diff --git a/defaults/initrd.scripts b/defaults/initrd.scripts
index 0bfcf8a..2bd86d7 100644
--- a/defaults/initrd.scripts
+++ b/defaults/initrd.scripts
@@ -1698,3 +1698,188 @@ ensure_initramfs_mounts() {
 		fi
 	done
 }
+
+rootdev_init() {
+	good_msg "Initializing root device..."
+
+	while true
+	do
+		local got_good_root=
+		while [ "${got_good_root}" != '1' ]
+		do
+			case "${REAL_ROOT}" in
+				LABEL=*|UUID=*)
+
+					ROOT_DEV=""
+					retval=1
+
+					if [ ${retval} -ne 0 ]; then
+						ROOT_DEV=$(findfs "${REAL_ROOT}" 2>/dev/null)
+						retval=$?
+					fi
+
+					if [ ${retval} -ne 0 ]; then
+						ROOT_DEV=$(busybox findfs "${REAL_ROOT}" 2>/dev/null)
+						retval=$?
+					fi
+
+					if [ ${retval} -ne 0 ]; then
+						ROOT_DEV=$(blkid -o device -l -t "${REAL_ROOT}")
+						retval=$?
+					fi
+
+					if [ ${retval} -eq 0 ] && [ -n "${ROOT_DEV}" ]; then
+						good_msg "Detected real_root=${ROOT_DEV}"
+						REAL_ROOT="${ROOT_DEV}"
+					else
+						prompt_user "REAL_ROOT" "root block device"
+						got_good_root=0
+						continue
+					fi
+					;;
+				ZFS*)
+					if [ "${USE_ZFS}" = '0' ]; then
+						prompt_user "REAL_ROOT" "root block device"
+						continue
+					fi
+					ROOT_DEV="${REAL_ROOT#*=}"
+					if [ "${ROOT_DEV}" != 'ZFS' ]
+					then
+						if [ "$(zfs get type -o value -H ${ROOT_DEV})" = 'filesystem' ]
+						then
+							got_good_root=1;
+							REAL_ROOT=${ROOT_DEV}
+							ROOTFSTYPE=zfs
+						else
+							bad_msg "${ROOT_DEV} is not a filesystem"
+							prompt_user "REAL_ROOT" "root block device"
+							got_good_root=0
+							continue
+						fi
+					else
+						BOOTFS=$(/sbin/zpool list -H -o bootfs)
+						if [ "${BOOTFS}" != '-' ]
+						then
+
+							for i in ${BOOTFS}
+							do
+
+								zfs get type ${i} > /dev/null
+								retval=$?
+
+								if [ ${retval} -eq 0 ];	then
+									got_good_root=1
+									REAL_ROOT=${i}
+									ROOTFSTYPE=zfs
+									break
+								fi
+							done
+						else
+							got_good_root=0
+						fi
+
+					fi
+
+					if [ ${got_good_root} -ne 1 ]; then
+						prompt_user "REAL_ROOT" "root block device"
+						got_good_root=0
+					fi
+					continue
+					;;
+			esac
+
+			if [ "${REAL_ROOT}" = '' ]
+			then
+				# No REAL_ROOT determined/specified. Prompt user for root block device.
+				prompt_user "REAL_ROOT" "root block device"
+				got_good_root=0
+
+			# Check for a block device or NFS
+			elif [ -b "${REAL_ROOT}" ] || is_nfs
+			then
+				got_good_root=1
+
+			else
+				bad_msg "Block device ${REAL_ROOT} is not a valid root device..."
+				REAL_ROOT=""
+				got_good_root=0
+			fi
+		done
+
+
+		if [ "${got_good_root}" = "1" ] && is_livecd && ! is_nfs
+		then
+			# CD already mounted; no further checks necessary
+			break
+		elif [ "${LOOPTYPE}" = "sgimips" ]
+		then
+			# sgimips mounts the livecd root partition directly
+			# there is no isofs filesystem to worry about
+			break
+		else
+			good_msg "Mounting $REAL_ROOT as root..."
+
+			if [ "${ROOTFSTYPE}" = 'zfs' ]
+			then
+				if [ "$(zfs get -H -o value mountpoint ${REAL_ROOT})" = 'legacy' ]
+				then
+					MOUNT_STATE=rw
+				else
+					MOUNT_STATE=rw,zfsutil
+				fi
+			else
+				MOUNT_STATE=ro
+			fi
+
+			# Try to mount the device as ${NEW_ROOT}
+			if is_nfs; then
+				findnfsmount
+			else
+				# mount ro so fsck doesn't barf later
+				if [ "${REAL_ROOTFLAGS}" = '' ]; then
+					good_msg "Using mount -t ${ROOTFSTYPE} -o ${MOUNT_STATE}"
+					mount -t ${ROOTFSTYPE} -o ${MOUNT_STATE} ${REAL_ROOT} ${NEW_ROOT}
+				else
+					good_msg "Using mount -t ${ROOTFSTYPE} -o ${MOUNT_STATE},${REAL_ROOTFLAGS}"
+					mount -t ${ROOTFSTYPE} -o ${MOUNT_STATE},${REAL_ROOTFLAGS} ${REAL_ROOT} ${NEW_ROOT}
+				fi
+			fi
+
+			# If mount is successful break out of the loop
+			# else not a good root and start over.
+			if [ "$?" = '0' ]
+			then
+				# now that the root filesystem is mounted, before
+				# checking the validity of ${NEW_ROOT} and ${REAL_INIT},
+				# ensure that ${NEW_ROOT}/etc/initramfs.mounts entries
+				# are mounted.
+				ensure_initramfs_mounts
+
+				# NFS does not need further checks here.
+				if is_nfs; then
+					break
+				fi
+
+				if [ ! -d "${NEW_ROOT}/dev" ]; then
+					_msg="The filesystem ${REAL_ROOT},"
+					_msg="${_msg} mounted at ${NEW_ROOT}"
+					_msg="${_msg} does not contain /dev"
+					_msg="${_msg}, init will likely fail..."
+					bad_msg "${_msg}"
+				fi
+				if [ ! -x "${NEW_ROOT}${REAL_INIT:-/sbin/init}" ]; then
+					_msg="The filesystem ${REAL_ROOT},"
+					_msg="${_msg} mounted at ${NEW_ROOT}"
+					_msg="${_msg} does not contain a valid"
+					_msg="${_msg} init=${REAL_INIT}"
+					bad_msg "${_msg}"
+				fi
+				break
+			else
+				bad_msg "Could not mount specified ROOT, try again"
+				got_good_root=0
+				REAL_ROOT=''
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+}
diff --git a/defaults/linuxrc b/defaults/linuxrc
index f393735..de37c80 100644
--- a/defaults/linuxrc
+++ b/defaults/linuxrc
@@ -296,187 +296,7 @@ rundebugshell "before setting up the root filesystem"
 is_livecd && livecd_init
 
 # Determine root device
-good_msg "Determining root device..."
-while true
-do
-	while [ "${got_good_root}" != '1' ]
-	do
-		case "${REAL_ROOT}" in
-			LABEL=*|UUID=*)
-
-				ROOT_DEV=""
-				retval=1
-
-				if [ ${retval} -ne 0 ]; then
-					ROOT_DEV=$(findfs "${REAL_ROOT}" 2>/dev/null)
-					retval=$?
-				fi
-
-				if [ ${retval} -ne 0 ]; then
-					ROOT_DEV=$(busybox findfs "${REAL_ROOT}" 2>/dev/null)
-					retval=$?
-				fi
-
-				if [ ${retval} -ne 0 ]; then
-					ROOT_DEV=$(blkid -o device -l -t "${REAL_ROOT}")
-					retval=$?
-				fi
-
-				if [ ${retval} -eq 0 ] && [ -n "${ROOT_DEV}" ]; then
-					good_msg "Detected real_root=${ROOT_DEV}"
-					REAL_ROOT="${ROOT_DEV}"
-				else
-					prompt_user "REAL_ROOT" "root block device"
-					got_good_root=0
-					continue
-				fi
-				;;
-			ZFS*)
-				if [ "${USE_ZFS}" = '0' ]; then
-					prompt_user "REAL_ROOT" "root block device"
-					continue
-				fi
-				ROOT_DEV="${REAL_ROOT#*=}"
-				if [ "${ROOT_DEV}" != 'ZFS' ]
-				then
-					if [ "$(zfs get type -o value -H ${ROOT_DEV})" = 'filesystem' ]
-					then
-						got_good_root=1;
-						REAL_ROOT=${ROOT_DEV}
-						ROOTFSTYPE=zfs
-					else
-						bad_msg "${ROOT_DEV} is not a filesystem"
-						prompt_user "REAL_ROOT" "root block device"
-						got_good_root=0
-						continue
-					fi
-				else
-					BOOTFS=$(/sbin/zpool list -H -o bootfs)
-					if [ "${BOOTFS}" != '-' ]
-					then
-
-						for i in ${BOOTFS}
-						do
-
-							zfs get type ${i} > /dev/null
-							retval=$?
-
-							if [ ${retval} -eq 0 ];	then
-								got_good_root=1
-								REAL_ROOT=${i}
-								ROOTFSTYPE=zfs
-								break
-							fi
-						done
-					else
-						got_good_root=0
-					fi
-
-				fi
-
-				if [ ${got_good_root} -ne 1 ]; then
-					prompt_user "REAL_ROOT" "root block device"
-					got_good_root=0
-				fi
-				continue
-				;;
-		esac
-
-		if [ "${REAL_ROOT}" = '' ]
-		then
-			# No REAL_ROOT determined/specified. Prompt user for root block device.
-			prompt_user "REAL_ROOT" "root block device"
-			got_good_root=0
-
-		# Check for a block device or NFS
-		elif [ -b "${REAL_ROOT}" ] || is_nfs
-		then
-			got_good_root=1
-
-		else
-			bad_msg "Block device ${REAL_ROOT} is not a valid root device..."
-			REAL_ROOT=""
-			got_good_root=0
-		fi
-	done
-
-
-	if [ "${got_good_root}" = "1" ] && is_livecd && ! is_nfs
-	then
-		# CD already mounted; no further checks necessary
-		break
-	elif [ "${LOOPTYPE}" = "sgimips" ]
-	then
-		# sgimips mounts the livecd root partition directly
-		# there is no isofs filesystem to worry about
-		break
-	else
-		good_msg "Mounting $REAL_ROOT as root..."
-
-		if [ "${ROOTFSTYPE}" = 'zfs' ]
-		then
-			if [ "$(zfs get -H -o value mountpoint ${REAL_ROOT})" = 'legacy' ]
-			then
-				MOUNT_STATE=rw
-			else
-				MOUNT_STATE=rw,zfsutil
-			fi
-		else
-			MOUNT_STATE=ro
-		fi
-
-		# Try to mount the device as ${NEW_ROOT}
-		if is_nfs; then
-			findnfsmount
-		else
-			# mount ro so fsck doesn't barf later
-			if [ "${REAL_ROOTFLAGS}" = '' ]; then
-				good_msg "Using mount -t ${ROOTFSTYPE} -o ${MOUNT_STATE}"
-				mount -t ${ROOTFSTYPE} -o ${MOUNT_STATE} ${REAL_ROOT} ${NEW_ROOT}
-			else
-				good_msg "Using mount -t ${ROOTFSTYPE} -o ${MOUNT_STATE},${REAL_ROOTFLAGS}"
-				mount -t ${ROOTFSTYPE} -o ${MOUNT_STATE},${REAL_ROOTFLAGS} ${REAL_ROOT} ${NEW_ROOT}
-			fi
-		fi
-
-		# If mount is successful break out of the loop
-		# else not a good root and start over.
-		if [ "$?" = '0' ]
-		then
-			# now that the root filesystem is mounted, before
-			# checking the validity of ${NEW_ROOT} and ${REAL_INIT},
-			# ensure that ${NEW_ROOT}/etc/initramfs.mounts entries
-			# are mounted.
-			ensure_initramfs_mounts
-
-			# NFS does not need further checks here.
-			if is_nfs; then
-				break
-			fi
-
-			if [ ! -d "${NEW_ROOT}/dev" ]; then
-				_msg="The filesystem ${REAL_ROOT},"
-				_msg="${_msg} mounted at ${NEW_ROOT}"
-				_msg="${_msg} does not contain /dev"
-				_msg="${_msg}, init will likely fail..."
-				bad_msg "${_msg}"
-			fi
-			if [ ! -x "${NEW_ROOT}${REAL_INIT:-/sbin/init}" ]; then
-				_msg="The filesystem ${REAL_ROOT},"
-				_msg="${_msg} mounted at ${NEW_ROOT}"
-				_msg="${_msg} does not contain a valid"
-				_msg="${_msg} init=${REAL_INIT}"
-				bad_msg "${_msg}"
-			fi
-			break
-		else
-			bad_msg "Could not mount specified ROOT, try again"
-			got_good_root=0
-			REAL_ROOT=''
-		fi
-	fi
-done
-# End determine root device
+rootdev_init
 
 # If CD root is set determine the looptype to boot
 if is_livecd