diff --git a/make/linux-rpm-build.mk b/make/linux-rpm-build.mk
index aa0fcd9a..e5f1c5ff 100644
--- a/make/linux-rpm-build.mk
+++ b/make/linux-rpm-build.mk
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ dist: clean
 	mv ../kernel.tar.gz .
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(KERNEL_BASE)-*
-	rm -rf install/* reiser.patch *~ *.done *.lxdone *.uldone *.patch *.rpm *.tar.gz *.tar $(SCOPE_DRIVER_BASE)
+	rm -rf install/* reiser.patch *~ *.done *.lxdone *.uldone *.patch *.rpm *.tar.gz *.tar \
+		$(SCOPE_DRIVER_BASE)
 	rm -rf linux linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION) CURRENT_* pax_global_header
 	rm -f toplevel-makefile EXTRAVERSION COMPLETE_VERSION
 
diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index fddab9f5..ebeb8072 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ endif
 #		gcc -M $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEPEND_CPPFLAGS) $(filter-out %.h,$(SRC_ALL_CPP)) -o $@; \
 #	fi
 
-.%.o.dep.mk: %.cpp
+.%.o.dep.mk: %.cpp $(BUILD_H)
 	gcc -M $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEPEND_CPPFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
-.%.o.dep.mk: %.c
+.%.o.dep.mk: %.c $(BUILD_H)
 	gcc -M $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEPEND_CPPFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
 checkroot:
diff --git a/scripts/generate-boot-medium.sh b/scripts/generate-boot-medium.sh
index 4cdeb851..385a1d55 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-boot-medium.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-boot-medium.sh
@@ -3,21 +3,25 @@
 myname=`basename $0`
 cwd=`pwd`
 
-make_initrd()
+make_initrd_from_template()
 {
-	template=$1
-	modules_dir=$2
-	uname_r=$3
-	target=$4
+	uname_r=$1
+	target=$2
+	modules_dir=$3
+	template=$4
+	shift 4
+	mod_names="$*"
 
+	# set up work space
 	dir=`mktemp -d "/tmp/$myname""_XXXXXX"`
-
 	mkdir $dir/source
 
-	cat $1 | (cd $dir/source; gunzip | cpio -i)
+	# unpack template and copy it
+	cat $template | (cd $dir/source; gunzip | cpio -i)
 	cp -rp $dir/source $dir/target
 	rm -rf $dir/target/lib/modules/*
 
+	# copy all modules both in template and kernel
 	(
 		cd $dir/source
 		find . -name '*.ko'
@@ -39,13 +43,42 @@ make_initrd()
 		fi
 	done
 
-	/sbin/depmod -a -b $dir/target -v $uname_r
+	# copy all explicitly specified modules
+	for mod_name in $mod_names; do
+		echo "processing explicitly requested module $mod_name"
+		mod_source_path=`find $modules_dir -name $mod_name.ko`
+		if [ -z "$mod_source_path" ]; then
+			echo "warning: explicitly specified module $mod_name not found in $uname_r" >&2
+			continue
+		fi
 
+		mod_relpath=`echo $mod_source_path | sed "s%$modules_dir%%g; s/$mod_name.ko$//"`
+		target_path=$dir/target/lib/modules/$uname_r/$mod_relpath
+		echo "copying $mod_name from $mod_relpath to $target_path"
+		mkdir -p $target_path
+		cp -p $mod_source_path $target_path
+	done
+
+	# linuxrc
+	if [ "$linux_rc" ]; then
+		echo "copying $linux_rc to linuxrc"
+		cp $linux_rc $dir/target/init
+	fi
+
+	# depmod
+	/sbin/depmod -a -b $dir/target -v $uname_r > /dev/null
+
+	# pack stuff up
 	(cd $dir/target; find . | cpio -co) | gzip -9 > $target
 
 	rm -rf $dir
 }
 
+unquote()
+{
+	cat | sed 's/^[ 	]*|//'
+}
+
 config_section()
 {
 	output_file=
@@ -64,12 +97,14 @@ boot_sections()
 
 name_filter()
 {
-	echo $1 | tr [A-Z] [a-z] | sed 's/\.tar\.gz/.tgz/; s/-/_/g; s/\([^.]*\)\.\([^.]*\)$$/\1@\2/; s/\./_/g; s/@/./'
+	echo $1 | \
+		tr [A-Z] [a-z] | \
+		sed 's/\.tar\.gz/.tgz/; s/-/_/g; s/\([^.]*\)\.\([^.]*\)$$/\1@\2/; s/\./_/g; s/@/./'
 }
 
 #make_initrd $template $modules_dir
 
-set -- `getopt 'f:o:d:' $*`
+set -- `getopt 'i:f:o:d:' $*`
 
 while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
 	case $1 in
@@ -86,8 +121,13 @@ while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
 			boot_dir="$2"
 			shift
 			;;
+		-i)
+			linux_rc="$2"
+			shift
+			;;
 		*)
-			usage;
+			usage
+			;;
 	esac
 	shift
 done
@@ -105,6 +145,7 @@ echo PROMPT 0 >> $boot_dir/isolinux.cfg
 for sec in `boot_sections $opt_config_file`; do
 
 	echo "+ processing section boot.$sec"
+	config_section $opt_config_file boot.$sec
 	eval `config_section $opt_config_file boot.$sec`
 
 	if [ "$add_boot_dir" ]; then
@@ -128,17 +169,21 @@ for sec in `boot_sections $opt_config_file`; do
 			# create initrd
 			if [ "$initrd_template" ]; then
 				echo "+ creating initial ram disk from template $initrd_template"
-				make_initrd \
-					$initrd_template \
-					$add_modules_basedir/$kernel_version \
+				make_initrd_from_template \
 					$kernel_version \
-					$boot_dir/initrd_$kernel_version_iso
+					$boot_dir/initrd_$kernel_version_iso \
+					$add_modules_basedir/$kernel_version \
+					$initrd_template \
+					$included_modules
 			fi
 
 			# create isolinux.cfg
-			echo "LABEL $kernel_version" >> $boot_dir/isolinux.cfg
-			echo "KERNEL vmlinuz_$kernel_version_iso" >> $boot_dir/isolinux.cfg
-			echo "APPEND initrd=initrd_$kernel_version_iso root=$root_dev" >> $boot_dir/isolinux.cfg
+			cat << EOT | unquote >> $boot_dir/isolinux.cfg
+			|
+			|LABEL $kernel_version
+			|KERNEL vmlinuz_$kernel_version_iso
+			|APPEND initrd=initrd_$kernel_version_iso root=$root_dev
+EOT
 		done
 	fi
 done