diff --git a/scripts/debian/patches/lcdproc-0.4.3-gentoo.diff b/scripts/debian/patches/lcdproc-0.4.3-gentoo.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fc8cd7..0000000
--- a/scripts/debian/patches/lcdproc-0.4.3-gentoo.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-===================================================================
-RCS file: /cvsroot/lcdproc/lcdproc/server/main.c,v
-retrieving revision 1.38.2.18
-retrieving revision 1.38.2.18.2.4
-diff -u -r1.38.2.18 -r1.38.2.18.2.4
---- lcdproc/lcdproc/server/main.c	2002/05/14 11:30:24	1.38.2.18
-+++ lcdproc/lcdproc/server/main.c	2002/11/14 03:11:12	1.38.2.18.2.4
-@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
-  *		 2001, Rene Wagner
-  *		 2002, Mike Patnode
-  *		 2002, Guillaume Filion
-+ *		 2002, Bernhard Tittelbach
-  *
-  *
-  * Contains main(), plus signal callback functions and a help screen.
-@@ -273,6 +274,8 @@
- 	strncpy( user, UNSET_STR, sizeof(user) );
- 	daemon_mode = UNSET_INT;
- 	enable_server_screen = UNSET_INT;
-+	heartbeat = UNSET_INT;
-+	heartbeat_state = UNSET_INT;
- 	backlight = UNSET_INT;
- 	backlight_state = UNSET_INT;
- 
-@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@
- int
- process_command_line (int argc, char **argv)
- {
--	char  c;
-+	int  c;
- 
- 	/*report( RPT_INFO, "process_command_line()" );*/
- 
-@@ -461,6 +464,45 @@
- 		}
- 	}
- 
-+	if( heartbeat == UNSET_INT ) {
-+		s = config_get_string( "server", "heartbeat", 0, UNSET_STR );
-+		if( strcmp( s, "on" ) == 0 ) {
-+			heartbeat = HEARTBEAT_ON;
-+			heartbeat_state = heartbeat;
-+		}
-+		else if( strcmp( s, "off" ) == 0 ) {
-+			heartbeat = HEARTBEAT_OFF;
-+			heartbeat_state = heartbeat;
-+		}
-+		else if( strcmp( s, "slash" ) == 0 ) {
-+			heartbeat = HEARTBEAT_SLASH;
-+			heartbeat_state = heartbeat;
-+		}
-+		else if( strcmp( s, "open" ) == 0 ) {
-+			heartbeat = HEARTBEAT_OPEN;
-+		}
-+		else if( strcmp( s, UNSET_STR ) != 0 ) {
-+			report( RPT_ERR, "Backlight should be on, off, slash or open" );
-+		}
-+	}
-+
-+	if( heartbeat == HEARTBEAT_OPEN && heartbeat_state == UNSET_INT ) {
-+		s = config_get_string( "server", "initialheartbeat", 0, UNSET_STR );
-+		if( strcmp( s, "on" ) == 0 ) {
-+			heartbeat_state = HEARTBEAT_ON;
-+		}
-+		else if( strcmp( s, "off" ) == 0 ) {
-+			heartbeat_state = HEARTBEAT_OFF;
-+		}
-+		else if( strcmp( s, "slash" ) == 0 ) {
-+			heartbeat = HEARTBEAT_SLASH;
-+			heartbeat_state = heartbeat;
-+		}
-+		else if( strcmp( s, UNSET_STR ) != 0 ) {
-+			report( RPT_ERR, "Initial heartbeat should be on, off, or slash" );
-+		}
-+	}
-+
- 	if( backlight == UNSET_INT ) {
- 		s = config_get_string( "server", "backlight", 0, UNSET_STR );
- 		if( strcmp( s, "on" ) == 0 ) {
-@@ -622,6 +664,11 @@
- 	if (default_duration == UNSET_INT)
- 		default_duration = DEFAULT_SCREEN_DURATION;
- 
-+	if (heartbeat == UNSET_INT)
-+		heartbeat = HEARTBEAT_OPEN;
-+	if (backlight_state == UNSET_INT)
-+		heartbeat_state = HEARTBEAT_ON;
-+
- 	if (backlight == UNSET_INT)
- 		backlight = BACKLIGHT_OPEN;
- 	if (backlight_state == UNSET_INT)
-@@ -913,6 +960,7 @@
- 			free(message);
- 		} else {
- 			report(RPT_DEBUG, "Error: Received NULL pointer");
-+			free(message); /*fixes memory leak*/
- 		}
- 		if (s && s->timeout != -1) {
-