diff --git a/contrib/finit.d/S05keyboard-setup b/contrib/finit.d/S05keyboard-setup
deleted file mode 100755
index 0cde1414..00000000
--- a/contrib/finit.d/S05keyboard-setup
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          keyboard-setup
-# Required-Start:    mountkernfs
-# Required-Stop:
-# Should-Start:      keymap udev
-# X-Start-Before:    checkroot
-# Default-Start:     S
-# Default-Stop:
-# X-Interactive:     true
-# Short-Description: Set preliminary keymap
-# Description:       Set the console keyboard as early as possible
-#                    so during the file systems checks the administrator
-#                    can interact.  At this stage of the boot process
-#                    only the ASCII symbols are supported.
-### END INIT INFO
-
-set -e
-
-# This script is not used by keyboard-configuration.  It is used
-# jointly by console-setup and console-setup-mini
-
-test -f /bin/setupcon || exit 0
-
-if [ -f /lib/lsb/init-functions ]; then
-    . /lib/lsb/init-functions
-else
-    log_action_begin_msg () {
-	echo -n "$@... "
-    }
-
-    log_action_end_msg () {
-	if [ "$1" -eq 0 ]; then 
-	    echo done.
-	else
-	    echo failed.
-	fi
-    }
-fi
-
-case "$1" in
-    stop)
-        # keyboard-setup isn't a daemon
-        ;;
-    start|force-reload|restart|reload)
-	case `readlink /proc/self/fd/2` in
-	    /dev/tty[0-9]*|/dev/vc/[0-9]*|/dev/console)
-	        log_action_begin_msg "Setting preliminary keymap"
-		if setupcon -k; then
-		    log_action_end_msg 0
-		else
-		    log_action_end_msg $?
-		fi
-		;;
-	    *)
-		exit 0 
-		;;
-	esac
-	;;
-    *)
-        echo 'Usage: /etc/init.d/keyboard-setup {start|reload|restart|force-reload|stop}'
-        exit 1
-        ;;
-esac
-
diff --git a/contrib/finit.d/S18acpid b/contrib/finit.d/S18acpid
deleted file mode 100755
index 1076ec7f..00000000
--- a/contrib/finit.d/S18acpid
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          acpid
-# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
-# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
-# X-Start-Before:    kdm gdm xdm hal
-# X-Stop-After:      kdm gdm xdm hal
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      
-# Short-Description: Start the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface daemon
-# Description:       Provide a socket for X11, hald and others to multiplex
-#                    kernel ACPI events.
-### END INIT INFO
-
-set -e
-
-ACPID="/usr/sbin/acpid"
-DEFAULTS="/etc/default/acpid"
-
-# Check for daemon presence
-[ -x "$ACPID" ] || exit 0
-
-OPTIONS=""
-MODULES=""
-# Include acpid defaults if available
-[ -r "$DEFAULTS" ] && . "$DEFAULTS"
-
-# Get lsb functions
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
-
-# As the name says. If the kernel supports modules, it'll try to load
-# the ones listed in "MODULES".
-load_modules() {
-    [ -f /proc/modules ] || return 0
-    if [ "$MODULES" = "all" ]; then
-        MODULES="$(sed -rn 's#^(/lib/modules/[^/]+/)?kernel/(drivers|ubuntu)/acpi/([^/]+/)*(.*)\.ko:.*#\4#p' "/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.dep")"
-    fi
-
-    if [ -z "$MODULES" ]; then
-        return
-    fi
-
-    log_begin_msg "Loading ACPI kernel modules..."
-    # work around a bug in initramfs which leaks this env var Launchpad #291619
-    # and a bug in modprobe --all --quiet which doesn't load all modules and
-    # exits with non-zero exit status Debian #504088
-    unset MODPROBE_OPTIONS
-    modprobe --all --use-blacklist $MODULES 2>/dev/null
-    log_end_msg $?
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-    load_modules || true
-    log_begin_msg "Starting ACPI services..."
-    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --exec "$ACPID" -- $OPTIONS
-    log_end_msg $?
-    ;;
-  stop)
-    log_begin_msg "Stopping ACPI services..."
-    start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --retry 2 --exec "$ACPID"
-    log_end_msg $?
-    ;;
-  restart)
-    $0 stop
-    sleep 1
-    $0 start
-    ;;
-  reload|force-reload) 
-    log_begin_msg "Reloading ACPI services..."
-    start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --exec "$ACPID"
-    log_end_msg $?
-    ;;
-  status)
-    status_of_proc "$ACPID" acpid
-    ;;
-  *)
-    log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/acpid {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status}"
-    exit 1
-esac
-
diff --git a/contrib/finit.d/S18kbd b/contrib/finit.d/S18kbd
deleted file mode 100755
index 5afd40ac..00000000
--- a/contrib/finit.d/S18kbd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,259 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          kbd
-# Required-Start:    $remote_fs
-# Required-Stop:
-# Default-Start:     S
-# Default-Stop:
-# X-Interactive:     true
-# Description: Set console screen modes and fonts
-# Short-Description:    Prepare console
-### END INIT INFO
-
-# This is the boot script for the `kbd' package.
-# It loads parameters from /etc/kbd/config and maybe loads
-# default font and map.
-# (c) 1997 Yann Dirson
-
-PKG=kbd
-if [ -r /etc/$PKG/config ]; then
-    . /etc/$PKG/config
-fi
-
-if [ -d /etc/$PKG/config.d ]; then
-    for i in `run-parts --list /etc/$PKG/config.d `; do
-       . $i
-    done
-fi
-
-# do some magic with the variables for compatibility with the config
-# file of console-tools
-for vc in '' `set | grep "^.*_vc[0-9][0-9]*="  | sed 's/^.*\(_vc[0-9][0-9]*\)=.*/\1/'`
-do
-    eval [ '"'\${SCREEN_FONT$vc}'"' ] && eval CONSOLE_FONT$vc=\${CONSOLE_FONT$vc:-\${SCREEN_FONT$vc}}
-    eval [ '"'\${SCREEN_FONT_MAP$vc}'"' ] && eval FONT_MAP$vc=\${FONT_MAP$vc:-\${SCREEN_FONT_MAP$vc}}
-    eval [ '"'\${APP_CHARSET_MAP$vc}'"' ] && eval CONSOLE_MAP$vc=\${CONSOLE_MAP$vc:-\${APP_CHARSET_MAP$vc}}
-done
-
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
-
-PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
-SETFONT_OPT="-v"
-
-if which setupcon >/dev/null
-then
-    HAVE_SETUPCON=yes
-fi
-
-# set DEVICE_PREFIX depending on devfs/udev
-if [ -d /dev/vc ]; then
-    DEVICE_PREFIX="/dev/vc/"
-else
-    DEVICE_PREFIX="/dev/tty"
-fi
-
-# determine the system charmap
-ENV_FILE=''
-[ -r /etc/environment ] && ENV_FILE="/etc/environment"
-[ -r /etc/default/locale ] && ENV_FILE="/etc/default/locale"
-[ "$ENV_FILE" ] && CHARMAP=$(set -a && . "$ENV_FILE" && locale charmap)
-if [ "$CHARMAP" = "UTF-8" -a -z "$CONSOLE_MAP" ]
-then
-    UNICODE_MODE=yes
-fi
-
-reset_vga_palette ()
-{
-    if [ -f /proc/fb ]; then
-        # They have a framebuffer device.
-        # That means we have work to do...
-        echo -n "]R"
-    fi
-}
-
-unicode_start_stop ()
-{
-    vc=$1
-    if [ -n "$UNICODE_MODE" -a -z "`eval echo \\$CONSOLE_MAP_vc$vc`" ]; then
-        action=unicode_start
-    else
-        action=unicode_stop
-    fi
-    if [ "${CONSOLE_FONT}" ]; then
-        $action "${CONSOLE_FONT}" < ${DEVICE_PREFIX}$vc > ${DEVICE_PREFIX}$vc 2> /dev/null || true
-    else
-        $action < ${DEVICE_PREFIX}$vc > ${DEVICE_PREFIX}$vc 2> /dev/null || true
-    fi
-}
-
-setup ()
-{
-    # be sure the main program is installed
-    which setfont >/dev/null || return
-
-    VT="no"
-    # If we can't access the console, quit
-    CONSOLE_TYPE=`fgconsole 2>/dev/null` || return
-
-    if [ ! $CONSOLE_TYPE = "serial" ]; then
-        readlink /proc/self/fd/0 | grep -q -e /dev/vc -e '/dev/tty[^p]' -e /dev/console
-        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-            VT="yes"
-            reset_vga_palette
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    [ $VT = "no" ] && return
-
-    # start vcstime
-    if [ "${DO_VCSTIME}" = "yes" ] && which vcstime >/dev/null; then
-        [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_begin_msg "Starting clock on text console"
-        vcstime &
-        [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_end_msg 0
-    fi
-
-    if [ -d /etc/init ] && which initctl >/dev/null; then
-	    # Upstart
-	    LIST_CONSOLES=`cd /etc/init; find -name 'tty*.conf' -printf '%f ' | sed -e 's/[^0-9 ]//g'`
-    else
-	    # traditional SysV init
-	    LIST_CONSOLES=`sed -e '/^ *#/d' /etc/inittab | grep -e '\<tty[0-9]*\>' | awk -F: '{printf "%s ", $1}'`
-    fi
-
-    # Global default font+map
-    if [ -z "${HAVE_SETUPCON}" -a "${CONSOLE_FONT}" ]; then
-        [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_begin_msg "Setting up general console font"
-        sfm="${FONT_MAP}" && [ "$sfm" ] && sfm="-u $sfm"
-        acm="${CONSOLE_MAP}" && [ "$acm" ] && acm="-m $acm"
-    
-        # Set for the first 6 VCs (as they are allocated in /etc/inittab)
-        for vc in $LIST_CONSOLES
-        do
-            if ! ( unicode_start_stop $vc \
-                   && setfont -C ${DEVICE_PREFIX}$vc ${SETFONT_OPT} $sfm ${CONSOLE_FONT} $acm )
-            then
-                [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_end_msg 1
-                break
-            fi
-        done
-        [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_end_msg 0
-    fi
-
-    # Default to Unicode mode for new VTs?
-    if [ -f /sys/module/vt/parameters/default_utf8 ]; then
-        if [ -n "$UNICODE_MODE" ]; then
-            echo 1
-        else
-            echo 0
-        fi > /sys/module/vt/parameters/default_utf8
-    fi
-
-    # Per-VC font+sfm
-    PERVC_FONTS="`set | grep "^CONSOLE_FONT_vc[0-9]*="  | tr -d \' `"
-    if [ -z "${HAVE_SETUPCON}" -a "${PERVC_FONTS}" ]; then
-        [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_begin_msg "Setting up per-VC fonts"
-        for font in ${PERVC_FONTS}
-        do
-            # extract VC and FONTNAME info from variable setting
-            vc=`echo $font | cut -b16- | cut -d= -f1`
-            eval font=\$CONSOLE_FONT_vc$vc
-            # eventually find an associated SFM
-            eval sfm=\${FONT_MAP_vc${vc}}
-            [ "$sfm" ] && sfm="-u $sfm"
-            if ! ( unicode_start_stop $vc \
-                   && setfont -C ${DEVICE_PREFIX}$vc ${SETFONT_OPT} $sfm $font )
-            then
-                [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_end_msg 1
-                break
-            fi
-        done
-        [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_end_msg 0
-    fi
-
-
-    # Per-VC ACMs
-    PERVC_ACMS="`set | grep "^CONSOLE_MAP_vc[0-9]*="  | tr -d \' `"
-    if [ -z "${HAVE_SETUPCON}" -a "${PERVC_ACMS}" ]; then
-        [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_begin_msg "Setting up per-VC ACM's"
-        for acm in ${PERVC_ACMS}
-          do
-          # extract VC and ACM_FONTNAME info from variable setting
-          vc=`echo $acm | cut -b15- | cut -d= -f1`
-          eval acm=\$CONSOLE_MAP_vc$vc
-          if ! setfont -C "${DEVICE_PREFIX}$vc" ${SETFONT_OPT} -m "$acm"; then
-              [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_end_msg 1
-              break
-          fi
-        done
-        [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_end_msg 0
-    fi
-    
-
-    # screensaver stuff
-    setterm_args=""
-    if [ "$BLANK_TIME" ]; then
-        setterm_args="$setterm_args -blank $BLANK_TIME"
-    fi
-    if [ "$BLANK_DPMS" ]; then
-        setterm_args="$setterm_args -powersave $BLANK_DPMS"
-    fi
-    if [ "$POWERDOWN_TIME" ]; then
-        setterm_args="$setterm_args -powerdown $POWERDOWN_TIME"
-    fi
-    if [ "$setterm_args" ]; then
-        setterm $setterm_args 
-    fi
-
-    # Keyboard rate and delay
-    KBDRATE_ARGS=""
-    if [ -n "$KEYBOARD_RATE" ]; then
-        KBDRATE_ARGS="-r $KEYBOARD_RATE"
-    fi
-    if [ -n "$KEYBOARD_DELAY" ]; then
-        KBDRATE_ARGS="$KBDRATE_ARGS -d $KEYBOARD_DELAY"
-    fi
-    if [ -n "$KBDRATE_ARGS" ]; then
-        [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_begin_msg "Setting keyboard rate and delay"
-        kbdrate -s $KBDRATE_ARGS
-        [ "$VERBOSE" != "no" ] && log_action_end_msg 0
-    fi
-
-    # Inform gpm if present, of potential changes.
-    if [ -f /var/run/gpm.pid ]; then
-        kill -s WINCH `cat /var/run/gpm.pid` 2> /dev/null
-    fi
-
-    # Allow user to remap keys on the console
-    if [ -z "${HAVE_SETUPCON}" -a -r /etc/$PKG/remap ]; then
-        dumpkeys < ${DEVICE_PREFIX}1 | sed -f /etc/$PKG/remap | loadkeys --quiet
-    fi
-
-    # Set LEDS here
-    if [ -n "$LEDS" ]; then
-        for i in $LIST_CONSOLES
-        do
-            setleds -D $LEDS < $DEVICE_PREFIX$i
-        done
-    fi
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-    start|reload|restart|force-reload)
-        if [ -n "$HAVE_SETUPCON" ]
-        then
-                log_action_msg "Setting console screen modes"
-        else
-                log_action_msg "Setting console screen modes and fonts"
-        fi
-        setup
-	[ -z "$HAVE_SETUPCON" ] || log_action_msg "Skipping font and keymap setup (handled by console-setup)"
-        ;;
-    stop)
-        ;;
-    *)
-        setup
-        ;;
-esac
-
-:
-
diff --git a/contrib/patches/mkinitrd-6.0.34-nash-hotplug.patch b/contrib/patches/mkinitrd-6.0.34-nash-hotplug.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d88f5b3..00000000
--- a/contrib/patches/mkinitrd-6.0.34-nash-hotplug.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-Prevent nash-hotplug to keep running after boot using 100% of cpu
-
-diff -rud mkinitrd-6.0.34-orig/nash/hotplug.c mkinitrd-6.0.34/nash/hotplug.c
---- mkinitrd-6.0.34-orig/nash/hotplug.c	2008-03-06 21:20:34.000000000 -0300
-+++ mkinitrd-6.0.34/nash/hotplug.c	2008-03-12 18:48:46.000000000 -0300
-@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
-                     nashLogger(nc, NASH_ERROR, "parent exited without telling us\n");
-                     close(nc->hp_childfd);
-                     nc->hp_childfd = -1;
--                    break;
-+                    exit(1);
-                 }
-                 count += rc;
-             }
diff --git a/contrib/service b/contrib/service
deleted file mode 100755
index 7f73e9d2..00000000
--- a/contrib/service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-    initctl show
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-if [ $# -lt 2 -o $# -gt 2 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: service [job# | name] <stop | start | restart | reload>"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-initctl $2 $1
-
diff --git a/contrib/services b/contrib/services
deleted file mode 100755
index 66a69738..00000000
--- a/contrib/services
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Alternative boot method for other distributions than Debian 6.0
-# Place this file in a /etc/start.d/ directory and add the following
-# line to /etc/finit.conf:
-#
-# runparts /etc/start.d
-#
-# At boot finit will run all files, using its built-in run_parts(),
-# in that directory.
-#
-# Here we chain load Debian /etc/rcS.d and /etc/rc2.d directories
-# in sequence using the standard run-parts tool.
-run-parts /etc/rcS.d --arg=start
-run-parts /etc/rc2.d --arg=start
-
-# You can also place other commands in this services file, akin to
-# the old finit /usr/sbin/services.sh (not supported anymore).
-#service acpid start
-#service networking start
-#service ssh start