--- rc.sysinit.orig	2010-02-24 06:51:59.289339280 +1300
+++ rc.sysinit	2010-02-24 07:02:23.752338880 +1300
@@ -47,11 +47,24 @@
 if [ -n "$HWCLOCK_PARAMS" ]; then
 	# enable rtc access
 	/sbin/modprobe rtc-cmos >/dev/null 2>&1
-	RTC_MAJOR=$(/bin/grep -w rtc /proc/devices 2>/dev/null)
-	RTC_MAJOR="${RTC_MAJOR%% *}"
-	if [ -n "$RTC_MAJOR" ]; then
-		/bin/mknod /dev/rtc0 c $RTC_MAJOR 0
-		/bin/ln -s /dev/rtc0 /dev/rtc
+	
+	if [ -d /sys/class/rtc ];then
+		RTC_MAJOR=$(/bin/grep -w rtc /proc/devices 2>/dev/null)
+		RTC_MAJOR="${RTC_MAJOR%% *}"
+		if [ -n "$RTC_MAJOR" ]; then
+			/bin/mknod /dev/rtc0 c $RTC_MAJOR 0
+			/bin/ln -s /dev/rtc0 /dev/rtc
+		fi
+	elif [ -d /sys/class/misc/rtc ]
+		RTC_MAJOR=$(/bin/grep -w misc /proc/devices 2>/dev/null)
+		RTC_MAJOR="${RTC_MAJOR% *}"
+
+		RTC_MINOR=$(/bin/grep -w rtc /proc/misc 2>/dev/null)
+		RTC_MINOR="${RTC_MINOR% *}"
+
+		if [[ -n "$RTC_MAJOR" && -n "$RTC_MINOR" ]];then
+			/bin/mknod /dev/rtc c $RTC_MAJOR $RTC_MINOR
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	# Do a clock set here for a few reasons: