diff -urN evms-2.5.5.orig/debian/local-top_evms evms-2.5.5/debian/local-top_evms
--- evms-2.5.5.orig/debian/local-top_evms	2006-12-03 18:44:35.546175884 -0600
+++ evms-2.5.5/debian/local-top_evms	2006-12-03 18:46:48.853122225 -0600
@@ -26,4 +26,14 @@
 	modprobe -q $module
 done
 
+slumber=1800
+while [ ${slumber} -gt 0 -a ! -e "/dev/mapper/control" ]; do
+	/bin/sleep 0.1
+	slumber=$(( ${slumber} - 1 ))
+done
+
+while [ ! -e "/dev/mapper/control" ]; do
+	panic "ALERT!  /dev/mapper/control not created!"
+done
+
 /sbin/evms_activate