goto finish;
+                }
+
+                hostname_cleanup(k);
+
+                if (isempty(k)) {
+                        free(k);
+                        r = -ENOENT;
+                        goto finish;
+                }
+
+                *hn = k;
+                r = 0;
+                goto finish;
+        }
+
+        r = -ENOENT;
+
+finish:
+        return r;
+}
+
+static int read_hostname(char **hn) {
+        int r;
+
+        assert(hn);
+
+        /* First, try to load the generic hostname configuration file,
+         * that we support on all distributions */
+
+        r = read_and_strip_hostname("/etc/hostname", hn);
+        if (r < 0) {
+                if (r == -ENOENT)
+                        return read_distro_hostname(hn);
+
+                return r;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
 int hostname_setup(void) {
         int r;
         _cleanup_free_ char *b = NULL;
         const char *hn;
         bool enoent = false;
 
-        r = read_and_strip_hostname("/etc/hostname", &b);
+        r = read_hostname(&b);
         if (r < 0) {
                 if (r == -ENOENT)
                         enoent = true;
diff --git a/src/core/locale-setup.c b/src/core/locale-setup.c
index 7f692e9..0a45854 100644
--- a/src/core/locale-setup.c
+++ b/src/core/locale-setup.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ int locale_setup(void) {
 
         if (detect_container(NULL) <= 0) {
                 r = parse_env_file("/proc/cmdline", WHITESPACE,
+                                   "LANG",                     &variables[VARIABLE_LANG],
                                    "locale.LANG",              &variables[VARIABLE_LANG],
                                    "locale.LANGUAGE",          &variables[VARIABLE_LANGUAGE],
                                    "locale.LC_CTYPE",          &variables[VARIABLE_LC_CTYPE],
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ int locale_setup(void) {
                         log_warning("Failed to read /etc/locale.conf: %s", strerror(-r));
         }
 
+        if (r <= 0 &&
+            (r = parse_env_file("/etc/sysconfig/i18n", NEWLINE,
+                                "LANG", &variables[VARIABLE_LANG],
+                                NULL)) < 0) {
+
+                if (r != -ENOENT)
+                        log_warning("Failed to read /etc/sysconfig/i18n: %s", strerror(-r));
+        }
+
         if (!variables[VARIABLE_LANG]) {
                 variables[VARIABLE_LANG] = strdup("C");
                 if (!variables[VARIABLE_LANG]) {
--- systemd-196/src/timedate/timedated.c~	2012-10-16 23:35:40.589269718 +0200
+++ systemd-196/src/timedate/timedated.c	2012-12-21 11:46:13.545086335 +0100
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@
                 }
         }
 
+	r = parse_env_file("/etc/sysconfig/timezone", NEWLINE,
+			   "TIMEZONE", &tz.zone,
+			   NULL);
+	if (r < 0) {
+		if (r != -ENOENT)
+			log_warning("Failed to read /etc/sysconfig/timezone: %s", strerror(-r));
+	}
 #ifdef HAVE_DEBIAN
         r = read_one_line_file("/etc/timezone", &tz.zone);
         if (r < 0) {
diff --git a/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c b/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
index 9196789..1d1a916 100644
--- a/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
+++ b/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
@@ -358,6 +358,14 @@
         }
 
         if (r <= 0) {
+                r = parse_env_file("/etc/sysconfig/console", NEWLINE,
+                                   "CONSOLEFONT", &vc_font,
+                                   "CONSOLEMAP", &vc_font_map,
+                                   "CONSOLESCREENFONTMAP", &vc_font_unimap,
+                                   "KEYTABLE", &vc_keymap,
+                                   NULL);
+                if (r < 0 && r != -ENOENT)
+                        log_warning("Failed to read /etc/sysconfig/console: %s", strerror(-r));
         }
 
         r = EXIT_FAILURE;