diff --git a/aaa_base.changes b/aaa_base.changes
index 92ceff1..f2f9fcc 100644
--- a/aaa_base.changes
+++ b/aaa_base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 23 17:09:55 CEST 2008 - sassmann@suse.de
+
+- add patch aaa_base.disable-ps3-vram-swap.patch to disable using 
+  video ram as swap on PS3. This this causes the system to hang 
+  with FW 2.50.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 21 12:39:22 CEST 2008 - kukuk@suse.de
 
diff --git a/aaa_base.disable-ps3-vram-swap.patch b/aaa_base.disable-ps3-vram-swap.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a343019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aaa_base.disable-ps3-vram-swap.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+ etc/init.d/boot.swap |    3 ++-
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+--- a/etc/init.d/boot.swap
++++ b/etc/init.d/boot.swap
+@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ case "$1" in
+ 	if [ ! -d "/sys/devices" ] || [ -d "/sys/power" ]; then
+ 	    check_swap_sig
+ 	fi
+-	enable_ps3_vram_swap
++	# disable PS3 vram swap for now as it causes trouble with FW 2.50
++	# enable_ps3_vram_swap
+ 	echo "Activating remaining swap-devices in /etc/fstab..."
+ 	swapon -a &> /dev/null
+ 	rc_status -v1 -r
diff --git a/aaa_base.spec b/aaa_base.spec
index 8cebfbc..6523212 100644
--- a/aaa_base.spec
+++ b/aaa_base.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Recommends:     cron logrotate
 PreReq:         /usr/bin/sed /usr/bin/grep /bin/mv /bin/cat /bin/ls /bin/date /usr/bin/cmp /bin/fillup /sbin/insserv udev net-tools
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        11.1
-Release:        3
+Release:        10000
 Summary:        SUSE Linux Base Package
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Source:         aaa_base.tar.bz2
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Source8:        get_kernel_version.c
 Source20:       aaa_base-rpmlintrc
 Source21:       aaa_base.pre
 Source22:       aaa_base.post
+Patch1:         aaa_base.disable-ps3-vram-swap.patch
 # %ifarch x86_64
 # Obsoletes:      tpctl <= 4.17
 # %endif
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ Authors:
 
 %prep
 %setup -n aaa_base -b 5 -b 7
+%patch1 -p1
 cd ..
 mkdir -p scripts
 cp -v %{SOURCE21} scripts
@@ -150,6 +152,10 @@ rm -f /root/.gnupg/secring.gpg.aaa_save
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 23 2008 sassmann@suse.de
+- add patch aaa_base.disable-ps3-vram-swap.patch to disable using
+  video ram as swap on PS3. This this causes the system to hang
+  with FW 2.50.
 * Tue Oct 21 2008 kukuk@suse.de
 - Only set PAGER to less if less is installed [bnc#436958]
 * Wed Oct 15 2008 ro@suse.de