diff -Nur rules.d/50-udev-default.rules rules.d.arch/50-udev-default.rules
--- rules.d/50-udev-default.rules	2009-03-07 22:22:48.200242883 +0100
+++ rules.d.arch/50-udev-default.rules	2009-03-07 22:23:26.134434516 +0100
@@ -64,20 +64,20 @@
 
 # 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"
+KERNEL=="fd[0-9]", ACTION=="add", ATTRS{cmos}=="?*", RUN+="create_floppy_devices -c -t $attr{cmos} -m %M -M 0660 -G floppy $root/%k"
+KERNEL=="hd*", SUBSYSTEMS=="ide", ATTRS{media}=="floppy", OPTIONS+="all_partitions", GROUP="floppy"
 
 # cdrom
-SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="sr[0-9]*", SYMLINK+="scd%n", GROUP="cdrom"
-SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="hd*", SUBSYSTEMS=="ide", ATTRS{media}=="cdrom", GROUP="cdrom"
-SUBSYSTEM=="scsi_generic", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="4|5", GROUP="cdrom"
-KERNEL=="pktcdvd[0-9]*", NAME="pktcdvd/%k", GROUP="cdrom"
-KERNEL=="pktcdvd", NAME="pktcdvd/control", GROUP="cdrom"
+SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="sr[0-9]*", SYMLINK+="scd%n", GROUP="optical", MODE="0660"
+SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="hd*", SUBSYSTEMS=="ide", ATTRS{media}=="cdrom", GROUP="optical", MODE="0660"
+SUBSYSTEM=="scsi_generic", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="4|5", GROUP="optical", MODE="0660"
+KERNEL=="pktcdvd[0-9]*", NAME="pktcdvd/%k", GROUP="optical", MODE="0660"
+KERNEL=="pktcdvd", NAME="pktcdvd/control", GROUP="optical", MODE="0660"
 
 # tape
-KERNEL=="ht[0-9]*|nht[0-9]*", GROUP="tape"
-KERNEL=="pt[0-9]*|npt[0-9]*|pht[0-9]*", GROUP="tape"
-SUBSYSTEM=="scsi_generic|scsi_tape", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="1|8", GROUP="tape"
+KERNEL=="ht[0-9]*|nht[0-9]*", GROUP="storage", MODE="0660"
+KERNEL=="pt[0-9]*|npt[0-9]*|pht[0-9]*", GROUP="storage", MODE="0660"
+SUBSYSTEM=="scsi_generic|scsi_tape", SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", ATTRS{type}=="1|8", GROUP="storage", MODE="0660"
 
 # block-releated
 KERNEL=="sch[0-9]*", GROUP="disk"
@@ -116,5 +116,4 @@
 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"
+ACTION=="remove", PROGRAM="ignore-remove.sh %r", OPTIONS+="ignore_remove"
diff -Nur rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules rules.d.arch/60-persistent-storage.rules
--- rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules	2009-03-07 22:22:48.200242883 +0100
+++ rules.d.arch/60-persistent-storage.rules	2009-03-07 22:22:54.757744454 +0100
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
 
 # skip rules for inappropriate block devices
-KERNEL=="fd*|mtd*|nbd*|gnbd*|btibm*|dm-*|md*", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+KERNEL=="fd*|mtd*|nbd*|gnbd*|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", SUBSYSTEMS=="ide", ATTRS{media}=="disk|floppy", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
diff -Nur rules.d/80-drivers.rules rules.d.arch/80-drivers.rules
--- rules.d/80-drivers.rules	2009-03-07 22:22:48.200242883 +0100
+++ rules.d.arch/80-drivers.rules	2009-03-07 22:22:54.757744454 +0100
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 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=="i2o", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b i2o_block"
-SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="scsi_device", TEST!="[module/sg]", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b sg"
-SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="parport_pc", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b ppdev"
+DRIVER!="?*", ENV{MODALIAS}=="?*", RUN{ignore_error}+="/lib/udev/load-modules.sh $env{MODALIAS}"
+SUBSYSTEM=="tifm", ENV{TIFM_CARD_TYPE}=="SD", RUN+="/lib/udev/load-modules.sh tifm_sd"
+SUBSYSTEM=="tifm", ENV{TIFM_CARD_TYPE}=="MS", RUN+="/lib/udev/load-modules.sh tifm_ms"
+SUBSYSTEM=="memstick", RUN+="/lib/udev/load-modules.sh ms_block"
+SUBSYSTEM=="memstick", RUN+="/lib/udev/load-modules.sh mspro_block"
+SUBSYSTEM=="i2o", RUN+="/lib/udev/load-modules.sh i2o_block"
+SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="scsi_device", TEST!="[module/sg]", RUN+="/lib/udev/load-modules.sh sg"
+SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="parport_pc", RUN+="/lib/udev/load-modules.sh ppdev"
 
 LABEL="drivers_end"