diff --git a/gen_cmdline.sh b/gen_cmdline.sh
index ef18dc9..bcb36b6 100755
--- a/gen_cmdline.sh
+++ b/gen_cmdline.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ usage() {
   echo "	--no-install		Do not install kernel after building"
   echo "	--kerneldir=<dir>	Location of kernel source"
   echo "	--kernel-config=<file>	Kernel configuration file to use for compilation"
-  echo "  Low-Level Compile settings"
+  echo "        --no-initrdmodules      Don't copy modules to initrd" 
+ echo "  Low-Level Compile settings"
   echo "	--kernel-cc=<compiler>	Compiler to use for kernel (e.g. distcc)"
   echo "	--kernel-ld=<linker>	Linker to use for kernel"
   echo "	--kernel-as=<assembler>	Assembler to use for kernel"
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@ parse_cmdline() {
 				CMD_NOINSTALL=1
 				print_info 2 "CMD_NOINSTALL: $CMD_NOINSTALL"
 			;;
+			--no-initrdmodules)
+				CMD_NOINITRDMODULES=1
+				print_info 2 "CMD_NOINITRDMODULES: $CMD_NOINITRDMODULES"
+			;;
 			--arch-override*)
 				CMD_ARCHOVERRIDE=`parse_opt "${x}"`
 				print_info 2 "CMD_ARCHOVERRIDE: $CMD_ARCHOVERRIDE"
diff --git a/gen_determineargs.sh b/gen_determineargs.sh
index e26b55e..057f85b 100644
--- a/gen_determineargs.sh
+++ b/gen_determineargs.sh
@@ -122,4 +122,8 @@ determine_real_args() {
 		MINKERNPACKAGE="${CMD_MINKERNPACKAGE}"
 	fi
 
+	if [ "${CMD_NOINITRDMODULES}" != "" ]
+	then
+		NOINITRDMODULES="${CMD_NOINITRDMODULES}"
+	fi
 }
diff --git a/gen_initrd.sh b/gen_initrd.sh
index c61d0d6..1bfbf56 100644
--- a/gen_initrd.sh
+++ b/gen_initrd.sh
@@ -53,17 +53,20 @@ create_base_initrd_sys() {
 	bunzip2 "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/busybox.bz2" || gen_die "could not uncompress busybox"
 	chmod +x "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/busybox"
 
-	if [ "${PAT}" -gt "4" ]
+	if [ "${NOINITRDMODULES}" = "" ]
 	then
-		cp "${MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_BINCACHE}" "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod.static.bz2" || gen_die "could not copy insmod.static from bincache"
-	else
-		cp "${MODUTILS_BINCACHE}" "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod.static.bz2" || gen_die "could not copy insmod.static from bincache"
+		if [ "${PAT}" -gt "4" ]
+		then
+			cp "${MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_BINCACHE}" "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod.static.bz2" || gen_die "could not copy insmod.static from bincache"
+		else
+			cp "${MODUTILS_BINCACHE}" "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod.static.bz2" || gen_die "could not copy insmod.static from bincache"
+		fi
+
+		bunzip2 "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod.static.bz2" || gen_die "could not uncompress insmod.static"
+		mv "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod.static" "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod"
+		chmod +x "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod"
 	fi
 
-	bunzip2 "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod.static.bz2" || gen_die "could not uncompress insmod.static"
-	mv "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod.static" "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod"
-	chmod +x "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/insmod"
-
 	cp "${DEVFSD_BINCACHE}" "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/devfsd.bz2" || gen_die "could not copy devfsd executable from bincache"
 	bunzip2 "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/devfsd.bz2" || gen_die "could not uncompress devfsd"
 	chmod +x "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/bin/devfsd"
@@ -98,44 +101,30 @@ create_initrd_modules() {
 	else
 		MOD_EXT=".o"
 	fi
-#	local modc i mods mymod
-#	for modc in storage firewire ataraid pcmcia usb
-#	do
-#	for 
-#		mkdir -p ${TEMP}/initrd-temp/lib/modules/${modc}
-#		mods=`echo $modc | tr [:lower:] [:upper:]`_MODULES
-#		eval mymods=\$$mods
-#		for i in ${mymods}
-		for i in `gen_dep_list`
-		do
-			print_info 2 "$i : module searching" 1 0
-			mymod=`find /lib/modules/${KV} -name "${i}${MOD_EXT}"`
-			if [ -z "${mymod}" ]
-			then
-				print_info 2 "Warning : ${i}${MOD_EXT} not found; skipping..."
-				continue;
-			fi
-			print_info 2 "copying ${mymod} to initrd"
-			cp -ax --parents "${mymod}" "${TEMP}/initrd-temp"
-		done
-#	done
+	for i in `gen_dep_list`
+	do
+		print_info 2 "$i : module searching" 1 0
+		mymod=`find /lib/modules/${KV} -name "${i}${MOD_EXT}"`
+		if [ -z "${mymod}" ]
+		then
+			print_info 2 "Warning : ${i}${MOD_EXT} not found; skipping..."
+			continue;
+		fi
+		print_info 2 "copying ${mymod} to initrd"
+		cp -ax --parents "${mymod}" "${TEMP}/initrd-temp"
+	done
 
 	cp -ax --parents /lib/modules/${KV}/modules* ${TEMP}/initrd-temp
 
-#	cat ${GK_SHARE}/${ARCH}/linuxrc | sed 	-e "s/%%STORAGE_MODULES%%/${STORAGE_MODULES}/" \
-#						-e "s/%%FIREWIRE_MODULES%%/${FIREWIRE_MODULES}/" \
-#						-e "s/%%ATARAID_MODULES%%/${ATARAID_MODULES}/" \
-#						-e "s/%%PCMCIA_MODULES%%/${PCMCIA_MODULES}/" \
-#						-e "s/%%USB_MODULES%%/${USB_MODULES}/" \
-#						> ${TEMP}/initrd-temp/linuxrc
-
 	mkdir -p "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/etc/modules"
 	print_list ${SCSI_MODULES} > "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/etc/modules/scsi"
 	print_list ${FIREWIRE_MODULES} > "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/etc/modules/firewire"
 	print_list ${ATARAID_MODULES} > "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/etc/modules/ataraid"
 	print_list ${PCMCIA_MODULES} > "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/etc/modules/pcmcia"
 	print_list ${USB_MODULES} > "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/etc/modules/usb"
+}
 
+create_initrd_aux() {
 	if [ -f "${GK_SHARE}/${ARCH}/linuxrc" ]
 	then
 		cp "${GK_SHARE}/${ARCH}/linuxrc" "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/linuxrc"
@@ -167,6 +156,7 @@ create_initrd_modules() {
 	chmod +x "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/etc/initrd.scripts"
 	chmod +x "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/etc/initrd.defaults"
 	chmod +x "${TEMP}/initrd-temp/sbin/modprobe"
+
 }
 
 calc_initrd_size() {
@@ -182,8 +172,16 @@ create_initrd() {
 	print_info 1 "initrd: creating base system"
 	create_base_initrd_sys
 
-	print_info 1 "initrd: copying modules"
-	create_initrd_modules
+	if [ "${NOINITRDMODULES}" = "" ]
+	then
+		print_info 1 "initrd: copying modules"
+		create_initrd_modules
+	else
+		print_info 1 "initrd: not copying modules"
+	fi
+
+	print_info 1 "initrd: copying auxilary files"
+	create_initrd_aux
 
 	print_info 1 "initrd: calculating initrd size"
 	INITRD_CALC_SIZE=`calc_initrd_size`
diff --git a/generic/linuxrc b/generic/linuxrc
index 1269ada..67f27a0 100644
--- a/generic/linuxrc
+++ b/generic/linuxrc
@@ -53,13 +53,17 @@ do
 	done
 done
 
-echo "STEP 2: Module loading"
-
-# Load appropriate kernel modules
-for x in $MY_HWOPTS
-do
-	modules_scan $x
-done
+if [ -d "/lib/modules" ]
+then
+	echo "STEP 2: Module loading"
+	# Load appropriate kernel modules
+	for x in $MY_HWOPTS
+	do
+		modules_scan $x
+	done
+else
+	echo "STEP 2: Skipping module load. No modules in initrd"
+fi
 
 echo "STEP 3: Mounting necessary filesystems per boot options"
 
diff --git a/genkernel.sh b/genkernel.sh
index 775bdb8..d2835e6 100755
--- a/genkernel.sh
+++ b/genkernel.sh
@@ -71,12 +71,16 @@ fi
 # Compile Busybox
 compile_busybox
 
-if [ "${PAT}" -gt "4" ]
+# Only compile insmod if we're installing modules onto the initrd
+if [ "${NOINITRDMODULES}" = "" ]
 then
-	# Compile module-init-tools
-	compile_module_init_tools
-else
-	compile_modutils
+	if [ "${PAT}" -gt "4" ]
+	then
+		# Compile module-init-tools
+		compile_module_init_tools
+	else
+		compile_modutils
+	fi
 fi
 
 compile_devfsd