--- /dev/null
+diff -urN rc-scripts-0.3.1.org/rc.d/rc.sysinit rc-scripts-0.3.1/rc.d/rc.sysinit
+--- rc-scripts-0.3.1.org/rc.d/rc.sysinit 2003-10-16 22:52:57.000000000 +0200
++++ rc-scripts-0.3.1/rc.d/rc.sysinit 2003-10-16 22:59:09.000000000 +0200
+@@ -356,8 +356,10 @@
+ fi
+
+ # Find and activate volume groups
+-if [ -e /etc/lvmtab -a -x /sbin/vgscan -a -x /sbin/vgchange ]; then
++if [ -x /sbin/vgscan -a -x /sbin/vgchange ]; then
+ modprobe -s lvm-mod >/dev/null 2>&1
++ # device mapper (2.5+ and patched 2.4)
++ modprobe -s dm-mod >/dev/null 2>&1
+ run_cmd "Scanning for LVM volume groups" /sbin/vgscan && \
+ run_cmd "Activating LVM volume groups" /sbin/vgchange -a y
+ fi