diff --git a/utils/collectd/Makefile b/utils/collectd/Makefile
index 282d1b9aa..c6add0c02 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/collectd/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=collectd
-PKG_VERSION:=4.4.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_VERSION:=4.9.0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://collectd.org/files/
-PKG_MD5SUM:=9e0e89150b1ff28fc0fdd8a198c9ac5e
+PKG_MD5SUM:=5b2e5f57716f2485a3b4eb57774a3818
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
 
@@ -21,39 +21,63 @@ COLLECTD_PLUGINS_DISABLED:= \
 	apple_sensors \
 	battery \
 	cpufreq \
+	curl_json \
 	entropy \
+	genericjmx \
+	gmond \
 	hddtemp \
 	ipmi \
 	ipvs \
+	java \
 	libvirt \
 	mbmon \
+	memcachec \
 	memcached \
+	monitorus \
 	multimeter \
+	netapp \
 	nfs \
+	notify_desktop \
+	notify_email \
+	openvz \
+	oracle \
 	perl \
+	python \
+	routeros \
+	rrdcached \
 	serial \
 	swap \
 	tape \
+	tokyotyrant \
 	uuid \
 	vserver \
 	xmms \
+	zfs_arc \
 
 COLLECTD_PLUGINS_SELECTED:= \
 	apache \
 	apcups \
 	ascent \
+	bind \
+	conntrack \
+	contextswitch \
 	cpu \
 	csv \
+	curl \
+	dbi \
 	df \
 	disk \
 	dns \
 	email \
 	exec \
+	filecount \
+	fscache \
 	interface \
 	iptables \
 	irq \
 	load \
 	logfile \
+	madwifi \
 	memory \
 	mysql \
 	netlink \
@@ -61,20 +85,30 @@ COLLECTD_PLUGINS_SELECTED:= \
 	nginx \
 	ntpd \
 	nut \
+	olsrd \
+	onewire \
+	openvpn \
 	ping \
+	postgresql \
 	powerdns \
 	processes \
+	protocols \
 	rrdtool \
 	sensors \
 	snmp \
 	syslog \
 	tail \
+	table \
+	ted \
 	tcpconns \
 	teamspeak2 \
+	thermal \
 	unixsock \
+	uptime \
 	users \
 	vmem \
 	wireless \
+	write_http \
 
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
 	$(patsubst %,CONFIG_PACKAGE_collectd-mod-%,$(COLLECTD_PLUGINS_SELECTED)) \
@@ -133,9 +167,14 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_collectd-mod-netlink),)
   CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --with-libnetlink="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr"
 endif
 
+# exception: mod-onewire needs libow-capi
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_collectd-mod-onewire),)
+  CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --with-libowcapi="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr"
+endif
+
 # exception: mod-rrdtool needs rrdtool-1.0.x
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_collectd-mod-rrdtool),)
-  CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --with-rrdtool="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/rrdtool-1.0"
+  CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --with-librrd="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/rrdtool-1.0"
 endif
 
 MAKE_FLAGS += \
@@ -149,8 +188,8 @@ endef
 define Package/collectd/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/collectd $(1)/usr/sbin/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/collectd
-	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/collectd/types.db $(1)/usr/lib/collectd/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/collectd
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/collectd/types.db $(1)/usr/share/collectd/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/collectd.conf $(1)/etc/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
@@ -190,18 +229,26 @@ $(eval $(call BuildPackage,collectd))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,apache,apache status input,apache,+libcurl))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,apcups,apcups status input,apcups,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,ascent,ascent status input,ascent,+libcurl +libxml2))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,bind,BIND server/zone input,bind,+libcurl +libxml2))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,conntrack,connection tracking table size input,conntrack,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,contextswitch,context switch input,contextswitch,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,cpu,CPU input,cpu,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,csv,CSV output,csv,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,curl,cURL input,curl,+libcurl))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,dbi,relational database input,dbi,+libdbi))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,df,disk space input,df,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,disk,disk usage/timing input,disk,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,dns,DNS traffic input,dns,+libpcap))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,email,email output,email,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,exec,process exec input,exec,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,filecount,file count input,filecount,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,fscache,file-system based caching framework input,fscache,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,interface,network interfaces input,interface,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,iptables,iptables status input,iptables,+iptables))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,irq,interrupt usage input,irq,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,load,system load input,load,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,logfile,log files output,logfile,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,madwifi,MadWifi status input,madwifi,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,mysql,MySQL status input,mysql,+libmysqlclient))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,memory,physical memory usage input,memory,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,netlink,netlink input,netlink,+ip))
@@ -209,17 +256,27 @@ $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,network,network input/output,network))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,nginx,nginx status input,nginx,+libcurl))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,ntpd,NTP daemon status input,ntpd,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,nut,UPS monitoring input,nut,@BROKEN))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,olsrd,OLSRd status input,olsrd,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,onewire,onewire sensor input,onewire,+libow-capi @BROKEN))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,openvpn,OpenVPN traffic/compression input,openvpn,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,ping,ping status input,ping,+liboping))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,postgresql,PostgreSQL status input,postgresql,+libpq))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,powerdns,PowerDNS server status input,powerdns,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,processes,process status input,processes,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,protocols,network protocols input,protocols,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,rrdtool,RRDtool output,rrdtool,+librrd1))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,sensors,lm_sensors input,sensors,+libsensors @BROKEN))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,snmp,SNMP input,snmp,+libnetsnmp))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,syslog,syslog output,syslog,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,tail,tail input,tail,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,table,table-like structured file input,table,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,teamspeak2,TeamSpeak2 input,teamspeak2,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,ted,The Energy Detective input,ted,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,tcpconns,TCP connection tracking input,tcpconns,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,thermal,system temperatures input,thermal,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,unixsock,unix socket output,unixsock,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,uptime,uptime status input,uptime,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,users,user logged in status input,users,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,vmem,virtual memory usage input,vmem,))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,wireless,wireless status input,wireless,))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,write_http,HTTP POST output,write_http,+libcurl))
diff --git a/utils/collectd/files/collectd.conf b/utils/collectd/files/collectd.conf
index 9c1b0289e..15a7c18c0 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/files/collectd.conf
+++ b/utils/collectd/files/collectd.conf
@@ -1,54 +1,85 @@
 #
-# collectd(1) config for OpenWrt.
+# OpenWrt Config file for collectd(1).
 # Please read collectd.conf(5) for a list of options.
 # http://collectd.org/
 #
 
-# Select one of the following modes:
-# In client mode the daemon collects the data locally and sends its results
-# to one or more network addresses. This is the default mode.
-Mode Client
-# In the log mode, data is collected locally and written in
-# text files that reside in DataDir. Be careful as it could fill
-# the memory of your device with Datadir pointing to /tmp.
-#Mode Log
+#Hostname   "localhost"
+#FQDNLookup  true
+BaseDir     "/var/lib/collectd"
+PIDFile     "/var/run/collectd.pid"
+#PluginDir  "/usr/lib/collectd"
+#TypesDB    "/usr/share/collectd/types.db"
+Interval    30
+ReadThreads 2
 
-# Set the IP-address(es) and UDP-port(s) to send packets to. 
-# The port option is optional.
-#Server ff18::efc0:4a42 25826
-#Server 239.192.74.66 25826
+#LoadPlugin syslog
+#LoadPlugin logfile
 
-DataDir   "/var/lib/collectd"
-PIDFile   "/var/run/collectd.pid"
-PluginDir "/usr/lib/collectd"
-TypesDB   "/usr/lib/collectd/types.db"
+#<Plugin syslog>
+#	LogLevel info
+#</Plugin>
+
+#<Plugin logfile>
+#	LogLevel info
+#	File STDOUT
+#	Timestamp true
+#</Plugin>
 
 LoadPlugin cpu
-LoadPlugin disk
 LoadPlugin df
+LoadPlugin disk
+LoadPlugin interface
 LoadPlugin load
 LoadPlugin memory
+LoadPlugin network
 #LoadPlugin ping
 #LoadPlugin processes
+#LoadPlugin rrdtool
 #LoadPlugin serial
 LoadPlugin wireless
 
 #<Plugin df>
 #	FSType tmpfs
 #	IgnoreSelected true
+#	ReportByDevice false
+#	ReportReserved false
+#	ReportInodes false
 #</Plugin>
 
+#<Plugin disk>
+#	Disk "/^[hs]d[a-f][0-9]?$/"
+#	IgnoreSelected false
+#</Plugin>
+
+#<Plugin interface>
+#	Interface "eth0"
+#	Interface "br-lan"
+#	IgnoreSelected false
+#</Plugin>
+
+<Plugin network>
+#	Server "ff18::efc0:4a42" "25826"
+	Server "239.192.74.66" "25826"
+#	Listen "ff18::efc0:4a42" "25826"
+#	Listen "239.192.74.66" "25826"
+#	TimeToLive "128"
+#	Forward false
+#	CacheFlush 1800
+#	ReportStats false
+</Plugin>
+
 #<Plugin ping>
-#	Host host.foo.bar
+#	Host "host.foo.bar"
+#	TTL 255
 #</Plugin>
 
 #<Plugin processes>
-#	Process name
+#	Process "name"
 #</Plugin>
 
-#<Plugin traffic>
-#	Interface lo
-#	Interface imq0
-#	Interface wifi
-#	IgnoreSelected true
+#<Plugin rrdtool>
+#	DataDir "/var/lib/collectd/rrd"
+#	CacheTimeout 120
+#	CacheFlush   900
 #</Plugin>
diff --git a/utils/collectd/patches/010-rrdtool-link-zlib.patch b/utils/collectd/patches/010-rrdtool-link-zlib.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b10af46cf..000000000
--- a/utils/collectd/patches/010-rrdtool-link-zlib.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/configure
-+++ b/configure
-@@ -31446,7 +31446,7 @@ if test "${with_rrdtool+set}" = set; the
-   withval=$with_rrdtool; 	if test "x$withval" != "xno" && test "x$withval" != "xyes"
- 	then
- 		librrd_cflags="-I$withval/include"
--		librrd_ldflags="-L$withval/lib"
-+		librrd_ldflags="-L$withval/lib -lz"
- 		with_rrdtool="yes"
- 	else
- 		with_rrdtool="$withval"
diff --git a/utils/collectd/patches/100-rrdtool-add-rrasingle-option.patch b/utils/collectd/patches/100-rrdtool-add-rrasingle-option.patch
index dd0bb42be..6ac75225f 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/patches/100-rrdtool-add-rrasingle-option.patch
+++ b/utils/collectd/patches/100-rrdtool-add-rrasingle-option.patch
@@ -1,25 +1,57 @@
 --- a/src/rrdtool.c
 +++ b/src/rrdtool.c
-@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static const char *config_keys[] =
+@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static const char *config_keys[] =
  	"HeartBeat",
  	"RRARows",
  	"RRATimespan",
 +	"RRASingle",
- 	"XFF"
+ 	"XFF",
+ 	"WritesPerSecond",
+ 	"RandomTimeout"
+@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ static rrdcreate_config_t rrdcreate_conf
+ 	/* timespans = */ NULL,
+ 	/* timespans_num = */ 0,
+ 
++	/* rrasingle = */ 0,
++
+ 	/* consolidation_functions = */ NULL,
+ 	/* consolidation_functions_num = */ 0
  };
- static int config_keys_num = STATIC_ARRAY_SIZE (config_keys);
-@@ -1077,6 +1078,14 @@ static int rrd_config (const char *key, 
- 		}
- 		xff = tmp;
+@@ -975,6 +978,14 @@ static int rrd_config (const char *key, 
+ 
+ 		free (value_copy);
  	}
 +	else if (strcasecmp ("RRASingle", key) == 0)
 +	{
-+		if (strcasecmp("true", value) == 0)
++		if (IS_TRUE (value))
 +		{
-+			rra_types_num = 1;
++			rrdcreate_config.rrasingle = 1;
 +			NOTICE ("rrdtool plugin: RRASingle = true: creating only AVERAGE RRAs");
 +		}
 +	}
- 	else
+ 	else if (strcasecmp ("XFF", key) == 0)
  	{
- 		return (-1);
+ 		double tmp = atof (value);
+--- a/src/utils_rrdcreate.c
++++ b/src/utils_rrdcreate.c
+@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ static int rra_get (char ***ret, const v
+     rts_num = rra_timespans_num;
+   }
+ 
++  if (cfg->rrasingle)
++    rra_types_num = 1;
++
+   rra_max = rts_num * rra_types_num;
+ 
+   if ((rra_def = (char **) malloc ((rra_max + 1) * sizeof (char *))) == NULL)
+--- a/src/utils_rrdcreate.h
++++ b/src/utils_rrdcreate.h
+@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct rrdcreate_config_s
+   int *timespans;
+   size_t timespans_num;
+ 
++  int rrasingle;
++
+   char **consolidation_functions;
+   size_t consolidation_functions_num;
+ };