diff --git a/target/linux/rdc-2.6/Makefile b/target/linux/rdc-2.6/Makefile
index 40d6b752b9..df920ddeec 100644
--- a/target/linux/rdc-2.6/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/rdc-2.6/Makefile
@@ -9,15 +9,23 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 ARCH:=i386
 BOARD:=rdc
 BOARDNAME:=RDC x86
-FEATURES:=broken squashfs jffs2
+FEATURES:=squashfs
 
 define Target/Description
         Build firmware images for RDC3211 based routers
-        (e.g. Airlink101 AR525W)
+        (e.g. Airlink101 AR525W, Linksys WRT54R)
 endef
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel-build.mk
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS),y)
+    define Kernel/SetInitramfs
+	rm -f $(BUILD_DIR)/root/sbin/init
+	$(CP) $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/files/init $(BUILD_DIR)/root/sbin/
+	$(CP) $(PLATFORM_DIR)/image/preinit.arch $(BUILD_DIR)/root/etc/
+    endef
+endif
+
 # include the profiles
 -include profiles/*.mk
 
diff --git a/target/linux/rdc-2.6/config/default b/target/linux/rdc-2.6/config/default
index 8b4efe32bc..747f809dbf 100644
--- a/target/linux/rdc-2.6/config/default
+++ b/target/linux/rdc-2.6/config/default
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 # CONFIG_ALIM7101_WDT is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_POPULATES_NODE_MAP=y
-CONFIG_ARCH_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL=y
-CONFIG_ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE=y
 # CONFIG_ARPD is not set
 # CONFIG_ATM is not set
 # CONFIG_B44 is not set
@@ -92,6 +90,7 @@ CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_BEET=m
 CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_TRANSPORT=m
 CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL=m
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_TUNNEL is not set
+CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=""
 CONFIG_INOTIFY=y
 CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER=y
 CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ=y
@@ -110,8 +109,6 @@ CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_DEBUG=0
 CONFIG_JFFS2_RUBIN=y
 # CONFIG_KEXEC is not set
 CONFIG_KTIME_SCALAR=y
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=y
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256
 CONFIG_LIBCRC32C=y
 # CONFIG_LLC2 is not set
 # CONFIG_M386 is not set
@@ -180,15 +177,16 @@ CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS=y
 # CONFIG_MTD_PNC2000 is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_RAM is not set
 CONFIG_MTD_RDC3210=y
-# CONFIG_MTD_RDC3210_STATIC_MAP is not set
 CONFIG_MTD_RDC3210_ALLOW_JFFS2=y
+CONFIG_MTD_RDC3210_BUSWIDTH=2
 # CONFIG_MTD_RDC3210_FACTORY_PRESENT is not set
 CONFIG_MTD_RDC3210_SIZE=0x400000
-CONFIG_MTD_RDC3210_BUSWIDTH=2
+# CONFIG_MTD_RDC3210_STATIC_MAP is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_ROM is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_SC520CDP is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_SLRAM is not set
+# CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_ROOTFS is not set
 # CONFIG_MTD_TS5500 is not set
 CONFIG_MTRR=y
 # CONFIG_MVIAC3_2 is not set
@@ -246,7 +244,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS=4
 # CONFIG_SMSC37B787_WDT is not set
 CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG=m
 # CONFIG_SOUND is not set
-CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_STATIC=y
+# CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_STATIC is not set
 # CONFIG_SYSVIPC is not set
 # CONFIG_TCP_CONG_ADVANCED is not set
 CONFIG_TCP_CONG_CUBIC=y
@@ -304,6 +302,3 @@ CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y
 CONFIG_X86_XADD=y
 # CONFIG_XFRM_USER is not set
 # CONFIG_YENTA is not set
-CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="rootfs"
-CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID=0
-CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID=0
diff --git a/target/linux/rdc-2.6/files/drivers/mtd/maps/rdc3210.c b/target/linux/rdc-2.6/files/drivers/mtd/maps/rdc3210.c
index cd449bab82..fd16d90b7f 100644
--- a/target/linux/rdc-2.6/files/drivers/mtd/maps/rdc3210.c
+++ b/target/linux/rdc-2.6/files/drivers/mtd/maps/rdc3210.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int __init init_rdc3210_map(void)
 			len = 1;
 			tmp4 = tmp3;
 			tmp = hdr->imagesz;
-		rdc3210_parts[2].name   = "rootfs";
+		rdc3210_parts[2].name   = "rootfs_data";
 		rdc3210_parts[2].offset = rdc3210_parts[0].offset + (((tmp / tmp2) + ((tmp % tmp2) ? 1 : 0)) * tmp2);
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/target/linux/rdc-2.6/image/Makefile b/target/linux/rdc-2.6/image/Makefile
index 7cb4e043fb..e73d27b047 100644
--- a/target/linux/rdc-2.6/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/rdc-2.6/image/Makefile
@@ -12,29 +12,26 @@ define Image/Prepare
 endef
 
 define trxalign/jffs2-128k
--a 0x20000
+bs=128k
 endef
 define trxalign/jffs2-64k
--a 0x10000
+bs=64k
 endef
 define trxalign/squashfs
--a 1024
+bs=1024
 endef
 
 define Image/Build/Airlink
-	touch $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(3)-$(2).img
-ifneq ($(1),squashfs)
-	$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/airlink -b 1 -j 64 $(KDIR)/bzImage $(KDIR)/root.$(1) $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(3)-$(2).img
-else
-	$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/airlink -b 1 $(KDIR)/bzImage $(KDIR)/root.$(1) $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(3)-$(2).img
-endif
+	touch $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(1)-$(2).img
+	mv $(KDIR)/root.$(1) $(KDIR)/root.tmp
+	dd of=$(KDIR)/root.$(1) if=$(KDIR)/root.tmp $(call trxalign/$(1)) conv=sync
+	rm -f $(KDIR)/root.tmp
+	$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/airlink -b 1 -j $(shell bash -c 'echo $$[$(3)]') $(KDIR)/bzImage $(KDIR)/root.$(1) $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(1)-$(2).img
 endef
 
 define Image/Build
 	$(CP) $(KDIR)/bzImage $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL).bzImage
-ifneq ($(1),jffs2-128K)
-	$(call Image/Build/Airlink,$(1),ar525w,$(patsubst jffs2-%,jffs2,$(1)))
-endif
+	$(call Image/Build/Airlink,$(1),ar525w,$(patsubst jffs2-%k,%,$(1)))
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildImage))
diff --git a/target/linux/rdc-2.6/image/preinit.arch b/target/linux/rdc-2.6/image/preinit.arch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e88efda56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/rdc-2.6/image/preinit.arch
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mount_root ${FAILSAFE:+failsafe}
+exec /bin/busybox init