--- a/sys/src/9/boot/local.c	Fri May 13 23:49:17 2011
+++ b/sys/src/9/boot/local.c	Thu Apr 23 14:20:28 2026
@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@
 	if(bind("#p", "/proc", MREPL) < 0)
 		fatal("bind #p");
 	bind("#S", "/dev", MAFTER);
-	bind("#k", "/dev", MAFTER);
 	bind("#u", "/dev", MAFTER);
 	bind("#æ", "/dev", MAFTER);
 	mountusbparts();	/* make partfs partitions visible again */
+	bind("#k", "/dev", MAFTER);	/* /dev/fs config might refer to usb disks */
 
 	if((fd = connectlocalfossil()) < 0)
 		fd = connectlocalkfs();
--- a/sys/src/9/boot/usb.c	Tue Mar 11 23:41:27 2014
+++ b/sys/src/9/boot/usb.c	Fri Oct 12 12:14:39 2018
@@ -144,4 +144,7 @@
 		startpartfs(post);
 	else
 		dprint("no usb disk...");
+	if(getenv("usbether") != nil)
+		while(access("/dev/etherU0", AEXIST) < 0)
+			sleep(100);
 }