diff -Naurp genkernel-orig/gen_cmdline.sh genkernel/gen_cmdline.sh
--- genkernel-orig/gen_cmdline.sh	2007-09-23 14:22:15.000000000 +0200
+++ genkernel/gen_cmdline.sh	2007-09-23 14:28:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ longusage() {
   echo "	--static		Build a static (monolithic kernel)."
   echo "	--initramfs		Builds initramfs before kernel and embeds it"
   echo "				into the kernel."
+  echo "	--v86d			Install v86d into the initramfs (required for uvesafb)"
   echo "  Kernel settings"
   echo "	--kerneldir=<dir>	Location of the kernel sources"
   echo "	--kernel-config=<file>	Kernel configuration file to use for compilation"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ longusage() {
   echo "				autodetect."
   echo "	--makeopts=<makeopts>	Make options such as -j2, etc..."
   echo "	--mountboot		Mount BOOTDIR automatically if mountable"
-  echo "	--no-mountboot		Don't mount BOOTDIR automatically"  
+  echo "	--no-mountboot		Don't mount BOOTDIR automatically"
   echo "	--bootdir=<dir>		Set the location of the boot-directory, default is /boot"
   echo "  Initialization"
   echo "	--gensplash=<theme>	Enable framebuffer splash using <theme>"
@@ -374,6 +375,10 @@ parse_cmdline() {
 			CMD_INITRAMFS=1
 			print_info 2 "CMD_INITRAMFS: ${CMD_INITRAMFS}"
 			;;
+		--v86d)
+			CMD_V86D=1
+			print_info 2 "CMD_V86D: ${CMD_V86D}"
+			;;
 		--tempdir=*)
 			TMPDIR=`parse_opt "$*"`
 			TEMP=${TMPDIR}/$RANDOM.$RANDOM.$RANDOM.$$
diff -Naurp genkernel-orig/gen_initramfs.sh genkernel/gen_initramfs.sh
--- genkernel-orig/gen_initramfs.sh	2007-09-23 14:22:15.000000000 +0200
+++ genkernel/gen_initramfs.sh	2007-09-23 14:33:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -405,7 +405,15 @@ append_auxilary() {
 	chmod +x "${TEMP}/initramfs-aux-temp/sbin/modprobe"
 	cd "${TEMP}/initramfs-aux-temp/"
 	find . -print | cpio ${CPIO_ARGS} --append -F "${CPIO}"
-	rm -r "${TEMP}/initramfs-aux-temp/"	
+	rm -r "${TEMP}/initramfs-aux-temp/"
+}
+
+append_v86d() {
+	if [ -e /sbin/v86d ]; then
+		echo "/sbin/v86d" | cpio ${CPIO_ARGS} --append -F "${CPIO}"
+	else
+		print_warning 1 '               >> No v86d detected; skipping!'
+	fi
 }
 
 append_data() {
@@ -436,7 +444,8 @@ create_initramfs() {
 	append_data 'lvm' "${LVM}"
 	append_data 'dmraid' "${DMRAID}"
 	append_data 'evms' "${EVMS}"
-	
+	append_data 'v86d' "${CMD_V86D}"
+
 	if [ "${NOINITRDMODULES}" = '' ]
 	then
 		append_data 'modules'
diff -Naurp genkernel-orig/genkernel genkernel/genkernel
--- genkernel-orig/genkernel	2007-09-23 14:22:15.000000000 +0200
+++ genkernel/genkernel	2007-09-23 14:41:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ case "$*" in
 	--config=*)
 		CMD_GK_CONFIG=`parse_opt "$*"`
 		;;
-	esac
-}
+esac
 
 source ${CMD_GK_CONFIG:-/etc/genkernel.conf} || small_die "Could not read /etc/genkernel.conf"
 
@@ -392,7 +391,7 @@ then
 	echo
 	print_info 1 'WARNING... WARNING... WARNING...'
 	print_info 1 'Additional kernel cmdline arguments that *may* be required to boot properly...'
-	[ "${SPLASH}" -eq '1' ] && print_info 1 "add \"vga=791 splash=silent,theme:${SPLASH_THEME} console=tty1 quiet\" if you use a splash framebuffer ]"
+	[ "${SPLASH}" -eq '1' ] && print_info 1 "add \"vga=791 splash=silent,theme:${SPLASH_THEME} console=tty1 quiet\" if you use fbsplash ]"
 	[ "${LVM}" -eq '1' ] && print_info 1 'add "dolvm" for lvm support'
 	[ "${EVMS}" -eq '1' ] && print_info 1 'add "doevms" for evms support'
 	[ "${DMRAID}" -eq '1' ] && print_info 1 'add "dodmraid" for dmraid support'