diff --git a/testing/acceptance_test.py b/testing/acceptance_test.py
index d097afa..e691e48 100644
--- a/testing/acceptance_test.py
+++ b/testing/acceptance_test.py
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ class TestDistribution:
 
     def test_basetemp_in_subprocesses(self, testdir):
         p1 = testdir.makepyfile("""
-            def test_send(pytestconfig):
-                bt = pytestconfig.getbasetemp()
-                assert bt.basename.startswith("popen-")
-        """)
+            def test_send(tmpdir):
+                import py
+                assert tmpdir.relto(py.path.local(%r)), tmpdir
+        """ % str(testdir.tmpdir))
         result = testdir.runpytest(p1, "-n1")
         assert result.ret == 0
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
diff --git a/testing/test_remote.py b/testing/test_remote.py
index ef5f0d2..e3dfacc 100644
--- a/testing/test_remote.py
+++ b/testing/test_remote.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class SlaveSetup:
         self.testdir.chdir()
         #import os ; os.environ['EXECNET_DEBUG'] = "2"
         self.gateway = execnet.makegateway()
-        self.config = config = self.testdir.parseconfig()
+        self.config = config = self.testdir.parseconfigure()
         putevent = self.use_callback and self.events.put or None
         self.slp = SlaveController(None, self.gateway, config, putevent)
         self.request.addfinalizer(self.slp.ensure_teardown)
diff --git a/testing/test_slavemanage.py b/testing/test_slavemanage.py
index 241e02f..9719b1f 100644
--- a/testing/test_slavemanage.py
+++ b/testing/test_slavemanage.py
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ def pytest_funcarg__hook(request):
 
 class pytest_funcarg__mysetup:
     def __init__(self, request):
-        basetemp = request.config.mktemp(
-            "mysetup-%s" % request.function.__name__,
-            numbered=True)
-        self.source = basetemp.mkdir("source")
-        self.dest = basetemp.mkdir("dest")
+        temp = request.getfuncargvalue("tmpdir")
+        self.source = temp.mkdir("source")
+        self.dest = temp.mkdir("dest")
         request.getfuncargvalue("_pytest")
 
 class TestGatewayManagerPopen:
@@ -220,7 +218,7 @@ class TestNodeManager:
         specs = ["popen"] * 2
         source.join("conftest.py").write("rsyncdirs = ['a']")
         source.ensure('a', dir=1)
-        config = testdir.reparseconfig([source, '--debug'])
+        config = testdir.parseconfigure(source, '--debug')
         assert config.option.debug
         nodemanager = NodeManager(config, specs)
         reprec = testdir.getreportrecorder(config).hookrecorder
diff --git a/xdist/dsession.py b/xdist/dsession.py
index c6b1468..c749ab7 100644
--- a/xdist/dsession.py
+++ b/xdist/dsession.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import py
+import pytest, py
 import sys
 from xdist.slavemanage import NodeManager
 queue = py.builtin._tryimport('queue', 'Queue')
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ class DSession:
         if self.terminal and self.config.option.verbose >= 0:
             self.terminal.write_line(line)
 
-    def pytest_sessionstart(self, session, __multicall__):
-        #print "remaining multicall methods", __multicall__.methods
+    @pytest.mark.trylast
+    def pytest_sessionstart(self, session):
         if self.config.option.verbose > 0:
             self.report_line("instantiating gateways (use -v for details): %s" %
                 ",".join(self.config.option.tx))
@@ -181,11 +181,13 @@ class DSession:
 
     def pytest_sessionfinish(self, session):
         """ teardown any resources after a test run. """
-        self.nodemanager.teardown_nodes()
+        nm = getattr(self, 'nodemanager', None) # if not fully initialized
+        if nm is not None:
+            nm.teardown_nodes()
 
-    def pytest_collection(self, __multicall__):
+    def pytest_collection(self):
         # prohibit collection of test items in master process
-        __multicall__.methods[:] = []
+        return True
 
     def pytest_runtestloop(self):
         numnodes = len(self.nodemanager.gwmanager.specs)
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ class TerminalDistReporter:
                 gateway.id, rinfo.platform, version, rinfo.cwd))
 
     def pytest_testnodeready(self, node):
-        if self.config.option.verbose >= 0:
+        if self.config.option.verbose > 0:
             d = node.slaveinfo
             infoline = "[%s] Python %s" %(
                 d['id'],
diff --git a/xdist/slavemanage.py b/xdist/slavemanage.py
index 3cad188..5b7d85f 100644
--- a/xdist/slavemanage.py
+++ b/xdist/slavemanage.py
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ class NodeManager(object):
         self.specs = self.gwmanager.specs
         self.roots = self._getrsyncdirs()
         self._nodesready = py.std.threading.Event()
-
-    def trace(self, msg):
-        self.config.hook.pytest_trace(category="nodemanage", msg=msg)
+        self.trace = self.config.trace.get("nodemanager")
 
     def config_getignores(self):
         return self.config.getini("rsyncignore")
@@ -89,9 +87,9 @@ class NodeManager(object):
         config = self.config
         candidates = [py._pydir,pytestpath,pytestdir]
         candidates += config.option.rsyncdir
-        conftestroots = config.getini("rsyncdirs")
-        if conftestroots:
-            candidates.extend(conftestroots)
+        rsyncroots = config.getini("rsyncdirs")
+        if rsyncroots:
+            candidates.extend(rsyncroots)
         roots = []
         for root in candidates:
             root = py.path.local(root).realpath()
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ class NodeManager(object):
                 roots.append(root)
         return roots
 
-
 class GatewayManager:
     """
         instantiating, managing and rsyncing to test hosts
@@ -239,7 +236,8 @@ class SlaveController(object):
         option_dict = vars(self.config.option)
         if spec.popen:
             name = "popen-%s" % self.gateway.id
-            option_dict['basetemp'] = str(self.config.getbasetemp().join(name))
+            basetemp = self.config._tmpdirhandler.getbasetemp()
+            option_dict['basetemp'] = str(basetemp.join(name))
         self.config.hook.pytest_configure_node(node=self)
         self.channel = self.gateway.remote_exec(xdist.remote)
         self.channel.send((self.slaveinput, args, option_dict))