diff --git a/etc/passwd b/etc/passwd
index 832e145be..abb31f4d5 100755
--- a/etc/passwd
+++ b/etc/passwd
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ www:*:9:9:World Wide Web:/usr/www:
 driver:*:10:10:Device Drivers:/:
 server:*:11:11:OS Servers:/:
 sshd:*:22:22:sshd:/:
+games:*:9998:98::/:
 nobody:*:9999:99::/tmp:
diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index c92d61840..90847a5a7 100755
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ start)
     # National keyboard?
     test -f /etc/keymap && loadkeys /etc/keymap
 
-    # Start crucial system services. The floppy driver *must* be loaded 
-    # first, as it needs memory below 16MB in order to do ISA DMA.
-    if [ ! "`sysenv label`" = "FLOPPY" ]  
-    then up floppy -dev /dev/fd0 -period 5HZ
-    else up at_wini -dev /dev/c0d0 -period 5HZ
-    fi
     up is -period 5HZ
     up cmos -dev /dev/cmos -period 5HZ
     echo .