diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5154862..8a40994 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=batman-adv
 
-PKG_VERSION:=2011.4.0
-BATCTL_VERSION:=2011.4.0
-PKG_MD5SUM:=3987d693bd26d8057506b542c3635910
-BATCTL_MD5SUM:=325b25dbb8261f7fa19c6e1d9bfba6e1
+PKG_VERSION:=2012.0.0
+BATCTL_VERSION:=2012.0.0
+PKG_MD5SUM:=f1de23457a47ca4369ee1f0e0b7fc405
+BATCTL_MD5SUM:=27991c2921e18657c7262e917d45106a
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://downloads.open-mesh.org/batman/releases/batman-adv-$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ define Download/batctl
 endef
 $(eval $(call Download,batctl))
 
-EXTRACT_BATCTL = tar xzf "$(DL_DIR)/batctl-$(BATCTL_VERSION).tar.gz" -C "$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)"
-PATCH_BATCTL = $(call Build/DoPatch,"$(PKG_BATCTL_BUILD_DIR)","$(PATCH_DIR)","*batctl*")
-BUILD_BATCTL = $(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BATCTL_BUILD_DIR) $(MAKE_BATCTL_ARGS)
+BATCTL_EXTRACT = tar xzf "$(DL_DIR)/batctl-$(BATCTL_VERSION).tar.gz" -C "$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)"
+BATCTL_PATCH = $(call Build/DoPatch,"$(PKG_BATCTL_BUILD_DIR)","$(PATCH_DIR)","*batctl*")
+BATCTL_BUILD = $(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BATCTL_BUILD_DIR) $(MAKE_BATCTL_ARGS)
+BATCTL_INSTALL = $(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/local/sbin/batctl $(1)/usr/sbin/
 endif
 
 KPATCH ?= $(PATCH)
@@ -90,36 +91,27 @@ endef
 
 define Build/Patch
 	$(call Build/DoPatch,"$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)","$(PATCH_DIR)","*batman*")
-	$(EXTRACT_BATCTL)
-	$(PATCH_BATCTL)
+	$(BATCTL_EXTRACT)
+	$(BATCTL_PATCH)
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile
 	cp $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Makefile.kbuild $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Makefile
 	$(MAKE) -C "$(LINUX_DIR)" $(MAKE_BATMAN_ADV_ARGS)
-	$(BUILD_BATCTL)
+	$(BATCTL_BUILD)
 endef
 
 define Build/Clean
         rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)/
 endef
 
-ifneq ($(DEVELOPER)$(CONFIG_KMOD_BATMAN_ADV_BATCTL),)
 define KernelPackage/batman-adv/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config $(1)/etc/init.d $(1)/lib/batman-adv
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/init.d/batman-adv $(1)/etc/init.d
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh $(1)/lib/batman-adv
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net $(1)/lib/batman-adv $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/config/batman-adv $(1)/etc/config
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/local/sbin/batctl $(1)/usr/sbin/
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh $(1)/lib/batman-adv
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/sbin/batman-adv $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(BATCTL_INSTALL)
 endef
-else
-define KernelPackage/batman-adv/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config $(1)/etc/init.d $(1)/lib/batman-adv
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/init.d/batman-adv $(1)/etc/init.d
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh $(1)/lib/batman-adv
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/config/batman-adv $(1)/etc/config
-endef
-endif
 
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,batman-adv))
diff --git a/files/etc/config/batman-adv b/files/etc/config/batman-adv
index 414b119..5197820 100644
--- a/files/etc/config/batman-adv
+++ b/files/etc/config/batman-adv
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ config 'mesh' 'bat0'
 	option 'orig_interval'
 	option 'vis_mode'
 
+# yet another batX instance
+# config 'mesh' 'bat5'
+#	option 'interfaces' 'second_mesh'
diff --git a/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv b/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ad83cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. /lib/batman-adv/config.sh
+
+config_load batman-adv
+
+case "$ACTION" in
+	add)
+		[ -d /sys/class/net/$INTERFACE/mesh/ ] && config_bat "$INTERFACE"
+		[ -d /sys/class/net/$INTERFACE/batman_adv/ ] && config_foreach bat_add_interface mesh "$INTERFACE"
+		;;
+	remove)
+		[ -d /sys/class/net/$INTERFACE/batman_adv/ ] && config_foreach bat_del_interface mesh "$INTERFACE"
+		;;
+esac
diff --git a/files/etc/init.d/batman-adv b/files/etc/init.d/batman-adv
deleted file mode 100644
index f0f6789..0000000
--- a/files/etc/init.d/batman-adv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
-
-START=90
-
-. /lib/batman-adv/config.sh
-
-# can also be used with "batman-adv start bat0"
-start() {
-	config_load batman-adv
-
-	if [ -n "$1" ]; then
-		start_mesh $1
-	else
-		config_foreach start_mesh mesh
-	fi
-}
-
-# can also be used with "batman-adv stop bat0"
-stop () {
-	config_load batman-adv
-
-	if [ -n "$1" ]; then
-		stop_mesh $1
-	else
-		config_foreach stop_mesh mesh
-	fi
-}
diff --git a/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh b/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh
index 58a01d2..d0569bc 100644
--- a/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh
+++ b/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh
@@ -1,103 +1,61 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
 
-is_module_loaded() {
+bat_config(){
+	local mesh="$1"
+	local aggregated_ogms bonding fragmentation gw_bandwidth gw_mode gw_sel_class log_level orig_interval hop_penalty vis_mode
 
-	if [ ! -d "/sys/module/batman_adv" ]; then
-		echo "batman-adv module directory not found - was the kernel module loaded ?" >&2
-		return 0
-	fi
+	config_get aggregated_ogms "$mesh" aggregated_ogms
+	config_get bonding "$mesh" bonding
+	config_get fragmentation "$mesh" fragmentation
+	config_get gw_bandwidth "$mesh" gw_bandwidth
+	config_get gw_mode "$mesh" gw_mode
+	config_get gw_sel_class "$mesh" gw_sel_class
+	config_get log_level "$mesh" log_level
+	config_get orig_interval "$mesh" orig_interval
+	config_get hop_penalty "$mesh" hop_penalty
+	config_get vis_mode "$mesh" vis_mode
 
-	return 1
+	[ -n "$orig_interval" ] && echo $orig_interval > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/orig_interval
+	[ -n "$hop_penalty" ] && echo $hop_penalty > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/hop_penalty
+	[ -n "$log_level" ] && echo $log_level > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/log_level 2>&-
+	[ -n "$aggregate_ogms" ] && echo $aggregate_ogms > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/aggregate_ogms
+	[ -n "$bonding" ] && echo $bonding > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/bonding
+	[ -n "$fragmentation" ] && echo $fragmentation > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/fragmentation
+	[ -n "$gw_bandwidth" ] && echo $gw_bandwidth > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/gw_bandwidth
+	[ -n "$gw_mode" ] && echo $gw_mode > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/gw_mode
+	[ -n "$gw_sel_class" ] && echo $gw_sel_class > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/gw_sel_class
+	[ -n "$vis_mode" ] && echo $vis_mode > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/vis_mode
 }
 
-start_mesh () {
-	local meshif="$1"
-	local interfaces aggregated_ogms ap_isolation bonding fragmentation gw_bandwidth gw_mode gw_sel_class log_level orig_interval vis_mode
+bat_add_interface(){
+	local mesh="$1"
+	local interface="$2"
+	local interfaces
 
-	is_module_loaded
-	[ $? -ne 1 ] && return
-
-	config_get interfaces "$meshif" interfaces
-	config_get aggregated_ogms "$meshif" aggregated_ogms
-	config_get ap_isolation "$meshif" ap_isolation
-	config_get bonding "$meshif" bonding
-	config_get fragmentation "$meshif" fragmentation
-	config_get gw_bandwidth "$meshif" gw_bandwidth
-	config_get gw_mode "$meshif" gw_mode
-	config_get gw_sel_class "$meshif" gw_sel_class
-	config_get log_level "$meshif" log_level
-	config_get orig_interval "$meshif" orig_interval
-	config_get vis_mode "$meshif" vis_mode
-
-	if [ "$interfaces" = "" ]; then
-		echo Error, you must specify at least a network interface
-		return
-	fi
+	sleep 3s # some device (ath) is very lazy to start
+	config_get interfaces $mesh interfaces
+	for iface in $interfaces; do
+		[ -f "/sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface" ] || {
+			iface=$(uci -q -P/var/state get network.$iface.ifname)
+			[ -f "/sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface" ] || continue
+		}
 	
-	for interface in $interfaces
-	   do
-	      ifname=$(uci -P /var/state get network.$interface.ifname 2>&-)
-	      [ ! -f "/sys/class/net/$ifname/batman_adv/mesh_iface" ] && {
-	         ifname=${interface}
-	         [ ! -f "/sys/class/net/$ifname/batman_adv/mesh_iface" ] && echo "Can't add interface $ifname - ignoring" && continue
-	      }
-
-	      echo $meshif > /sys/class/net/$ifname/batman_adv/mesh_iface
-	   done
-
-	if [ $orig_interval ]; then
-		echo $orig_interval > /sys/class/net/$meshif/mesh/orig_interval
-	fi
-
-	if [ $log_level ]; then
-		echo $log_level > /sys/class/net/$meshif/mesh/log_level 2>&-
-	fi
-
-	if [ $aggregated_ogms ]; then
-		echo $aggregated_ogms > /sys/class/net/$meshif/mesh/aggregated_ogms
-	fi
-	
-	if [ $ap_isolation ]; then
-		echo $ap_isolation > /sys/class/net/$meshif/mesh/ap_isolation
-	fi
-	
-	if [ $bonding ]; then
-		echo $bonding > /sys/class/net/$meshif/mesh/bonding
-	fi
-	
-	if [ $fragmentation ]; then
-		echo $fragmentation > /sys/class/net/$meshif/mesh/fragmentation
-	fi
-	
-	if [ $gw_bandwidth ]; then
-		echo $gw_bandwidth > /sys/class/net/$meshif/mesh/gw_bandwidth
-	fi
-	
-	if [ $gw_mode ]; then 
-		echo $gw_mode > /sys/class/net/$meshif/mesh/gw_mode
-	fi
-	
-	if [ $gw_sel_class ]; then
-		echo $gw_sel_class > /sys/class/net/$meshif/mesh/gw_sel_class
-	fi
-
-	if [ $vis_mode ]; then
-		echo $vis_mode > /sys/class/net/$meshif/mesh/vis_mode
-	fi
+		[ "$iface" = "$interface" ] && echo $mesh > /sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface
+	done
 }
 
-stop_mesh() {
-	local meshif="$1"
+bat_del_interface(){
+	local mesh="$1"
+	local interface="$2"
+	local interfaces
 
-	is_module_loaded
-	[ $? -ne 1 ] && return
+	config_get interfaces $mesh interfaces
+	for iface in $interfaces; do
+		[ -f "/sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface" ] || {
+			iface=$(uci -q -P/var/state get network.$iface.ifname)
+			[ -f "/sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface" ] || continue
+		}
 
-	for iface in $(ls /sys/class/net/*)
-	   do
-		 [ ! -f "$iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface" ] && continue
-		 [ "$(head -1 $iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface)" != "$meshif" ] && continue
-
-		 echo "none" > $iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface
-	   done
+		[ "$iface" = "$interface" ] && echo none > /sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface
+	done
 }
diff --git a/files/usr/sbin/batman-adv b/files/usr/sbin/batman-adv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f17991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/usr/sbin/batman-adv
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+# Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
+
+. /lib/batman-adv/config.sh
+
+start_mesh() {
+	local mesh="$1"
+	local ifaces=$(awk -F':' '{if (NR > 2) print $1}' /proc/net/dev)
+
+	for iface in $ifaces; do
+		[ -d /sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/ ] && bat_add_interface "$mesh" "$iface"
+	done
+
+	bat_config "$mesh"
+}
+
+stop_mesh() {
+	local mesh="$1"
+	local ifaces=$(awk -F':' '{if (NR > 2) print $1}' /proc/net/dev)
+
+	for iface in $ifaces; do
+		[ -d /sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/ ] && bat_del_interface "$mesh" "$iface"
+	done
+}
+
+# can also be used with "batman-adv start bat0"
+start() {
+	config_load batman-adv
+
+	if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+		start_mesh $1
+	else
+		config_foreach start_mesh mesh
+	fi
+}
+
+# can also be used with "batman-adv stop bat0"
+stop () {
+	config_load batman-adv
+
+	if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+		stop_mesh $1
+	else
+		config_foreach stop_mesh mesh
+	fi
+}