diff --git a/ethereum/ethereum-genesis.json b/ethereum/ethereum-genesis.json
index 261f90455f..f6b8c16e4e 100644
--- a/ethereum/ethereum-genesis.json
+++ b/ethereum/ethereum-genesis.json
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 {
     "config": {
-        "chainId":        0,
+        "chainId":        1,
         "homesteadBlock": 0,
         "eip155Block":    0,
         "eip158Block":    0
     },
     "alloc": {
-        "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001": { "balance": "111111111" },
-        "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000002": { "balance": "222222222" }
+        "0x@account@": { "balance": "1000000" }
     },
     "coinbase":    "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
     "difficulty":  "0x20000",
diff --git a/ethereum/ethereum.patch b/ethereum/ethereum.patch
index 202d46d848..3122a2fe5b 100644
--- a/ethereum/ethereum.patch
+++ b/ethereum/ethereum.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Index: build/ci.go
 --- build/ci.go.orig	2017-11-21 10:54:19.000000000 +0100
-+++ build/ci.go	2017-12-16 21:11:00.381343000 +0100
++++ build/ci.go	2017-12-17 10:42:50.358030000 +0100
 @@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
  
  	if *arch == "" || *arch == runtime.GOARCH {
@@ -25,3 +25,22 @@ Index: build/ci.go
  					gobuild.Args = append(gobuild.Args, "-v")
  					gobuild.Args = append(gobuild.Args, []string{"-o", executablePath(cmd.Name())}...)
  					gobuild.Args = append(gobuild.Args, "."+string(filepath.Separator)+filepath.Join("cmd", cmd.Name()))
+Index: node/config.go
+--- node/config.go.orig	2017-11-21 10:54:19.000000000 +0100
++++ node/config.go	2017-12-17 10:46:32.962354000 +0100
+@@ -410,13 +410,13 @@
+ 	if !conf.NoUSB {
+ 		// Start a USB hub for Ledger hardware wallets
+ 		if ledgerhub, err := usbwallet.NewLedgerHub(); err != nil {
+-			log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to start Ledger hub, disabling: %v", err))
++			log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to start Ledger hub, disabling: %v", err))
+ 		} else {
+ 			backends = append(backends, ledgerhub)
+ 		}
+ 		// Start a USB hub for Trezor hardware wallets
+ 		if trezorhub, err := usbwallet.NewTrezorHub(); err != nil {
+-			log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to start Trezor hub, disabling: %v", err))
++			log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to start Trezor hub, disabling: %v", err))
+ 		} else {
+ 			backends = append(backends, trezorhub)
+ 		}
diff --git a/ethereum/ethereum.spec b/ethereum/ethereum.spec
index 41525c2da8..b23064360b 100644
--- a/ethereum/ethereum.spec
+++ b/ethereum/ethereum.spec
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Patch0:       ethereum.patch
 
 #   build information
 BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101, go
-PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101, apg
 %if "%{with_private}" == "yes" && "%{with_bootnode}" == "yes"
 PreReq:       ethereum-bootnode
 %endif
@@ -138,26 +138,28 @@ PreReq:       ethereum-bootnode
             $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/ethereum/ethereum-geth.conf
 
 %if "%{with_private}" == "yes"
-        #   generate genesis block
-        echo "Generating Private Ethereum Blockchain Genesis Block" | \
+        #   generate local account
+        echo "Generating Private Ethereum Blockchain Local Account" | \
             %{l_rpmtool} msg -b -t notice
         su - %{l_rusr} -c \
+            "umask 0077; $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/apg -n1 -a1 -m32 -x32 -M NCL \
+                >$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/ethereum/ethereum-account.passwd"
+        account=`su - %{l_rusr} -c \
             "$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/ethereum-geth \
                 --config $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/ethereum/ethereum-geth.conf \
-                init $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/ethereum/ethereum-genesis.json \
-                >>$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/var/ethereum/log/ethereum-geth.log 2>&1"
+                account new \
+                --password $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/ethereum/ethereum-account.passwd" 2>&1 | \
+            egrep "^Address:" | sed -e 's;^Address: {\(.*\)}.*;\1;'`
 
-        #   generate local account
-        echo "Generating Private Ethereum Blockchain Local Account" | \
+        #   generate genesis block
+        echo "Generating Private Ethereum Blockchain Genesis Block" | \
             %{l_rpmtool} msg -b -t notice
-        su - %{l_rusr} -c \
-            "$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/apg -n1 -a1 -m32 -x32 -M NCL \
-                >$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/ethereum/ethereum-account.passwd"
+        %{l_shtool} subst -e "s;@account@;$account;" \
+            $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/ethereum/ethereum-genesis.json
         su - %{l_rusr} -c \
             "$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/ethereum-geth \
                 --config $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/ethereum/ethereum-geth.conf \
-                account new \
-                --password $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/ethereum/ethereum-account.passwd \
+                init $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/ethereum/ethereum-genesis.json \
                 >>$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/var/ethereum/log/ethereum-geth.log 2>&1"
 %endif
     elif [ $1 -eq 2 ]; then