diff --git a/fill-disk.sh b/fill-disk.sh
index d7860316e4a..f384d15d7ec 100755
--- a/fill-disk.sh
+++ b/fill-disk.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mount -t sysfs sys /sys
 
 # consoles
 
-mknod -m 0600 /dev/console c 5 1
+#mknod -m 0600 /dev/console c 5 1
 mknod -m 0600 /dev/ttyS0 c 4 64
 mknod -m 0600 /dev/ttyS1 c 4 65
 mknod -m 0600 /dev/ttyS2 c 4 66
@@ -49,13 +49,15 @@ mknod -m 0644 /dev/urandom c 1 9
 
 echo "blaat"
 
-if ! test -n "$1"
-then
-    echo "need harddisk device for installing!"
-    exit
-else
-    device=$1
-fi
+#if ! test -n "$1"
+#then
+#    echo "need harddisk device for installing!"
+#    exit
+#else
+#    device=$1
+#fi
+
+device=/dev/hda1
 
 make_dir() {
     mode=$1
@@ -75,7 +77,9 @@ root=/tmp/mnt
 
 mkdir -p /tmp/mnt
 
-mount $device /tmp/mnt
+mount -t ext2 $device /tmp/mnt
+
+cd /sys; echo *
 
 # mkdir -p /nix
 # mkdir -p /nixpkgs/trunk/pkgs
diff --git a/make-disk.sh b/make-disk.sh
index ba964d09c0e..7b2f20781f7 100755
--- a/make-disk.sh
+++ b/make-disk.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ echo $($NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-store -qR $(nix-store -r $(echo '(import ./pkgs.nix).ni
 #echo $nixDeps > $storePaths
 
 utilLinux=$($NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-store -qR $(nix-store -r $(echo '(import ./pkgs.nix).utillinux' | $NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-instantiate -)))
+coreUtils=$($NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-store -qR $(nix-store -r $(echo '(import ./pkgs.nix).coreutils' | $NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-instantiate -)))
 
 bash=$($NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-store -q $(echo '(import ./pkgs.nix).bash' | $NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-instantiate -))
 coreutils=$($NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-store -q $(echo '(import ./pkgs.nix).coreutils' | $NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-instantiate -))
@@ -131,13 +132,13 @@ echo creating ramdisk
 rm -f ${initrd}
 cp ${archivesDir}/scripts/fill-disk.sh ${initdir}/init
 cp ${bash}/bin/* ${initdir}/bin
-#cp -f /nix/store/570hmhmx3v57605cqg9yfvvyh0nnb8k8-bash ${initdir}/bin/sh
 chmod u+x ${initdir}/init
 cp -fau --parents ${bashdeps} ${initdir}
 cp -fau --parents ${utilLinux} ${initdir}
+cp -fau --parents ${coreUtils} ${initdir}
 
-#(cd ${initdir}; find . |cpio -c -o) | gzip -9 > ${initrd}
-(cd ${archivesDir}/initdir; find . |cpio -c -o) | gzip -9 > ${initrd}
+(cd ${initdir}; find . |cpio -c -o) | gzip -9 > ${initrd}
+#(cd ${archivesDir}/initdir; find . |cpio -c -o) | gzip -9 > ${initrd}
 
 cp ${initrd} ${archivesDir}/isolinux