diff --git a/net/ccwgroup.sh b/net/ccwgroup.sh
index 6fcba1dd..248b159d 100644
--- a/net/ccwgroup.sh
+++ b/net/ccwgroup.sh
@@ -8,60 +8,89 @@ ccwgroup_depend()
 	before interface
 }
 
-ccwgroup_pre_start()
+ccwgroup_load_modules()
 {
-	local ccwgroup="$(_get_array "ccwgroup_${IFVAR}")"
-	[ -z "${ccwgroup}" ] && return 0
-
-	if [ ! -d /sys/bus/ccwgroup ]; then
-		modprobe qeth
-		if [ ! -d /sys/bus/ccwgroup ]; then
+	# make sure we have ccwgroup support or this is a crap shoot
+	if [ ! -d /sys/bus/ccwgroup ] ; then
+		modprobe -q ccwgroup
+		if [ ! -d /sys/bus/ccwgroup ] ; then
 			eerror "ccwgroup support missing in kernel"
 			return 1
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	einfo "Enabling ccwgroup on ${IFACE}"
-	local x= ccw= first= layer2=
-	for x in ${ccwgroup}; do
-		[ -z "${first}" ] && first=${x}
-		ccw="${ccw}${ccw:+,}${x}"
-	done
-	if [ -e /sys/devices/qeth/"${first}" ]; then
-		echo "0" >/sys/devices/qeth/"${first}"/online
-	else
-		echo "${ccw}" >/sys/bus/ccwgroup/drivers/qeth/group
+	# verify the specific interface is supported
+	if [ ! -d /sys/bus/ccwgroup/drivers/$1 ] ; then
+		modprobe $1 >& /dev/null
+		if [ ! -d /sys/bus/ccwgroup/drivers/$1 ] ; then
+			eerror "$1 support missing in kernel"
+			return 1
+		fi
 	fi
-	eval layer2=\$qeth_layer2_${IFVAR}
-	echo "${layer2:-0}" > /sys/devices/qeth/"${first}"/layer2
-	echo "1" >/sys/devices/qeth/"${first}"/online
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+ccwgroup_pre_start()
+{
+	local ccwgroup="$(_get_array "ccwgroup_${IFVAR}")"
+	[ -z "${ccwgroup}" ] && return 0
+
+	local ccw_type
+	eval ccw_type=\${ccwgroup_type_${IFVAR}:-qeth}
+
+	ccwgroup_load_modules ${ccw_type} || return 1
+
+	einfo "Enabling ccwgroup/${ccw_type} on ${IFACE}"
+
+	set -- ${ccwgroup}
+	local first=$1; shift
+	if [ -e /sys/devices/${ccw_type}/${first}/online ]; then
+		echo "0" >/sys/devices/${ccw_type}/${first}/online
+	else
+		echo "${first}$(printf ',%s' "$@")" >/sys/bus/ccwgroup/drivers/${ccw_type}/group
+	fi
+
+	local var val
+	for var in $(_get_array "ccwgroup_opts_${IFVAR}") online=1 ; do
+		val=${var#*=}
+		var=${var%%=*}
+		echo "${val}" > /sys/devices/${ccw_type}/${first}/${var}
+	done
 	eend $?
 }
 
 ccwgroup_pre_stop()
 {
+	local path="/sys/class/net/${IFACE}"
+
 	# Erase any existing ccwgroup to be safe
 	service_set_value ccwgroup_device ""
+	service_set_value ccwgroup_type ""
 
-	[ ! -L /sys/class/net/"${FACE}"/driver ] && return 0
-	local driver="$(readlink /sys/class/net/"${IFACE}"/driver)"
-	case "${diver}" in
-		*/bus/ccwgroup/*);;
+	[ ! -L "${path}"/device/driver ] && return 0
+	case "$(readlink "${path}"/device/driver)" in
+		*/bus/ccwgroup/*) ;;
 		*) return 0;;
 	esac
 
-	local device="$(readlink /sys/class/net/"${IFACE}"/device)"
+	local device
+	device="$(readlink "${path}"/device)"
 	device=${device##*/}
 	service_set_value ccwgroup_device "${device}"
+	device="$(readlink "${path}"/device/driver)"
+	device=${device##*/}
+	service_set_value ccwgroup_type "${device}"
 }
 
 ccwgroup_post_stop()
 {
 	local device="$(service_get_value ccwgroup_device)"
 	[ -z "${device}" ] && return 0
+	local ccw_type="$(service_get_value ccwgroup_type)"
 
-	einfo "Disabling ccwgroup on ${iface}"
-	echo "0" >/sys/devices/qeth/"${device}"/online
-	echo "1" >/sys/devices/qeth/"${device}"/ungroup
+	einfo "Disabling ccwgroup/${ccw_type} on ${IFACE}"
+	echo "0" >/sys/devices/${ccw_type}/"${device}"/online
+	echo "1" >/sys/devices/${ccw_type}/"${device}"/ungroup
 	eend $?
 }