diff --git a/raw-handle-nonpresent-devs.patch b/raw-handle-nonpresent-devs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dd0b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/raw-handle-nonpresent-devs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+--- util-linux-2.12a/disk-utils/raw.c.=K0000=.orig
++++ util-linux-2.12a/disk-utils/raw.c
+@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
+ #endif
+ #define DEVFS_RAWCTLDEV "/dev/raw/rawctl"
+ 
++#define RAW_NR_MINORS 8192
+ 
+ char *	progname;
+ int	do_query = 0;
+@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 	if (do_query_all) {
+ 		if (optind < argc)
+ 			usage(1);
+-		for (i=1; i<255; i++)
++		for (i = 1; i < RAW_NR_MINORS; i++)
+ 			query(i, 1);
+ 		exit(0);
+ 	}
+@@ -109,9 +110,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 
+ 	err = stat(raw_name, &statbuf);
+ 	if (err) {
+-		fprintf (stderr, "Cannot locate raw device '%s' (%s)\n",
+-			 raw_name, strerror(errno));
+-		exit(2);
++		int rc;
++		
++		rc = sscanf(raw_name, RAWDEVDIR "raw%d", &raw_minor);
++		if (rc != 1) {
++			fprintf (stderr, 
++				 "Cannot locate raw device '%s' (%s)\n",
++				 raw_name, strerror(errno));
++			exit(2);
++		}
++		goto skip_test_rawdev;
+ 	}
+ 	
+ 	if (!S_ISCHR(statbuf.st_mode)) {
+@@ -127,6 +135,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 
+ 	raw_minor = minor(statbuf.st_rdev);
+ 
++skip_test_rawdev:
+ 	if (do_query)
+ 		return query(raw_minor, 0);
+ 	
+@@ -193,6 +202,7 @@ void open_raw_ctl(void)
+ int query(int minor, int quiet)
+ {
+ 	struct raw_config_request rq;
++	static int has_worked = 0;
+ 	int err;
+ 	
+ 	rq.raw_minor = minor;
+@@ -200,11 +210,17 @@ int query(int minor, int quiet)
+ 	if (err < 0) {
+ 		if (quiet && errno == ENODEV)
+ 			return 3;
++		if (has_worked && errno == EINVAL)
++			return 0;
+ 		fprintf (stderr, 
+ 			 "Error querying raw device (%s)\n",
+ 			 strerror(errno));
+ 		exit(3);
+ 	}
++	/* If one query has worked, mark that fact so that we don't
++	 * report spurious fatal errors if raw(8) has been built to
++	 * support more raw minor numbers than the kernel has. */
++	has_worked = 1;
+ 	if (quiet && !rq.block_major && !rq.block_minor)
+ 		return 0;
+ 	printf (RAWDEVDIR "raw%d:	bound to major %d, minor %d\n",
diff --git a/util-linux.spec b/util-linux.spec
index 0551cad..cfe3bea 100644
--- a/util-linux.spec
+++ b/util-linux.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 Summary: A collection of basic system utilities.
 Name: util-linux
 Version: 2.12a
-Release: 14
+Release: 15
 License: distributable
 Group: System Environment/Base
 
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ Patch158: util-linux-2.12a-moreswaplabel.patch
 # Patch to enable the pamconsole flag for restricting mounting to users at the console (#133941)
 Patch159: util-linux-2.12a-console.patch
 
+# Allow raw(8) to bind raw devices whose device nodes do not yet exist.
+Patch160: raw-handle-nonpresent-devs.patch
+
 # patches required for NFSv4 support
 Patch1000: util-linux-2.12-nfsv4.patch
 
@@ -205,6 +208,8 @@ mv MCONFIG.new MCONFIG
 
 %patch159 -p1 -b .console
 
+%patch160 -p1
+
 %patch1000 -p1 -b .nfsv4
 
 %build
@@ -573,6 +578,9 @@ fi
 /sbin/losetup
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 13 2004 Stephen C. Tweedie <sct@redhat.com> - 2.12a-15
+- Add raw patch to allow binding of devices not yet in /dev
+
 * Wed Oct 13 2004 John (J5) Palmieri <johnp@redhat.com> 2.12a-14
 - Add David Zeuthen's patch to enable the pamconsole flag #133941