diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/functions.sh b/package/base-files/default/etc/functions.sh
index 14f5011db..c813e39a6 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/functions.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/functions.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/ash
+. /etc/nvram.sh
 
 alias debug=${DEBUG:-:}
 
-# allow env to override nvram
-nvram () {
-  if [ -x /usr/sbin/nvram ]; then
-    case $1 in
-      get) eval "echo \${$2:-\$(command nvram get $2)}";;
-      *) command nvram $*;;
-    esac
-  else
-    case $1 in
-      get) eval "echo \${$2:-\${DEFAULT_$2}}";;
-      *);;
-    esac
-  fi  
-}
-
 # valid interface?
 if_valid () (
   ifconfig "$1" >&- 2>&- ||
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S10boot b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S10boot
index 37eb7b3cc..3ec41b119 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S10boot
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S10boot
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-echo "S" > /proc/jffs2_bbc
+. /etc/nvram.sh
+if [ "$(uname -r|grep 2.4)" = "0" ];do
+	echo "S" > /proc/jffs2_bbc
+done
 
 mkdir -p /var/run
 mkdir -p /var/log
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/rcS b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/rcS
index 706585801..10079c593 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+. /etc/nvram.sh
 syslog_ip=$(nvram get log_ipaddr)
 ipcalc -s "$syslog_ip" || syslog_ip=""
 syslogd -C 16 ${syslog_ip:+-L -R $syslog_ip}
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/nvram.sh b/package/base-files/default/etc/nvram.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1170ac47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/nvram.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/ash
+
+# allow env to override nvram
+nvram () {
+  if [ -x /usr/sbin/nvram ]; then
+    case $1 in
+      get) eval "echo \${$2:-\$(command nvram get $2)}";;
+      *) command nvram $*;;
+    esac
+  else
+    case $1 in
+      get) eval "echo \${$2:-\${DEFAULT_$2}}";;
+      *);;
+    esac
+  fi  
+}
+
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/preinit b/package/base-files/default/etc/preinit
index b23f8833e..34de88c60 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/preinit
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/preinit
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+. /etc/nvram.sh
 export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
 mount none /proc -t proc
 insmod diag
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/sbin/mount_root b/package/base-files/default/sbin/mount_root
index 29c5126ba..ae78ee488 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/sbin/mount_root
+++ b/package/base-files/default/sbin/mount_root
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+. /etc/nvram.sh
 if [ "$1" != "failsafe" ]; then 
 	mount | grep jffs2 >&-
 	if [ $? = 0 ] ; then