diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/conf/initramfs.conf b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/conf/initramfs.conf
index cba601a9daa..52978632c80 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/conf/initramfs.conf
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/conf/initramfs.conf
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ MODULES=most
 KEYMAP=n
 
 #
-# COMPRESS: [ gzip | bzip2 | lzma ]
+# COMPRESS: [ gzip | bzip2 | lzma | lzop ]
 #
 
 COMPRESS=gzip
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ BOOT=local
 #
 # DEVICE: ...
 #
-# Specify the network interface, like eth0
+# Specify a specific network interface, like eth0
+# Overriden by optional ip= bootarg
 #
 
-DEVICE=eth0
+DEVICE=
 
 #
 # NFSROOT: [ auto | HOST:MOUNT ]
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/hook-functions b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/hook-functions
index 2596d4dec5f..180fcc124d3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/hook-functions
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/hook-functions
@@ -42,27 +42,23 @@ add_modules_from_file()
 # Add dependent modules + eventual firmware
 manual_add_modules()
 {
-	local mam_x firmwares firmware
+	local kmod firmware
 
-	for mam_x in $(modprobe --set-version="${version}" --ignore-install \
+	for kmod in $(modprobe --set-version="${version}" --ignore-install \
 	--quiet --show-depends "${1}" | awk '/^insmod/ { print $2 }'); do
 		# Prune duplicates
-		if [ -e "${DESTDIR}/${mam_x}" ]; then
+		if [ -e "${DESTDIR}/${kmod}" ]; then
 			continue
 		fi
 
-		mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/$(dirname "${mam_x}")"
-		ln -s "${mam_x}" "${DESTDIR}/$(dirname "${mam_x}")"
+		mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/$(dirname "${kmod}")"
+		ln -s "${kmod}" "${DESTDIR}/$(dirname "${kmod}")"
 		if [ "${verbose}" = "y" ]; then
-			echo "Adding module ${mam_x}"
+			echo "Adding module ${kmod}"
 		fi
 
-		# Add firmware files if necessary
-		firmwares=$(modinfo -F firmware "${mam_x}")
-		if [ -z "${firmwares}" ]; then
-			continue
-		fi
-		for firmware in $firmwares; do
+		# Add required firmware
+		for firmware in $(modinfo -F firmware "${kmod}"); do
 			if [ -e "${DESTDIR}/lib/firmware/${firmware}" ] \
 			|| [ -e "${DESTDIR}/lib/firmware/${version}/${firmware}" ]; then
 				continue
@@ -77,11 +73,11 @@ manual_add_modules()
 				if [ ! -e /proc/modules ] ; then
 					continue
 				fi
-				if grep -q "^$(basename "${mam_x}" .ko)[[:space:]]" \
+				if grep -q "^$(basename "${kmod}" .ko)[[:space:]]" \
 				/proc/modules \
-				|| grep -q "^$(basename "${mam_x}" .ko)" \
+				|| grep -q "^$(basename "${kmod}" .ko)" \
 				"${CONFDIR}/modules"; then
-					echo "W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/${firmware} for module $(basename ${mam_x} .ko)" >&2
+					echo "W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/${firmware} for module $(basename ${kmod} .ko)" >&2
 				fi
 				continue
 			fi
@@ -103,59 +99,33 @@ manual_add_modules()
 	done
 }
 
-# $1 is the source path (e.g. /usr/bin/time)
-# $2 is the relative destination (e.g. /usr or /usr/time)
-#
-# The destination is interpreted in the same way "cp" would, meaning
-# (assuming /bin is a directory):
-#
-#   "copy_exec /usr/bin/time /bin"        -> /bin/time
-#   "copy_exec /usr/bin/time /bin/mytime" -> /bin/mytime
-# 
-# If $2 is left out, the same destination path as for the source arg will
-# be used and directories will be created as needed, so:
-#
-#   "copy_exec /usr/bin/time"             -> /usr/bin/time
-#
+# $1 = file to copy to ramdisk
+# $2 (optional) Name for the file on the ramdisk
+# Location of the image dir is assumed to be $DESTDIR
+# We never overwrite the target if it exists.
 copy_exec() {
-	local source target destination final_destination x nonoptlib
+	local src target x nonoptlib
 	local libname dirname
 
-	source="${1}"
-	if [ -n "${2}" ]; then
-		target="${2}"
-	else
-		if [ ! -e "${DESTDIR}/$(dirname "${1}")" ]; then
-			mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/$(dirname "${1}")"
-		fi
-		target="${1}"
-	fi
+	src="${1}"
+	target="${2:-$1}"
+
+	[ -f "${src}" ] || return 1
 
 	if [ -d "${DESTDIR}/${target}" ]; then
-		destination="${target}/$(basename "${source}")"
+               # check if already copied
+		[ -e "${DESTDIR}/$target/${src##*/}" ] && return 0
 	else
-		destination="${target}"
+		[ -e "${DESTDIR}/$target" ] && return 0
+		#FIXME: inst_dir
+		mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/${target%/*}"
 	fi
-	final_destination="${DESTDIR}/${destination}"
 
-	if [ -L "$final_destination" ]; then
-		if [ $(readlink "${final_destination}") != "${source}" ]; then
-			echo "W:copy_exec: Not copying ${source} to \$DESTDIR${destination}, which is already a copy of $(readlink ${final_destination})" >&2
-			return
-		fi
-	else
-		ln -s ${source} ${DESTDIR}/${destination}
-		if [ "${verbose}" = "y" ]; then
-			echo "Adding binary ${source}"
-		fi
-	fi
+	[ "${verbose}" = "y" ] && echo "Adding binary ${src}"
+	ln -s "${src}" "${DESTDIR}/${target}"
 
 	# Copy the dependant libraries
-	if ! command -v ldd >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-		echo "WARNING: no ldd around - install glibc package."
-		exit 1
-	fi
-	for x in $(ldd ${source} 2>/dev/null | sed -e '
+	for x in $(ldd ${src} 2>/dev/null | sed -e '
 	    /\//!d;
 	    /linux-gate/d;
 	    /=>/ {s/.*=>[[:blank:]]*\([^[:blank:]]*\).*/\1/};
@@ -173,12 +143,11 @@ copy_exec() {
 		libname=$(basename "${x}")
 		dirname=$(dirname "${x}")
 
+		# FIXME inst_lib
 		mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/${dirname}"
 		if [ ! -e "${DESTDIR}/${dirname}/${libname}" ]; then
 			ln -s "${x}" "${DESTDIR}/${dirname}"
-			if [ "${verbose}" = "y" ]; then
-				echo "Adding library ${x}"
-			fi
+			[ "${verbose}" = "y" ] && echo "Adding library ${x}"
 		fi
 	done
 }
@@ -186,8 +155,7 @@ copy_exec() {
 # Copy entire subtrees to the initramfs
 copy_modules_dir()
 {
-	local x_mod
-	local exclude
+	local kmod exclude
 	local dir="$1"
 	shift
 
@@ -197,15 +165,15 @@ copy_modules_dir()
 	if [ "${verbose}" = "y" ]; then
 		echo "Copying module directory ${dir}"
 		if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
-			echo "(excluding $*)"
+		  echo "(excluding $*)"
 		fi
 	fi
 	while [ $# -ge 1 ]; do
-		exclude="$exclude -name $1 -prune -o "
+		exclude="${exclude:-} -name $1 -prune -o "
 		shift
 	done
-	for x_mod in $(find "${MODULESDIR}/${dir}" ${exclude} -name '*.ko' -print); do
-		manual_add_modules $(basename ${x_mod} .ko)
+	for kmod in $(find "${MODULESDIR}/${dir}" ${exclude:-} -name '*.ko' -print); do
+		manual_add_modules $(basename ${kmod} .ko)
 	done
 }
 
@@ -338,6 +306,12 @@ dep_add_modules()
 	elif [ "${root#/dev/mmcblk}" != "${root}" ]; then
 		block=${root#/dev/}
 		block=${block%%p[0-9]*}
+
+	# DAC960 - good old mylex raid - root dev format /dev/rd/cXdXpX
+	elif [ "${root#/dev/rd/c}" != "${root}" ]; then
+		block="rd!c${root#/dev/rd/c}"
+		block=${block%%p[0-9]*}
+
 	# classical root device
 	else
 		block=${root#/dev/}
@@ -395,11 +369,12 @@ dep_add_modules()
 # The modules "most" classes added per default to the initramfs
 auto_add_modules()
 {
-	case "$1" in
+	case "${1:-}" in
 	base)
-		for x in ehci-hcd ohci-hcd uhci-hcd usbhid btrfs ext2 \
-		ext3 ext4 ext4dev isofs jfs nfs reiserfs udf xfs af_packet \
-		atkbd i8042 virtio_pci; do
+		for x in ehci-hcd ohci-hcd uhci-hcd usbhid xhci hid-apple \
+		hid-microsoft \
+		btrfs ext2 ext3 ext4 ext4dev isofs jfs nfs reiserfs udf xfs \
+		af_packet atkbd i8042 virtio_pci; do
 			manual_add_modules "${x}"
 		done
 	;;
@@ -525,8 +500,8 @@ check_minkver()
 {
 	local curversion initdir ARCH minversion cm_x tmp
 
-	curversion="${1}"
-	initdir="${2}"
+	curversion="${1:-}"
+	initdir="${2:-}"
 	if [ -z "${initdir}" ]; then
 		ARCH=$(uname -m)
 		case ${ARCH} in
@@ -545,7 +520,7 @@ check_minkver()
 		return 0
 	fi
 	set_initlist
-	for cm_x in ${initlist}; do
+	for cm_x in ${initlist:-}; do
 		# sed: keep last line starting with MINKVER=,
 		#      remove MINKVER= and trailing space
 		minver=$(sed '/^MINKVER=/!d;$!d;s/^MINKVER=//;s/[[:space:]]*$//' "${initdir}/${cm_x}")
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init
index 037e43d5bc4..2fabbc707d7 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ for x in $(cat /proc/cmdline); do
 	netconsole=*)
 		netconsole=${x#netconsole=}
 		;;
+	BOOTIF=*)
+		BOOTIF=${x#BOOTIF=}
+		;;
 	esac
 done
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/initramfs-tools.8 b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/initramfs-tools.8
index 3bd5f12804e..0a1557462e1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/initramfs-tools.8
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/initramfs-tools.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH INITRAMFS-TOOLS 8  "2010/04/05" "Linux" "mkinitramfs script overview"
+.TH INITRAMFS-TOOLS 8  "2010/04/10" "Linux" "mkinitramfs script overview"
 
 .SH NAME
 initramfs-tools \- an introduction to writing scripts for mkinitramfs
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ NFS server than the DHCP server. See Documentation/filesystems/nfsroot.txt
 in any recent Linux source for details. Optional paramater for NFS root.
 
 .TP
-\fB\fI cryptopts
-passes the args for cryptoroot. Set by the cryptsetup boot hooks.
+\fB\fI BOOTIF
+is a mac adress in pxelinux format with leading "01-" and "-" as separations.
+pxelinux passes mac adress of network card used to PXE boot on with this
+bootarg.
 
 .TP
 \fB\fI boot
@@ -295,7 +297,9 @@ esac
 Where PREREQ is modified to list other scripts in the same subdirectory if necessary.
 
 .SS Help functions
-A number of functions (mostly dealing with output) are provided to boot scripts:
+A number of functions (mostly dealing with output) are provided to boot scripts in
+.I /scripts/functions
+:
 
 .TP
 \fB\fI
@@ -469,7 +473,7 @@ prereqs)
 	;;
 esac
 
-\fR. /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions
+\fR. /scripts/functions
 # Begin real processing below this line
 if [ ! \-x "/sbin/frobnicate" ]; then
 	panic "Frobnication executable not found"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs
index 400cc568ac3..96d5c7f81d4 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ done
 . "${CONFDIR}/initramfs.conf"
 EXTRA_CONF=''
 for i in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf.d/* ${CONFDIR}/conf.d/*; do
-	EXTRA_CONF="${EXTRA_CONF} $(basename $i \
+	[ -e $i ] && EXTRA_CONF="${EXTRA_CONF} $(basename $i \
 		| grep '^[[:alnum:]][[:alnum:]\._-]*$' | grep -v '\.dpkg-.*$')";
 done
 # FIXME: deprecated those settings on mkinitramfs run
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ for i in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf-hooks.d/*; do
 	fi
 done
 
-if [ -n "${UMASK}" ]; then
+if [ -n "${UMASK:-}" ]; then
 	umask "${UMASK}"
 fi
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ case "${version}" in
 esac
 
 # Check userspace and kernel support for compressed initramfs images
-if [ -z "${compress}" ]; then
+if [ -z "${compress:-}" ]; then
 	compress=${COMPRESS}
 else
 	COMPRESS=${compress}
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ if [ -r /boot/config-${version} ]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+# Always use max compression.
+compress="${compress} -9"
+
 if [ -d "${outfile}" ]; then
 	echo "${outfile} is a directory"
 	exit 1
@@ -161,9 +164,9 @@ if [ ! -e "${MODULESDIR}/modules.dep" ]; then
 	depmod ${version}
 fi
 
-DESTDIR="$(mktemp -t -d mkinitramfs_XXXXXX)" || exit 1
+DESTDIR="$(mktemp -d ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/mkinitramfs_XXXXXX)" || exit 1
 chmod 755 "${DESTDIR}"
-__TMPCPIOGZ="$(mktemp -t mkinitramfs-OL_XXXXXX)" || exit 1
+__TMPCPIOGZ="$(mktemp ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/mkinitramfs-OL_XXXXXX)" || exit 1
 
 DPKG_ARCH=`uname -m`
 
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ for i in ${EXTRA_CONF}; do
 done
 
 # ROOT hardcoding
-if [ -n "${ROOT}" ]; then
+if [ -n "${ROOT:-}" ]; then
 	echo "ROOT=${ROOT}" > ${DESTDIR}/conf/conf.d/root
 fi
 
@@ -275,8 +278,9 @@ if [ -e "${CONFDIR}/DSDT.aml" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Remove any looping or broken symbolic links, since they break cpio.
+[ "${verbose}" = y ] && xargs_verbose="-t"
 find "${DESTDIR}" -type l -printf '%p %Y\n' | sed -n 's/ [LN]$//p' \
-	| xargs -rL1 rm -f
+	| xargs ${xargs_verbose:-} -rL1 rm -f
 
 # Copy resume from klibc
 copy_exec /bin/resume /bin
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs.8 b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs.8
index 7fdeefb4e52..49db6c82f84 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs.8
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MKINITRAMFS 8  "2010/04/04" "Linux" "mkinitramfs manual"
+.TH MKINITRAMFS 8  "2010/04/07" "Linux" "mkinitramfs manual"
 
 .SH NAME
 mkinitramfs \- low-level tool for generating an initramfs image
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ This option queries if mkinitramfs can create ramdisks on a running kernel of ve
 This option queries if mkinitramfs can create ramdisks for kernel version
 .IR tversion .
 
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.B mkinitramfs
+honours the
+.B TMPDIR
+environment variable. If set, it uses subdirectories in the given
+directory to create its temporary working directories. Else it uses
+.I /tmp
+as default value for that purpose. The given directory should be on a
+filesystem which allows the execution of files stored there, i.e.
+should not be mounted with the
+.B noexec
+mount option.
+
 .SH FILES
 .TP
 .I /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/functions b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/functions
index b11ee63a9da..53836193318 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/functions
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/functions
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ reduce_prereqs()
 get_prereq_pairs()
 {
 	set_initlist
-	for gp_x in ${initlist}; do
+	for gp_x in ${initlist:-}; do
 		echo ${gp_x} ${gp_x}
 		prereqs=$(${initdir}/${gp_x} prereqs)
 		for prereq in ${prereqs}; do
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ run_scripts()
 		. ${initdir}/ORDER
 	elif command -v tsort >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		runlist=$(get_prereq_pairs | tsort)
-		call_scripts $2
+		call_scripts ${2:-}
 	else
 		get_prereqs
 		reduce_prereqs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ configure_networking()
 			if [ -z "$bootif_mac" ]; then
 				bootif_mac="$x"
 			else
-				bootif_mac="$x:$bootif_mac"
+				bootif_mac="$bootif_mac:$x"
 			fi
 		done
 		unset IFS
@@ -355,10 +355,10 @@ configure_networking()
 			;;
 		""|on|any)
 			# Bring up device
-			ipconfig -t ${ROUNDTTT} ${DEVICE}
+			ipconfig -t ${ROUNDTTT} "${DEVICE}"
 			;;
 		dhcp|bootp|rarp|both)
-			ipconfig -t ${ROUNDTTT} -c ${IP} -d ${DEVICE}
+			ipconfig -t ${ROUNDTTT} -c ${IP} -d "${DEVICE}"
 			;;
 		*)
 			ipconfig -t ${ROUNDTTT} -d $IP
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ configure_networking()
 		# source specific bootdevice
 		. /tmp/net-${DEVICE}.conf
 	else
-		# source any interface as not exaclty specified
+		# source any interface...
+		# ipconfig should have quit after first response
 		. /tmp/net-*.conf
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs
index 9b8d82dd992..4d1c42460a2 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ version=""
 
 usage()
 {
-	if [ -n "${1}" ]; then
-		printf "${@}\n\n" >&2
+	if [ -n "${1:-}" ]; then
+		printf "${*}\n\n" >&2
 	fi
 	cat >&2 << EOF
 Usage: ${0} [OPTION]...
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ chrooted()
 
 mild_panic()
 {
-	if [ -n "${1}" ]; then
-		printf "${@}\n" >&2
+	if [ -n "${1:-}" ]; then
+		printf "${*}\n" >&2
 	fi
 	exit 0
 }
 
 panic()
 {
-	if [ -n "${1}" ]; then
-		printf "${@}\n" >&2
+	if [ -n "${1:-}" ]; then
+		printf "${*}\n" >&2
 	fi
 	exit 1
 }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ panic()
 verbose()
 {
 	if [ "${verbose}" = 1 ]; then
-		printf "${@}\n"
+		printf "${*}\n"
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ backup_booted_initramfs()
 	fi
 
 	# keep booted initramfs
+	boot_initramfs=
 	uptime_days=$(awk '{printf "%d", $1 / 3600 / 24}' /proc/uptime)
 	if [ -n "$uptime_days" ]; then
 		boot_initramfs=$(find "${initramfs}.bak" -mtime +${uptime_days})
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ set_current_version()
 
 set_linked_version()
 {
+	linktarget=
 	if [ -e /initrd.img ] && [ -L /initrd.img ]; then
 		linktarget="$(basename "$(readlink /initrd.img)")"
 	fi
@@ -274,6 +276,10 @@ set_linked_version()
 set_highest_version()
 {
 	get_sorted_versions
+	if [ -z "${version_list}" ]; then
+		version=
+		return
+	fi
 	set -- ${version_list}
 	version=${1}
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
index a91a183b3f0..ad130b604f3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'initramfs-tools'
 pkgname=initramfs-tools
-version=0.99.2.debian0.94.4
+version=0.99.3.debian0.95.1
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="Tools for generating an initramfs"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"