diff --git a/0001-dracut-functions-write-to-HOME-dracut.log-instead-of.patch b/0001-dracut-functions-write-to-HOME-dracut.log-instead-of.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9549c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-dracut-functions-write-to-HOME-dracut.log-instead-of.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+From 52889453c13258b3fd036bbb7a8b37df132505e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 17:59:48 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] dracut-functions: write to $HOME/dracut.log instead of /tmp/dracut.log
+
+---
+ dracut-functions |    3 +--
+ 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/dracut-functions b/dracut-functions
+index e80a638..9ac0bba 100755
+--- a/dracut-functions
++++ b/dracut-functions
+@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ is_func() {
+ if ! [[ $dracutlogfile ]]; then
+     [[ $dracutbasedir = /usr/share/dracut ]] && \
+         dracutlogfile=/var/log/dracut.log || \
+-        dracutlogfile=/tmp/dracut.log
+-#    [[ -w $dracutlogfile ]] || dracutlogfile=/tmp/dracut.log
++        dracutlogfile=$HOME/dracut.log
+     if [[ -w $dracutlogfile ]]; then
+         >"$dracutlogfile"
+     fi
diff --git a/0002-dracut.8.xml-corrected-typo.patch b/0002-dracut.8.xml-corrected-typo.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b9e244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0002-dracut.8.xml-corrected-typo.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+From c965ed2db4062044ba43e78b28376f572878e2bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 18:06:25 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] dracut.8.xml: corrected typo
+
+---
+ dracut.8.xml |    2 +-
+ 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/dracut.8.xml b/dracut.8.xml
+index 34b3986..26e575b 100644
+--- a/dracut.8.xml
++++ b/dracut.8.xml
+@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Default:
+             <para>activates the local mode. dracut will use modules from the current working
+ directory instead of the system-wide installed modules in
+ <filename>/usr/share/dracut/modules.d</filename>.
+-Thsi is useful when running dracut from a git checkout.</para>
++This is useful when running dracut from a git checkout.</para>
+           </listitem>
+         </varlistentry>
+         <varlistentry>
diff --git a/0003-plymouth-touch-dev-.systemd-plymouth.patch b/0003-plymouth-touch-dev-.systemd-plymouth.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b455ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0003-plymouth-touch-dev-.systemd-plymouth.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From 1cedde068192af7536479ff5fb159c75fc7d7ed6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 13:22:49 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] plymouth: touch /dev/.systemd/plymouth
+
+until plymouth does it itsself, touch /dev/.systemd/plymouth
+https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676302
+---
+ modules.d/50plymouth/plymouth-pretrigger.sh |    2 ++
+ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/modules.d/50plymouth/plymouth-pretrigger.sh b/modules.d/50plymouth/plymouth-pretrigger.sh
+index 0800dbc..c224875 100755
+--- a/modules.d/50plymouth/plymouth-pretrigger.sh
++++ b/modules.d/50plymouth/plymouth-pretrigger.sh
+@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ if getargbool 1 rd.plymouth -n rd_NO_PLYMOUTH; then
+ 
+     info "Starting plymouth daemon"
+     [ -x /bin/plymouthd ] && /bin/plymouthd --attach-to-session
++    mkdir -m 0755 /dev/.systemd >/dev/null 2>&1
++    >/dev/.systemd/plymouth
+     /lib/udev/console_init tty0
+     /bin/plymouth --show-splash 2>&1 | vinfo
+ fi
diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
index a9aa196..d649275 100644
--- a/dracut.spec
+++ b/dracut.spec
@@ -6,17 +6,9 @@
 %define with_nbd 0
 %endif
 
-%if %{defined gittag}
-%define rdist .git%{gittag}%{?dist}
-%define dashgittag -%{gittag}
-%else
-%define rdist %{?dist}
-%endif
-
 Name: dracut
 Version: 008
-%define release_prefix 1%{?rdist}
-Release: %{release_prefix}.1
+Release: 2
 
 Summary: Initramfs generator using udev
 %if 0%{?fedora}
@@ -90,6 +82,9 @@ Requires: plymouth >= 0.8.0-0.2009.29.09.19.1
 Requires: util-linux >= 2.16
 %endif
 
+Patch1: 0001-dracut-functions-write-to-HOME-dracut.log-instead-of.patch
+Patch2: 0002-dracut.8.xml-corrected-typo.patch
+Patch3: 0003-plymouth-touch-dev-.systemd-plymouth.patch
 
 %description
 Dracut contains tools to create a bootable initramfs for 2.6 Linux kernels. 
@@ -153,6 +148,9 @@ This package contains tools to assemble the local initrd and host configuration.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}%{?dashgittag}
+%patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 %build
 make WITH_SWITCH_ROOT=0%{?with_switch_root}
@@ -277,6 +275,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %dir /var/lib/dracut/overlay
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 09 2011 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com> 008-2
+- do not write dracut.log to /tmp under any circumstances
+- touch /dev/.systemd/plymouth after plymouth started
+
 * Tue Feb 08 2011 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 008-1.1
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_15_Mass_Rebuild