diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/hook-functions b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/hook-functions
index bc8d164aa4..4924e7072e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/hook-functions
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/hook-functions
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ catenate_cpiogz() {
 
 force_load()
 {
-		manual_add_modules ${@}
-		echo "${@}" >>"${DESTDIR}/conf/modules"
+	manual_add_modules ${@}
+	echo "${@}" >>"${DESTDIR}/conf/modules"
 }
 
 # Takes a file containing a list of modules to be added as an
@@ -370,9 +370,6 @@ dep_add_modules()
 	if [ -d "${DESTDIR}/lib/modules/${version}/kernel/drivers/ide" ]; then
 		sys_walk_modalias ${root_dev_path}
 		manual_add_modules ide-gd_mod
-		# FIXME: remove post Squeeze
-		manual_add_modules ide-disk
-		manual_add_modules ide-cd
 	fi
 
 	if [ -d "${DESTDIR}/lib/modules/${version}/kernel/drivers/scsi" ]; then
@@ -539,8 +536,14 @@ cache_run_scripts()
 compare_versions()
 {
 	local curv="$1" minv="$2"
+	local cmpver_cmd
 
-	xbps-uhelper cmpver $curv $minv
+	if ! command -v xbps-uhelper.static >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		cmpver_cmd=xbps-uhelper.static
+	else
+		cmpver_cmd=xbps-uhelper
+	fi
+	${cmpver_cmd} cmpver $curv $minv
 	if [ $? -eq 0 ] || [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
 		return 0
 	fi
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init
index 555676eb71..e3c112b044 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/init
@@ -13,31 +13,23 @@ done
 [ -d /sys ] || mkdir /sys
 [ -d /proc ] || mkdir /proc
 [ -d /tmp ] || mkdir /tmp
-mkdir -p /var/lock
 mount -t sysfs -o nodev,noexec,nosuid sysfs /sys 
 mount -t proc -o nodev,noexec,nosuid proc /proc 
 
 # Note that this only becomes /dev on the real filesystem if udev's scripts
 # are used; which they will be, but it's worth pointing out
-tmpfs_size="10M"
 if [ -e /etc/udev/udev.conf ]; then
 	. /etc/udev/udev.conf
 fi
 if ! mount -t devtmpfs -o mode=0755 devtmpfs /dev; then
+	tmpfs_size="10M"
 	echo "W: devtmpfs not available, falling back to tmpfs for /dev"
 	mount -t tmpfs -o size=$tmpfs_size,mode=0755 udev /dev
 	[ -e /dev/console ] || mknod -m 0600 /dev/console c 5 1
 	[ -e /dev/null ] || mknod /dev/null c 1 3
 fi
-mkdir /dev/pts
-mount -t devpts -o noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620 devpts /dev/pts || true
-> /dev/.initramfs-tools
 mkdir /dev/.initramfs
 
-# Export the dpkg architecture
-export DPKG_ARCH=
-. /conf/arch.conf
-
 # Set modprobe env
 export MODPROBE_OPTIONS="-qb"
 
@@ -202,36 +194,31 @@ fi
 [ -n "${netconsole}" ] && modprobe netconsole netconsole="${netconsole}"
 
 maybe_break top
-[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/init-top"
+log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/init-top"
 run_scripts /scripts/init-top
-[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+log_end_msg
 
 maybe_break modules
-[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Loading essential drivers"
+log_begin_msg "Loading essential drivers"
 load_modules
-[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+log_end_msg
 
 maybe_break premount
-[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/init-premount"
+log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/init-premount"
 run_scripts /scripts/init-premount
-[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+log_end_msg
 
 maybe_break mount
 log_begin_msg "Mounting root file system"
 . /scripts/${BOOT}
-parse_numeric ${ROOT}
 maybe_break mountroot
 mountroot
 log_end_msg
 
 maybe_break bottom
-[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/init-bottom"
+log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/init-bottom"
 run_scripts /scripts/init-bottom
-[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
-
-# Move virtual filesystems over to the real filesystem
-mount -n -o move /sys ${rootmnt}/sys
-umount /proc
+log_end_msg
 
 validate_init() {
 	checktarget="${1}"
@@ -286,7 +273,6 @@ maybe_break init
 # (keep init, rootmnt)
 unset debug
 unset MODPROBE_OPTIONS
-unset DPKG_ARCH
 unset ROOTFLAGS
 unset ROOTFSTYPE
 unset ROOTDELAY
@@ -304,6 +290,10 @@ unset readonly
 unset resume
 unset resume_offset
 
+# Umount sysfs and procfs, they will be mounted by init scripts.
+umount /sys
+umount /proc
+
 # Chain to real filesystem
 exec switch_root ${rootmnt} ${init} "$@"
 panic "Could not execute run-init."
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs
index a01ff76eef..2d3da59a44 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/mkinitramfs
@@ -239,21 +239,20 @@ hidden_dep_add_modules
 cp -p /usr/share/initramfs-tools/init ${DESTDIR}/init
 
 # add existant boot scripts
-for b in $(cd /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/ && find . \
+for b in $(cd /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/ && find -L . \
 	-regextype posix-extended -regex '.*/[[:alnum:]\._-]+$' -type f); do
 	[ -d "${DESTDIR}/scripts/$(dirname "${b}")" ] \
 		|| mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/scripts/$(dirname "${b}")"
 	cp -p "/usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/${b}" \
 		"${DESTDIR}/scripts/$(dirname "${b}")/"
 done
-for b in $(cd "${CONFDIR}/scripts" && find . \
+for b in $(cd "${CONFDIR}/scripts" && find -L . \
 	-regextype posix-extended -regex '.*/[[:alnum:]\._-]+$' -type f); do
 	[ -d "${DESTDIR}/scripts/$(dirname "${b}")" ] \
 		|| mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/scripts/$(dirname "${b}")"
 	cp -p "${CONFDIR}/scripts/${b}" "${DESTDIR}/scripts/$(dirname "${b}")/"
 done
 
-echo "DPKG_ARCH=${DPKG_ARCH}" > ${DESTDIR}/conf/arch.conf
 cp -p "${CONFDIR}/initramfs.conf" ${DESTDIR}/conf
 for i in ${EXTRA_CONF}; do
 	if [ -e "${CONFDIR}/conf.d/${i}" ]; then
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/functions b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/functions
index 4e284ad255..09fca7d0fc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/functions
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/functions
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 _log_msg()
 {
-	if [ "$quiet" = "y" ]; then return; fi
+	[ "$quiet" = "y" ] && return
 	printf "\033[1m"
 	printf "$@"
 	printf "\033[m\n"
@@ -25,26 +25,16 @@ log_warning_msg()
 
 log_begin_msg()
 {
-	if [ -x /sbin/usplash_write ]; then
-		/sbin/usplash_write "TEXT $@"
-	fi
 	_log_msg "$@ ..."
 }
 
 log_end_msg()
 {
-	if [ -x /sbin/usplash_write ]; then
-		/sbin/usplash_write "SUCCESS ok"
-	fi
 	:
 }
 
 panic()
 {
-	if [ -x /sbin/usplash_write ]; then
-		/sbin/usplash_write "QUIT"
-	fi
-
 	if command -v chvt >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		chvt 1
 	fi
@@ -271,33 +261,6 @@ load_modules()
 	fi
 }
 
-# lilo compatibility
-parse_numeric() {
-	case $1 in
-	"")
-		return
-		;;
-	/*)
-		return
-		;;
-	[0-9]*:[0-9]*)
-		minor=${1#*:}
-		major=${1%:*}
-		;;
-	[A-Fa-f0-9]*)
-		value=$(( 0x${1} ))
-		minor=$(( ${value} % 256 ))
-		major=$(( ${value} / 256 ))
-		;;
-	*)
-		return
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	mknod -m 600 /dev/root b ${major} ${minor}
-	ROOT=/dev/root
-}
-
 # Parameter: device node to check
 # Echos fstype to stdout
 # Return value: indicates if an fs could be recognized
@@ -306,13 +269,7 @@ get_fstype ()
 	local FS FSTYPE FSSIZE RET
 	FS="${1}"
 
-	# vol_id has a more complete list of file systems,
-	# but fstype is more robust
-	if command -v blkid >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-		FSTYPE=$(blkid -o value -s TYPE "${FS}")
-	elif [ "$FSTYPE" = "unknown" ] && [ -x /lib/udev/vol_id ]; then
-		FSTYPE=$(/lib/udev/vol_id -t "${FS}" 2> /dev/null)
-	fi
+	FSTYPE=$(blkid -o value -s TYPE "${FS}")
 	RET=$?
 
 	if [ -z "${FSTYPE}" ]; then
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/local b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/local
index 8cb279a1ef..3d76abcccf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/local
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/scripts/local
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 pre_mountroot()
 {
-	[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/local-top"
+	log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/local-top"
 	run_scripts /scripts/local-top
-	[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+	log_end_msg
 
 	wait_for_udev 10
 
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ pre_mountroot()
 		# Default delay is 30s
 		slumber=${ROOTDELAY:-30}
 
-		if [ -x /sbin/usplash_write ]; then
-			/sbin/usplash_write "TIMEOUT ${slumber}" || true
-		fi
-
 		slumber=$(( ${slumber} * 10 ))
 		while [ ! -e "${ROOT}" ] \
 		|| ! $(get_fstype "${ROOT}" >/dev/null); do
@@ -46,9 +42,6 @@ pre_mountroot()
 		else
 			log_end_msg 1 || true
 		fi
-		if [ -x /sbin/usplash_write ]; then
-			/sbin/usplash_write "TIMEOUT 15" || true
-		fi
 	fi
 
 	# We've given up, but we'll let the user fix matters if they can
@@ -92,9 +85,9 @@ mountroot()
 		FSTYPE=${ROOTFSTYPE}
 	fi
 
-	[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/local-premount"
+	log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/local-premount"
 	run_scripts /scripts/local-premount
-	[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+	log_end_msg
 
 	if [ "${readonly}" = "y" ]; then
 		roflag=-r
@@ -113,7 +106,7 @@ mountroot()
 		mount ${roflag} ${ROOTFLAGS} ${ROOT} ${rootmnt}
 	fi
 
-	[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/local-bottom"
+	log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/local-bottom"
 	run_scripts /scripts/local-bottom
-	[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+	log_end_msg
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs
index c0f775d157..a11531fe27 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs
@@ -341,8 +341,6 @@ update()
 
 	generate_initramfs
 
-	[ -n "${dogrub}" ] && run_bootloader
-
 	backup_booted_initramfs
 }
 
@@ -371,6 +369,8 @@ delete()
 	delete_sha1
 
 	rm -f "${initramfs}" "${initramfs}.bak"
+
+	[ -n "${dogrub}" ] && run_bootloader
 }
 
 # Check for update mode on existing and modified initramfs
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
index 2b553685cd..65e94db3d7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'initramfs-tools'
 pkgname=initramfs-tools
-_localver=0.99.8.4	# This is the XBPS version
+_localver=0.99.9	# This is the XBPS version
 _distver=0.98.8		# This should match debian version
 version=${_localver}.${_distver}
 build_style=custom-install