diff --git a/fill-disk.sh b/fill-disk.sh
index fc3bb782e9d..65499c7df83 100755
--- a/fill-disk.sh
+++ b/fill-disk.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! @bash@/bin/sh -e
 
-export PATH=@bash@/bin:@coreutilsdiet@/bin:@coreutils@/bin:@findutils@/bin:@utillinux@/bin:@utillinux@/sbin:@e2fsprogs@/sbin:@grub@/sbin:@sysvinitPath@/sbin:@gnugrep@/bin:@which@/bin:@gnutar@/bin
+export PATH=@bash@/bin:@coreutilsdiet@/bin:@coreutils@/bin:@findutils@/bin:@utillinux@/bin:@utillinux@/sbin:@e2fsprogs@/sbin:@grub@/sbin:@sysvinitPath@/sbin:@gnugrep@/bin:@which@/bin:@gnutar@/bin:@eject@/bin
 
 ##
 ## In the beginning we want to have a minimalistic environment, built with
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ mknod -m 0600 $root/dev/tty1 c 4 1
 mknod -m 0444 $root/dev/urandom c 1 9
 
 rm -f $root/etc/mtab
-#ln -s /proc/mounts $root/etc/mtab
+ln -s /proc/mounts $root/etc/mtab
 
 ## Probe for CD device which contains our CD here and mount /nix and
 ## /nixpkgs from it inside the ramdisk. Anaconda uses kudzu for this.
@@ -198,15 +198,15 @@ DEVICES="/dev/hd?"
 for i in ${DEVICES}
 do
 echo "Looking for CDROM in: $i"
-if mount -t iso9660 $i /cdrom >/dev/null 2>&1
-then
-  if test -f /cdrom/NIXOS
+  if mount -t iso9660 $i /cdrom >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    cddevice=$i
-    echo "Accessing NixOS CDROM at $i"
-  break
+    if test -f /cdrom/NIXOS
+    then
+      cddevice=$i
+      echo "Accessing NixOS CDROM at $i"
+    break
+    fi
   fi
-fi
 done
 
 echo switch to /nix and /nixpkgs from CD
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ ln -s @hotplug@/sbin/hotplug $root/sbin/hotplug
 ln -s @hotplug@/etc/hotplug $root/etc/hotplug
 ln -s @hotplug@/etc/hotplug.d $root/etc/hotplug.d
 ln -s $device $root/dev/root
+ln -s @sysvinitPath@/sbin/init /sbin/init
 
 echo installing bootloader
 
@@ -348,11 +349,12 @@ cp /tmp/install-log $root/root
 echo umounting filesystem
 
 umount $root
+#umount /nix
 umount /cdrom
+#echo ejecting $cddevice
+#eject $cddevice
 
 echo install done
-ln -s @sysvinitPath@/sbin/init /sbin/init
-
 echo it\'s safe to turn off your machine
 
 while true; do
diff --git a/make-disk.sh b/make-disk.sh
index aad35e52d2e..7f6be2694e6 100755
--- a/make-disk.sh
+++ b/make-disk.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ nano=$($NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-store -r $(echo '(import ./pkgs.nix).nano' | $NIX_CMD_P
 gnugrep=$($NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-store -r $(echo '(import ./pkgs.nix).gnugrep' | $NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-instantiate -))
 which=$($NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-store -r $(echo '(import ./pkgs.nix).which' | $NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-instantiate -))
 gnutar=$($NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-store -r $(echo '(import ./pkgs.nix).gnutar' | $NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-instantiate -))
+eject=$($NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-store -r $(echo '(import ./pkgs.nix).eject' | $NIX_CMD_PATH/nix-instantiate -))
 
 #(while read storepath; do
    #cp -fa --parents ${storepath} ${archivesDir}
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ sed -e "s^@sysvinitPath\@^$sysvinitPath^g" \
     -e "s^@hotplug\@^$hotplug^g" \
     -e "s^@gnugrep\@^$gnugrep^g" \
     -e "s^@which\@^$which^g" \
+    -e "s^@eject\@^$eject^g" \
     -e "s^@gnutar\@^$gnutar^g" \
     -e "s^@mingetty\@^$mingettyWrapper^g" \
     < $fill_disk > $fill_disk.tmp
@@ -223,9 +225,9 @@ cp -fau --parents ${coreUtilsDiet} ${initdir}
 cp -fau --parents ${e2fsProgs} ${initdir}
 cp -fau --parents ${modUtils} ${initdir}
 cp -fau --parents ${hotplug} ${initdir}
-#cp -fau --parents ${which} ${initdir}
+cp -fau --parents ${eject} ${initdir}
 
-touch ${initdir}/NIXOS
+touch ${archivesDir}/NIXOS
 
 (cd ${initdir}; find . |cpio -H newc -o) | gzip -9 > ${initrd}
 
diff --git a/pkgs.nix b/pkgs.nix
index fff17e9921d..78d6805dee8 100644
--- a/pkgs.nix
+++ b/pkgs.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ rec {
     nettools nix subversion gcc wget which vim less screen openssh binutils
     strace shadowutils iputils gnumake curl gnused gnutar gnugrep gzip
     mingettyWrapper grubWrapper syslinux parted module_init_tools hotplug udev
-    dhcpWrapper man nano;
+    dhcpWrapper man nano eject;
 
   boot = (import ./boot) {inherit stdenv kernel bash coreutils findutilsWrapper
     utillinux sysvinit e2fsprogs nettools nix subversion gcc wget which vim
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ rec {
 
   init = (import ./init) {inherit stdenv bash coreutilsDiet utillinux e2fsprogsDiet
     nix shadowutils mingettyWrapper grubWrapper parted module_init_tools hotplug
-    dhcpWrapper man nano;};
+    dhcpWrapper man nano eject;};
 
-  everything = [boot sysvinit kernel];
+  everything = [boot sysvinit kernel eject];
 }