diff --git a/install/variables/audio.py b/install/variables/audio.py
index 0243ec3..5dc7a1c 100644
--- a/install/variables/audio.py
+++ b/install/variables/audio.py
@@ -33,13 +33,12 @@ class VariableOsAudioData(ReadonlyTableVariable):
               'os_audio_name']
 
     def get(self,hr=False):
-        alsaInfo = getProgPath('/usr/bin/alsa-info')
-        if not alsaInfo:
+        data = readFile('/proc/asound/cards')
+        cards = re.findall('^\s*(\d+).*\n\s+(\S.*) at .*$',data,re.M)
+        if cards:
+            return map(list, cards)
+        else:
             return [[]]
-        entry = re.compile('^Card hw:(\d+)\s*[^/]+/\'(.*?) at .*$')
-        return tuple(map(lambda x:x.groups(),
-               filter(None,map(entry.search,
-               process(alsaInfo,'--stdout',envdict=os.environ)))))
 
     setValue = Variable.setValue
 
diff --git a/install/variables/kernel.py b/install/variables/kernel.py
index 42ee87a..6fa1bd7 100644
--- a/install/variables/kernel.py
+++ b/install/variables/kernel.py
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ class KernelHelper:
         """Get files from "pathname" has "descr" in descriptions"""
         filelist = map(lambda x:path.join(pathname,x),os.listdir(pathname))
         ftype = typeFile(magic=MAGIC_COMPRESS|MAGIC_SYMLINK).getMType
-        filesWithType = map(lambda x:(x,ftype(x)), filelist)
+        filesWithType = map(lambda x:(x,ftype(x)),
+                        filter(path.exists,
+                        filelist))
         return filter(lambda x:descr in x[1],filesWithType)
 
     def getInitrd(self,arch,shortname,chroot,kernel,suffix="",notsuffix=""):
diff --git a/install/variables/net.py b/install/variables/net.py
index d8d22f6..e9e400d 100644
--- a/install/variables/net.py
+++ b/install/variables/net.py
@@ -107,11 +107,18 @@ class VariableOsInstallNetInterfacesOrig(NetHelper,ReadonlyVariable):
             return self.Get('os_install_net_interfaces')
         def getOrig(x):
             try:
-                nameParam = filter(lambda x:x.startswith("ID_NET_NAME_PATH="),
-                            process("udevadm","test-builtin","net_id",
-                                    "/sys/class/net/%s"%x))
+                nameParam = \
+                    map(lambda x:x.partition('=')[::2],
+                    filter(lambda x:x.startswith("ID_NET_NAME_PATH=") or
+                                    x.startswith("ID_NET_NAME_ONBOARD="),
+                    process("udevadm","test-builtin","net_id",
+                                    "/sys/class/net/%s"%x)))
                 if nameParam:
-                    return nameParam[0].partition('=')[2].strip() or x
+                    sortOrder = {'ID_NET_NAME_PATH':0,
+                                 'ID_NET_NAME_ONBOARD':1}
+                    nameParam = sorted(nameParam,
+                                key=lambda x:sortOrder.get(x[0],-1))
+                    return nameParam[-1][1].strip() or x
             except Exception as e:
                 print str(e)
                 return x