--- hotplug-2004_04_01/etc/hotplug/usb.agent	2004-04-01 12:38:59.000000000 -0500
+++ /home/notting/usb.agent	2004-11-16 12:42:26.584166935 -0500
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 #
 if [ "$DEVPATH" != "" ]; then
   # probably, 2.6.x
-  REMOVER=/var/run/usb/$(readlink -f $SYSFS/$DEVPATH | sed -e 's;/;%;g')
+  REMOVER=/var/run/usb/$(echo -n $SYSFS/$DEVPATH | sed -e 's;/;%;g')
 elif [ "$DEVICE" != "" ]; then
   # 2.4.x?
   REMOVER=/var/run/usb/$(echo $DEVICE | sed -e 's;/;%;g')