diff --git a/tools/boot/woody/boot-i386 b/tools/boot/woody/boot-i386
index 19949c96..74e6f692 100755
--- a/tools/boot/woody/boot-i386
+++ b/tools/boot/woody/boot-i386
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if [ "$ISOLINUX" = "yes" ] && [ "$NN" = "1" ]; then
 else
     echo "Using ${THISTYPE:-vanilla} boot-disks image on CD$N"
     mkdir -p boot$N/boot
-    cp -f CD1/dists/$CODENAME/main/disks-$ARCH/current/images-2.88/${THISTYPE}/rescue.bin boot$N/boot/
+    cp -lf CD1/dists/$CODENAME/main/disks-$ARCH/current/images-2.88/${THISTYPE}/rescue.bin boot$N/boot/
     echo -n "-cache-inodes -J -b boot/rescue.bin "  > $N.mkisofs_opts
 fi
 
@@ -124,20 +124,20 @@ if [ "$ISOLINUX" = "yes" ]; then
     cp -f $BASEDIR/data/woody/isolinux.txt $BASEDIR/data/woody/f*.txt boot$N/isolinux/
     cat > boot$N/isolinux/isolinux.cfg <<EOF
 DEFAULT /install/linpci
-APPEND root=/dev/ram ro initrd=idepci.bin flavor=idepci
+APPEND root=/dev/ram ro initrd=idepci.bin ramdisk_size=16384 disksize=1.44 flavor=idepci
 LABEL linux
   kernel /install/linpci
 LABEL idepci
   kernel /install/linpci
 LABEL compact
   kernel /install/lincompt
-  append root=/dev/ram ro initrd=compact.bin flavor=compact
+  append root=/dev/ram ro initrd=compact.bin ramdisk_size=16384 disksize=1.44 flavor=compact
 LABEL vanilla
   kernel /install/linux
-  append root=/dev/ram ro initrd=root.bin
+  append root=/dev/ram ro initrd=root.bin ramdisk_size=16384 disksize=1.44
 LABEL bf24
   kernel /install/lin24
-  append root=/dev/ram ro initrd=bf24.bin flavor=bf2.4
+  append root=/dev/ram ro initrd=bf24.bin ramdisk_size=16384 disksize=1.44 flavor=bf2.4
 LABEL rescue
   kernel /install/linpci
   append noinitrd
@@ -197,19 +197,19 @@ goto ONE
 
 :ONE
 echo using IDEPCI kernel
-loadlin.exe linpci root=/dev/ram ro initrd=root.bin flavor=idepci
+loadlin.exe linpci root=/dev/ram ro initrd=root.bin ramdisk_size=16384 flavor=idepci
 
 :TWO
 echo using compact (SCSI) kernel
-loadlin.exe lincompt root=/dev/ram ro initrd=compact.bin flavor=compact
+loadlin.exe lincompt root=/dev/ram ro initrd=compact.bin ramdisk_size=16384 flavor=compact
 
 :THREE
 echo using 2.4.x kernel
-loadlin.exe lin24 root=/dev/ram ro initrd=bf24.bin flavor=bf2.4
+loadlin.exe lin24 root=/dev/ram ro initrd=bf24.bin ramdisk_size=16384 flavor=bf2.4
 
 :FOUR
 echo using standard (vanilla) kernel
-loadlin.exe linux root=/dev/ram ro initrd=root.bin
+loadlin.exe linux root=/dev/ram ro initrd=root.bin ramdisk_size=16384
 
 EOF
 ) |todos > $CDDIR/install/boot.bat
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ fi
 
 # write final lines to mkisofs_opts
 if [ "$ISOLINUX" = "yes" ] && [ "$NN" = "1" ]; then
-    echo -n "boot$N" >> $N.mkisofs_opts
+    echo -n "boot$N " >> $N.mkisofs_opts
 else
     echo -n "-c boot/boot.catalog boot$N "  >> $N.mkisofs_opts
 fi