diff --git a/startpar-0.49.dif b/startpar-0.49.dif
index c100064..6eb0478 100644
--- a/startpar-0.49.dif
+++ b/startpar-0.49.dif
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- Makefile
 +++ Makefile	2006-05-16 17:16:01.000000000 +0200
-@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ startpar: $(OBJS)
  
  install: startpar
  	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir) $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  clean:
 --- proc.c
 +++ proc.c	2006-05-16 18:10:47.000000000 +0200
-@@ -45,30 +45,29 @@
+@@ -45,30 +45,29 @@ static unsigned long int scan_one(const 
  
  int read_proc(unsigned long int * const prcs_run, unsigned long int * const prcs_blked)
  {
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
      running = scan_one(StatBuf, "procs_running");
      blocked = scan_one(StatBuf, "procs_blocked");
 --- startpar.c
-+++ startpar.c	2006-05-16 17:16:01.000000000 +0200
-@@ -127,6 +127,19 @@
++++ startpar.c	2007-05-11 12:07:21.215446308 +0200
+@@ -127,6 +127,19 @@ void waitsplash()
    splashpid = 0;
  }
  
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
  void callsplash(int n, char *path, char *action)
  {
    char *p;
-@@ -169,24 +182,11 @@
+@@ -169,24 +182,11 @@ void callsplash(int n, char *path, char 
      }
    close(1);
    dup(2);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
  void writebuf(struct prg *p)
  {
    char *b = p->buf;
-@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@
+@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ int run_single(char *prg, int spl)
  
        close(1);
        dup(2);
@@ -111,3 +111,103 @@
        if (run_mode)
  	{
  	  char path[128];
+@@ -510,6 +511,7 @@ void usage(int status)
+ 
+ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ {
++  volatile int broken;
+   int timo = -1;
+   int gtimo = -1;
+   int r, c, i, s, last, num;
+@@ -706,6 +708,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+       exit(1);
+     }
+ 
++  broken = 0;					/* Detect broken hardware */
+   gettimeofday(&glastio, 0);
+   limit = checklimit(inpar, (run_mode) ? run_mode : "stop");
+   lastlim.tv_sec  = glastio.tv_sec;
+@@ -721,6 +724,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+       last = -1;
+       maxfd = -1;
+       active = 0;
++      pid = 0;
+ 
+       diff = ((now.tv_sec  - lastlim.tv_sec) * 1000) +
+ 	     ((now.tv_usec - lastlim.tv_usec)/ 1000);
+@@ -795,8 +799,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 
+ 	} /* for (s = 0; s < par; s++) */
+ 
+-      if (s < limit && num < argc)
+-	continue;				/* start new processes */
++      broken++;					/* no endless loops due broken systems */
+ 
+       if (interactive_task)
+ 	{
+@@ -809,9 +812,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 	      p->pid = 0;
+ 	      p->fd = 0;
+ 	      interactive_task = NULL;
++	      broken = 0;			/* run_single() uses waitpid() */
+ 	      continue;
+ 	    }
+ 	}
++
++      if ((active < limit) && (num < argc) && (broken < argc))
++	continue;				/* try to start new processes */
++
+       if (active == 0)
+ 	{
+ 	  if (num < argc)
+@@ -828,16 +836,25 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+       if (active == 1 && last >= 0)
+ 	{
+ 	  p = prgs + last;
+-	  writebuf(p);
+-	  continue;
++	  if ((pid = waitpid(p->pid, &r, maxfd < 0 ? 0 : WNOHANG)) == 0)
++	    {
++	      writebuf(p);
++	      continue;
++	    }
++          broken = 0;
+ 	}
+ 
+       FD_SET(pidpipe[0], &rset);
+       /* drain the pidpipe */
+-      while ((r = read(pidpipe[0], pipebuf, sizeof pipebuf)) > 0)
++      while ((c = read(pidpipe[0], pipebuf, sizeof pipebuf)) > 0)
+ 	;
+ 
+-      pid = waitpid(-1, &r, maxfd < 0 ? 0 : WNOHANG);
++      if (pid == 0)
++	{
++	  pid = waitpid(-1, &r, maxfd < 0 ? 0 : WNOHANG);
++	  broken = 0;
++	}
++
+       if (pid > 0)
+ 	{
+ 	  if (pid == splashpid)
+@@ -874,7 +891,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 		    }
+ 		  break;
+ 		}
+-	    }
++	    } /* for (s = 0; s < par; s++) */
+ 	  continue;
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -993,9 +1010,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 		}
+ 	      p->lastio.tv_sec  = now.tv_sec;
+ 	      p->lastio.tv_usec = now.tv_usec;
+-	    }
++	    } /* for (s = 0; s < par; s++) */
+ 	}
+-    }
++    } /* for (;;) */
+ 
+  finished:
+   waitsplash();
diff --git a/sysvinit.changes b/sysvinit.changes
index 7c0c36a..0e17ad4 100644
--- a/sysvinit.changes
+++ b/sysvinit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May 11 12:10:18 CEST 2007 - werner@suse.de
+
+- startpar: Try to start more processes even on high loaded systems
+- startpar: Detect endless loops on broken systems (no SIGCHILD)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Apr 19 13:45:46 CEST 2007 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/sysvinit.spec b/sysvinit.spec
index 8b5380f..add671d 100644
--- a/sysvinit.spec
+++ b/sysvinit.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Group:          System/Base
 PreReq:         coreutils
 Autoreqprov:    on
 Version:        2.86
-Release:        61
+Release:        67
 Summary:        SysV-Style init
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Source:         sysvinit-2.86.tar.bz2
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %doc %{_mandir}/man8/startpar.8.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 11 2007 - werner@suse.de
+- startpar: Try to start more processes even on high loaded systems
+- startpar: Detect endless loops on broken systems (no SIGCHILD)
 * Thu Apr 19 2007 - werner@suse.de
 - Correct exit status of checkproc n case of using a pid file,
   thanks to Alessandro Soraruf