diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd
index 9dec128943..e03bb3e5ed 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/01_syslogd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# start cron daemon
+# start syslog daemon
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug
 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date
deleted file mode 100755
index 09c799dd2d..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_date
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# store boot time
-#
-# runlevels: openelec, text, debug
-
-(
-  progress "saving Bootdate"
-
-  /bin/date > /tmp/bootdate
-)&
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_network b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_network
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..218dd533ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/02_network
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#
+# start syslog daemon
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, text, debug
+
+HOSTNAME=`cat /etc/hostname`
+
+export $HOSTNAME
+
+# bring lo up, whether we have network card or not
+  progress "starting Loopback Network interface"
+    ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 up
+
+# setup hostname
+  progress "Setup hostname"
+    echo $HOSTNAME > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname
+
+# create /etc/hosts file, useful for gethostbyname(localhost)
+  echo -e "127.0.0.1\tlocalhost $HOSTNAME" > /var/run/hosts
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/10_debugshell b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/10_debugshell
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e4b8f2ba91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/10_debugshell
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# start the ACPI daemon subsystem
+#
+# runlevels: openelec, text, debug
+
+TTY="3"
+
+(
+  echo "#############################################"
+  echo "### it seems we are running in Debug mode ###"
+  echo "### starting debugging shell on console $TTY ###"
+  echo "### ...... switch with ctrl-alt-f$TTY ...... ###"
+  echo "#############################################"
+  exec /bin/sh </dev/tty$TTY >/dev/tty$TTY 2>&1
+)&
+
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug
deleted file mode 100755
index f58bbd3b28..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/80_debug
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# start a debugging shell
-#
-# runlevels: text, debug
-
-progress "starting debug shell"
-
-  echo "*** type   exit  to exit ***"
-  exec /bin/sh </dev/tty1 >/dev/tty1 2>&1
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shutdown b/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shutdown
deleted file mode 100755
index 6ee6aac763..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/init.d/99_shutdown
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# shutdown the system
-#
-# runlevels: openelec, text, debug,
-
-progress "syncing discs"
-  sync
-
-progress "shutdown the system"
-  poweroff
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
index e413cb34ce..6317204f73 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ ROOT_PWD="`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw $ROOT_PASSWORD`"
     ln -sf /var/run/resolv.conf $INSTALL/etc/resolv.conf
     ln -sf /var/run/hosts $INSTALL/etc/hosts
 
+  echo $HOSTNAME > $INSTALL/etc/hostname
+
   echo $GREATING0 >  $INSTALL/etc/issue
   echo $GREATING1 >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
   echo $GREATING2 >> $INSTALL/etc/issue
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index 3b16f24ada..596e920f10 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
   -a -f /usr/share/splash/Splash.png \
   ] && ply-image /usr/share/splash/Splash.png &
 
-  HOSTNAME="openelec"
-
 # mounting needed filesystems
   progress "mounting needed filesystems"
     $IONICE mount -n -t ramfs none /var
@@ -27,17 +25,6 @@
 
     $IONICE chmod 1777 /var/run /var/tmp
 
-# bring lo up, whether we have network card or not
-  progress "starting Loopback Network interface"
-    ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 up
-
-# setup hostname
-  progress "Setup hostname"
-    echo $HOSTNAME > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname
-
-# create /etc/hosts file, useful for gethostbyname(localhost)
-  echo -e "127.0.0.1\tlocalhost $HOSTNAME" > /var/run/hosts
-
 # copying config into storage
   progress "copying config into storage"
     mkdir -p $HOME/.config
@@ -74,22 +61,6 @@
     $IONICE mkdir -p /var/run/dbus/hald-runner
     hald --verbose=no --daemon=yes --use-syslog
 
-# starting Connman
-  progress "Starting Connection Manager"
-    $IONICE mkdir -p /var/run
-    $IONICE touch /var/run/resolv.conf
-    connmand
-
-# starting debugging shell
-  if test "$DEBUG" = yes; then
-    echo "#############################################"
-    echo "### it seems we are running in Debug mode ###"
-    echo "### starting debugging shell on console 3 ###"
-    echo "### ...... switch with ctrl-alt-f3 ...... ###"
-    echo "#############################################"
-    exec /bin/sh </dev/tty3 >/dev/tty3 2>&1 &
-  fi
-
 # getting runlevel
   RUNLEVEL="openelec"
   if test "$TEXTMODE" = yes; then
@@ -115,4 +86,4 @@
   echo "### it seems we have an problem ###"
   echo "### starting emergency shell... ###"
   echo "###################################"
-  exec /bin/sh </dev/tty3 >/dev/tty3 2>&1
+  exec /bin/sh </dev/tty1 >/dev/tty1 2>&1