diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/firewall.user b/package/base-files/default/etc/firewall.user
index 1781bd4ea..7a1314162 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/firewall.user
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/firewall.user
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ iptables -t nat -F postrouting_rule
 ### The "-i $WAN" literally means packets that came in over the $WAN interface;
 ### this WILL NOT MATCH packets sent from the LAN to the WAN address.
 
-### Allow SSH from WAN
+### Allow SSH on the WAN interface
 # iptables -t nat -A prerouting_rule -i $WAN -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT 
 # iptables        -A input_rule      -i $WAN -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
 
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S10boot b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S10boot
index 22096d5fb..ead73521b 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S10boot
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S10boot
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ touch /var/log/lastlog
 # if they don't already exist 
 [  "$(nvram get boardtype)" = "bcm95365r" \
 -a "$(nvram get boardnum)" = "45" \
--a -z "$(nvram get vlan0ports)$(nvram get vlan1ports)" ] && {
+-a -z "$(nvram get vlan0ports)"
+-a -z "$(nvram get vlan1ports)" ] && {
 	nvram set vlan0ports="1 2 3 4 5*"
 	nvram set vlan1ports="0 5"
 }
@@ -33,6 +34,6 @@ echo ${HOSTNAME:=OpenWrt}>/proc/sys/kernel/hostname
 vconfig set_name_type VLAN_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD
 
 # automagically run firstboot
-[ -z "$FAILSAFE" ] && {
+[ -z "$FAILSAFE" -a -z "$(nvram get no_root_swap)" ] && {
 	{ mount|grep "on / type jffs2" 1>&-; } || firstboot
 }
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S45firewall b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S45firewall
index 8350ccbfe..cb779792d 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S45firewall
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/S45firewall
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 ## Please make changes in /etc/firewall.user
+${FAILSAFE:+exit}
 
 . /etc/functions.sh
 WAN=$(nvram get wan_ifname)
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/rcS b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/rcS
index e6daddc59..706585801 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/rcS
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/init.d/rcS
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-syslogd -C 16
+syslog_ip=$(nvram get log_ipaddr)
+ipcalc -s "$syslog_ip" || syslog_ip=""
+syslogd -C 16 ${syslog_ip:+-L -R $syslog_ip}
 klogd
-${FAILSAFE:+telnetd -l /bin/login; ifup lan; exit}
-
+#${FAILSAFE:+telnetd -l /bin/login; ifup lan; exit}
 for i in /etc/init.d/S*; do
   $i start 2>&1
 done | logger -s -p 6 -t '' &
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/preinit b/package/base-files/default/etc/preinit
index 0c59893f7..b23f8833e 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/preinit
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/preinit
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
 mount none /proc -t proc
 insmod diag
 echo 0x01 > /proc/sys/diag
 sleep 1
-if [ $(cat /proc/sys/reset) = 1 ] || [ "$(/usr/sbin/nvram get failsafe)" = 1 ]; then
+if [ $(cat /proc/sys/reset) = 1 -o "$(nvram get failsafe)" = 1 ]; then
 	export FAILSAFE=true
-	[ "$(/usr/sbin/nvram get boot_wait)" != "on" ] && {
-		/usr/sbin/nvram set boot_wait=on
-		/usr/sbin/nvram commit
+	[ "$(nvram get boot_wait)" != "on" ] && {
+		nvram set boot_wait=on
+		nvram commit
 	}
 	while :; do { echo $(((X=(X+1)%8)%2)) > /proc/sys/diag; sleep $((X==0)); } done &
 fi
 
-/sbin/mount_root ${FAILSAFE:+failsafe}
+mount_root ${FAILSAFE:+failsafe}
 
 exec /sbin/init
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/sbin/ifup b/package/base-files/default/sbin/ifup
index 3d81364d0..5dac3f998 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/sbin/ifup
+++ b/package/base-files/default/sbin/ifup
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ if_valid $if || exit
 mac=$(nvram get ${type}_hwaddr)
 $DEBUG ifconfig $if down 2>&-
 
+pidfile=/var/run/${if}.pid
+[ -f $pidfile ] && $DEBUG kill $(cat $pidfile)
+
 if [ "${if%%[0-9]}" = "br" ]; then
 	stp=$(nvram get ${type}_stp)
 	$DEBUG brctl delbr $if 2>&-
@@ -47,7 +50,6 @@ case "$if_proto" in
 	;;
 	dhcp)
 		ip=$(nvram get ${type}_ipaddr)
-		[ -f $pidfile ] && $DEBUG kill $(cat $pidfile)
 		${DEBUG:-eval} "udhcpc -R -i $if ${ip:+-r $ip} -b -p $pidfile &" 
 	;;
 	none|"")
diff --git a/package/base-files/default/sbin/mount_root b/package/base-files/default/sbin/mount_root
index b4ec2ca56..29c5126ba 100755
--- a/package/base-files/default/sbin/mount_root
+++ b/package/base-files/default/sbin/mount_root
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ if [ "$1" != "failsafe" ]; then
 			mount -o remount,rw /dev/root /
 		fi
 	else
-		mtd unlock OpenWrt
-		mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock/4 /jffs
-		pivot_root /jffs /jffs/rom
-		mount none /proc -t proc
-		mount none /dev -t devfs
-		umount /rom/proc rom/dev >&-
+		if [ -z "$(nvram get no_root_swap)" ]; then
+			mtd unlock OpenWrt
+			mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock/4 /jffs
+			pivot_root /jffs /jffs/rom
+			mount none /proc -t proc
+			mount none /dev -t devfs
+			umount /rom/proc rom/dev >&-
+		fi
 	fi
 fi
 mount none /tmp -t tmpfs -o nosuid,nodev,mode=1777,size=50%