diff --git a/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/init.d/S10boot b/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/init.d/S10boot
index e1f47ba278..990480798b 100755
--- a/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/init.d/S10boot
+++ b/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/init.d/S10boot
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 klogd
 syslogd -C 16 
-sysctl -p
 echo "S" > /proc/jffs2_bbc
 
 mkdir -p /var/run
@@ -15,7 +14,8 @@ touch /var/log/lastlog
   awk '{OFS=FS=":";for(x=7,y=2;--x;){$x=sprintf("%02x",(y+="0x"$x)%256);y/=256}print}')
 }
 
-# set up the vlan*ports variables for the asus wl-500g deluxe, if they aren't exist
+# set up the vlan*ports variables for the asus wl-500g deluxe
+# if they don't already exist 
 [ "$(nvram get boardtype)" = "bcm95365r" ] && \
 [ "$(nvram get boardnum)" = "45" ] && {
   [ -z "$(nvram get vlan0ports)" ] && \
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ vconfig set_name_type VLAN_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD
 [ -z "$FAILSAFE" ] && {
 	{ mount | grep jffs2 1>&-; } || firstboot
 }
+
+sysctl -p
diff --git a/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/nvram.overrides b/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/nvram.overrides
index 094db457b2..8132c08e72 100644
--- a/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/nvram.overrides
+++ b/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/nvram.overrides
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
 # Load sysconf defaults
 [ -f /etc/sysconf ] && . /etc/sysconf
 
-[ "$(nvram get boardnum)"  = "asusX" ] && \
-  [ "$(nvram get boardtype)"  = "bcm94710dev" ] && {
-  asus=1
-}
-
 # linksys bug; remove when not using static configuration for lan
 NVRAM_lan_proto="static"
 
@@ -54,8 +49,9 @@ NVRAM_lan_proto="static"
 }
 
 # hack for asus wl-500g hardware
-[ $asus ] && {
-    FAILSAFE_lan_ifnames="eth0 eth2"
+[ "$(nvram get boardnum)"  = "asusX" ] && \
+[ "$(nvram get boardtype)"  = "bcm94710dev" ] && {
+  FAILSAFE_lan_ifnames="eth0 eth2"
 }
 
 # hacks for asus wl-500g deluxe
diff --git a/target/default/target_skeleton/rom/note b/target/default/target_skeleton/rom/note
index 4d9934e45d..1746eb0509 100644
--- a/target/default/target_skeleton/rom/note
+++ b/target/default/target_skeleton/rom/note
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-After firstboot has been run, /rom will contain the previous (squashfs) root
-* except when booted failsafe -- echo $FAILSAFE
+SQUASHFS USERS:
+After firstboot has been run, / will be jffs2 and /rom will be squashfs
+(* except when in failsafe)
diff --git a/target/default/target_skeleton/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script b/target/default/target_skeleton/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script
index 996366ea1d..cc94a79270 100755
--- a/target/default/target_skeleton/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script
+++ b/target/default/target_skeleton/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # udhcpc script edited by Tim Riker <Tim@Rikers.org>
-# (slightly modified)
+# (slightly modified for openwrt)
 
 [ -z "$1" ] && echo "Error: should be run by udhcpc" && exit 1
 
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ case "$1" in
 
         renew|bound)
                 ifconfig $interface $ip \
-                netmask ${subnet:-255.255.255.0} \                                                                      
-                broadcast ${broadcast:-+}                                                                               
+                netmask ${subnet:-255.255.255.0} \
+                broadcast ${broadcast:-+}
 
                 if [ -n "$router" ] ; then
                         echo "deleting routers"