diff -Naur builded2/etc/conf.d/kernel builded/etc/conf.d/kernel
--- builded2/etc/conf.d/kernel	2009-03-04 18:19:48.000000000 +0100
+++ builded/etc/conf.d/kernel	2009-03-04 18:23:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 # Sets the default verbose level for kernel messages.
-# The default Magellan-Linux value:
-RC_VERBOSE_LEVEL=3
+# The default ALX-Linux value:
+RC_VERBOSE_LEVEL=0
 # This value is very noisy and tells nearly everything:
 #RC_VERBOSE_LEVEL=7
diff -Naur builded2/etc/init.d/modules builded/etc/init.d/modules
--- builded2/etc/init.d/modules	2009-03-04 18:19:48.000000000 +0100
+++ builded/etc/init.d/modules	2009-03-04 18:23:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@
 # a livecd has always the file .bootdev at root
 if [ ! -e /.bootdev ]
 then
-	echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Calculating modules dependencies ..."
-	modules-update
-	evaluate_retval
+	if [ /etc/modules.d -nt /etc/modules.conf ]
+	then
+		echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Calculating modules dependencies ..."
+		modules-update
+		evaluate_retval
+	else
+		echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Modules dependencies are up-to-date ..."
+	fi
 fi
 
 # get modules.autoload file matching to kernel
diff -Naur builded2/etc/init.d/mountfs builded/etc/init.d/mountfs
--- builded2/etc/init.d/mountfs	2009-03-04 18:19:48.000000000 +0100
+++ builded/etc/init.d/mountfs	2009-03-04 18:25:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
 source /etc/sysconfig/rc
 source $rc_functions
 
+populate_alx_log()
+{
+	echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Populating /var/log with fake file system ..."
+
+	[ ! -d /var/log ] && install -d /var/log
+	rm -rf /var/log/*
+	
+	mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /var/log || return 1
+	install -d /var/log/samba || return 1
+	install -d /var/log/cups || return 1
+	install -d /var/log/news || return 1
+}
+
 case "$1" in
 	start)
 		echo -e ${COLOREDSTAR}"Remounting root file system in read-write mode ..."
@@ -60,6 +73,9 @@
 		mount -a -t $NO_FS
 		evaluate_retval
 
+		populate_alx_log
+		evaluate_retval
+
 		update_svcstatus $1
 		splash svc_started "$(basename $0)" 0
 		;;