diff --git a/Dockerfile.dapper b/Dockerfile.dapper
index d11cb5da..6866c21a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dapper
+++ b/Dockerfile.dapper
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         dosfstools \
         gccgo \
         genisoimage \
+	gettext \
         git \
         isolinux \
         less \
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
 ENV DAPPER_ENV VERSION DEV_BUILD RUNTEST
 ENV DAPPER_DOCKER_SOCKET true
 ENV DAPPER_SOURCE /go/src/github.com/rancher/os
-ENV DAPPER_OUTPUT ./bin ./dist ./build/initrd
+ENV DAPPER_OUTPUT ./bin ./dist ./build/initrd ./build/kernel
 ENV DAPPER_RUN_ARGS --privileged
 ENV TRASH_CACHE ${DAPPER_SOURCE}/.trash-cache
 ENV SHELL /bin/bash
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ ARG DOCKER_BUILD_VERSION=1.10.3
 ARG DOCKER_BUILD_PATCH_VERSION=v${DOCKER_BUILD_VERSION}-ros1
 ARG SELINUX_POLICY_URL=https://github.com/rancher/refpolicy/releases/download/v0.0.3/policy.29
 
-ARG KERNEL_URL_amd64=https://github.com/rancher/os-kernel/releases/download/v4.9-rancher2/linux-4.9-rancher2-x86.tar.gz
+ARG KERNEL_VERSION_amd64=4.9.3-rancher
+ARG KERNEL_URL_amd64=https://github.com/rancher/os-kernel/releases/download/v${KERNEL_VERSION_amd64}/linux-${KERNEL_VERSION_amd64}-x86.tar.gz
 ARG KERNEL_URL_arm64=https://github.com/imikushin/os-kernel/releases/download/Estuary-4.4.0-arm64.8/linux-4.4.0-rancher-arm64.tar.gz
 
 ARG DOCKER_URL_amd64=https://get.docker.com/builds/Linux/x86_64/docker-${DOCKER_VERSION}.tgz
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ ENV BUILD_DOCKER_URL=BUILD_DOCKER_URL_${ARCH} \
     GOARCH=$ARCH \
     HOSTNAME_DEFAULT=${HOSTNAME_DEFAULT} \
     IMAGE_NAME=${IMAGE_NAME} \
+    KERNEL_VERSION=${KERNEL_VERSION_amd64} \
     KERNEL_URL=KERNEL_URL_${ARCH} \
     KERNEL_URL_amd64=${KERNEL_URL_amd64} \
     KERNEL_URL_arm64=${KERNEL_URL_arm64} \
@@ -119,7 +122,8 @@ RUN mkdir -p ${DOWNLOADS}
 
 # Download kernel
 RUN rm /bin/sh && ln -s /bin/bash /bin/sh
-RUN if [ -n "${!KERNEL_URL}" ]; then \
+RUN echo "... Downloading  ${!KERNEL_URL}"; \
+    if [ -n "${!KERNEL_URL}" ]; then \
         curl -fL ${!KERNEL_URL} > ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel.tar.gz \
     ;fi
 
diff --git a/cmd/control/install.go b/cmd/control/install.go
index ef31297c..2fc10091 100755
--- a/cmd/control/install.go
+++ b/cmd/control/install.go
@@ -189,10 +189,6 @@ func runInstall(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, kappend string, force,
 			"install",
 			"-t", installType,
 			"-d", device,
-			//			"-f", strconv.FormatBool(force),
-			//			"--no-reboot", strconv.FormatBool(!reboot),
-			//			"-c", `"`+cloudConfig+`"`,
-			//			"-a", `"`+kappend+`"`
 		}
 		if force {
 			installerCmd = append(installerCmd, "-f")
@@ -280,9 +276,11 @@ func layDownOS(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, kappend string) error {
 			log.Errorf("%s", err)
 			return err
 		}
-		log.Infof("defer")
-		log.Infof("installGrub")
-		err = installGrub(baseName, device)
+		//log.Infof("installGrub")
+		//err = installGrub(baseName, device)
+		log.Infof("installSyslinux")
+		err = installSyslinux(device, baseName, bootDir)
+
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("%s", err)
 			return err
@@ -529,6 +527,7 @@ p
 1
 
 
+a
 w
 `))
 		w.Close()
@@ -566,7 +565,8 @@ func formatdevice(device, partition string) error {
 	log.Debugf("formatdevice %s", partition)
 
 	//mkfs.ext4 -F -i 4096 -L RANCHER_STATE ${partition}
-	cmd := exec.Command("mkfs.ext4", "-F", "-i", "4096", "-L", "RANCHER_STATE", partition)
+	// -O ^64bit: for syslinux: http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Filesystem#ext
+	cmd := exec.Command("mkfs.ext4", "-F", "-i", "4096", "-O", "^64bit", "-L", "RANCHER_STATE", partition)
 	log.Debugf("Run(%v)", cmd)
 	cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = os.Stdout, os.Stderr
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
@@ -645,21 +645,33 @@ func installSyslinux(device, baseName, bootDir string) error {
 	log.Debugf("installSyslinux")
 
 	//dd bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin of=${device}
-	cmd := exec.Command("dd", "bs=440", "count=1", "if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin", "of="+device)
+	// ubuntu: /usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin
+	// alpine: /usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin
+	cmd := exec.Command("dd", "bs=440", "count=1", "if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin", "of="+device)
+	cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = os.Stdout, os.Stderr
+	log.Debugf("Run(%v)", cmd)
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("%s", err)
+		log.Printf("dd: %s", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	//cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/* ${baseName}/${bootDir}syslinux
-	cmd = exec.Command("sh", "-c", "cp", "/usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/*", filepath.Join(baseName, bootDir+"syslinux"))
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("%s", err)
-		return err
+	files, _ := ioutil.ReadDir("/usr/share/syslinux/")
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if file.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := dfs.CopyFile(filepath.Join("/usr/share/syslinux/", file.Name()), filepath.Join(baseName, bootDir, "syslinux"), file.Name()); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("copy syslinux: %s", err)
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+
 	//extlinux --install ${baseName}/${bootDir}syslinux
 	cmd = exec.Command("extlinux", "--install", filepath.Join(baseName, bootDir+"syslinux"))
+	cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = os.Stdout, os.Stderr
+	log.Debugf("Run(%v)", cmd)
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("%s", err)
+		log.Printf("extlinuux: %s", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -672,20 +684,26 @@ func installSyslinuxRaid(baseName, bootDir string) error {
 	//dd bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdb
 	//cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/* ${baseName}/${bootDir}syslinux
 	//extlinux --install --raid ${baseName}/${bootDir}syslinux
-	cmd := exec.Command("dd", "bs=440", "count=1", "if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin", "of=/dev/sda")
+	cmd := exec.Command("dd", "bs=440", "count=1", "if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin", "of=/dev/sda")
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("%s", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	cmd = exec.Command("dd", "bs=440", "count=1", "if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin", "of=/dev/sdb")
+	cmd = exec.Command("dd", "bs=440", "count=1", "if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin", "of=/dev/sdb")
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("%s", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	cmd = exec.Command("sh", "-c", "cp", "/usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/*", filepath.Join(baseName, bootDir+"syslinux"))
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("%s", err)
-		return err
+	//cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/* ${baseName}/${bootDir}syslinux
+	files, _ := ioutil.ReadDir("/usr/share/syslinux/")
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if file.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := dfs.CopyFile(filepath.Join("/usr/share/syslinux/", file.Name()), filepath.Join(baseName, bootDir, "syslinux"), file.Name()); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("copy syslinux: %s", err)
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	cmd = exec.Command("extlinux", "--install", filepath.Join(baseName, bootDir+"syslinux"))
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
@@ -784,13 +802,13 @@ func installRancher(baseName, bootDir, VERSION, DIST string) error {
 	log.Debugf("installRancher")
 
 	//cp ${DIST}/initrd ${baseName}/${bootDir}initrd-${VERSION}-rancheros
-	if err := dfs.CopyFile(DIST+"/initrd", baseName, bootDir+"initrd-"+VERSION+"-rancheros"); err != nil {
+	if err := dfs.CopyFile(DIST+"/initrd", filepath.Join(baseName, bootDir), "initrd-"+VERSION+"-rancheros"); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("copy initrd: ", err)
 		return err
 	}
 
 	//cp ${DIST}/vmlinuz ${baseName}/${bootDir}vmlinuz-${VERSION}-rancheros
-	if err := dfs.CopyFile(DIST+"/vmlinuz", baseName, bootDir+"vmlinuz-"+VERSION+"-rancheros"); err != nil {
+	if err := dfs.CopyFile(DIST+"/vmlinuz", filepath.Join(baseName, bootDir), "vmlinuz-"+VERSION+"-rancheros"); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("copy vmlinuz: %s", err)
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/init/init.go b/init/init.go
index 92dcd727..4888713e 100755
--- a/init/init.go
+++ b/init/init.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ func loadModules(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
 }
 
 func sysInit(c *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-	showMounts("sysInit")
 	args := append([]string{config.SysInitBin}, os.Args[1:]...)
 
 	cmd := &exec.Cmd{
@@ -225,12 +224,10 @@ func RunInit() error {
 	var metadataFile []byte
 	initFuncs := []config.CfgFunc{
 		func(c *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("dfs.PrepareFs")
 			return c, dfs.PrepareFs(&mountConfig)
 		},
 		mountOem,
 		func(_ *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("showconfig")
 			cfg := config.LoadConfig()
 
 			if cfg.Rancher.Debug {
@@ -246,7 +243,6 @@ func RunInit() error {
 		},
 		loadModules,
 		func(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("read B2D_STATE")
 			if util.ResolveDevice("LABEL=B2D_STATE") != "" {
 				boot2DockerEnvironment = true
 				cfg.Rancher.State.Dev = "LABEL=B2D_STATE"
@@ -274,7 +270,6 @@ func RunInit() error {
 			return cfg, nil
 		},
 		func(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("tryMountAndBootstrap")
 			var err error
 			cfg, shouldSwitchRoot, err = tryMountAndBootstrap(cfg)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -283,7 +278,6 @@ func RunInit() error {
 			return cfg, nil
 		},
 		func(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("cloudinit")
 			if err := os.MkdirAll(config.CloudConfigDir, os.ModeDir|0755); err != nil {
 				log.Error(err)
 			}
@@ -319,7 +313,6 @@ func RunInit() error {
 			return cfg, nil
 		},
 		func(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("readconfig")
 			var err error
 			cloudConfigBootFile, err = ioutil.ReadFile(config.CloudConfigBootFile)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -332,7 +325,6 @@ func RunInit() error {
 			return cfg, nil
 		},
 		func(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("switchroot")
 			if !shouldSwitchRoot {
 				return cfg, nil
 			}
@@ -344,7 +336,6 @@ func RunInit() error {
 		},
 		mountOem,
 		func(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("write meta")
 			if err := os.MkdirAll(config.CloudConfigDir, os.ModeDir|0755); err != nil {
 				log.Error(err)
 			}
@@ -357,7 +348,6 @@ func RunInit() error {
 			return cfg, nil
 		},
 		func(cfg *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("set sate")
 			if boot2DockerEnvironment {
 				if err := config.Set("rancher.state.dev", cfg.Rancher.State.Dev); err != nil {
 					log.Errorf("Failed to update rancher.state.dev: %v", err)
@@ -370,12 +360,10 @@ func RunInit() error {
 			return config.LoadConfig(), nil
 		},
 		func(c *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("preparefs2")
 			return c, dfs.PrepareFs(&mountConfig)
 		},
 		loadModules,
 		func(c *config.CloudConfig) (*config.CloudConfig, error) {
-			showMounts("setproxy")
 			network.SetProxyEnvironmentVariables(c)
 			return c, nil
 		},
@@ -400,12 +388,3 @@ func RunInit() error {
 
 	return pidOne()
 }
-
-func showMounts(msg string) {
-	mounts, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/proc/mounts")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Infof("+++++++++ showMounts(%s) ERROR: %s", msg, err)
-	} else {
-		log.Infof("+++++++++ showMounts(%s) %s", msg, mounts)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/scripts/installer/Dockerfile.amd64 b/scripts/installer/Dockerfile.amd64
index afa568d0..cb0a35cb 100755
--- a/scripts/installer/Dockerfile.amd64
+++ b/scripts/installer/Dockerfile.amd64
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-FROM ubuntu:16.04
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y udev grub2 parted kexec-tools extlinux syslinux-common && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/*
+FROM rancher/os-alpineconsole
+# TODO: redo as cross platform
 
-COPY ./build/vmlinuz ./build/initrd /dist/
-COPY conf ./build/ros /scripts/
+# not installed atm udev, grub2, kexe-toos
+# parted: partprobe, e2fsprogs: mkfs.ext4, syslinux: extlinux&syslinux
+RUN apk --no-cache add syslinux parted e2fsprogs
+
+COPY conf /scripts/
 
 ARG VERSION
+ARG KERNEL_VERSION
 ENV VERSION=${VERSION}
+ENV KERNEL_VERSION=${KERNEL_VERSION}
 
+# TODO: separate out the 3 elements below - so we can mix and match updates
+COPY ./build/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION} ./build/initrd ./build/ros /dist/
 ENTRYPOINT ["/scripts/ros"]
diff --git a/scripts/isolinux.cfg b/scripts/isolinux.cfg
index a20d57ff..a297072d 100644
--- a/scripts/isolinux.cfg
+++ b/scripts/isolinux.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 default rancheros
 label rancheros
-    kernel /boot/vmlinuz
+    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION}
     initrd /boot/initrd
     append quiet rancher.autologin=tty1 rancher.autologin=ttyS0
diff --git a/scripts/layout b/scripts/layout
index 9c058f86..501cb343 100755
--- a/scripts/layout
+++ b/scripts/layout
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ if [ -e ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel.tar.gz ]; then
     for i in vmlinuz vmlinux; do
         if [ -e ${BUILD}/kernel/boot/${i}-* ]; then
             mkdir -p dist/artifacts
-            cp ${BUILD}/kernel/boot/${i}-* dist/artifacts/vmlinuz
+            # frustratingly, the vmlinuz versioned filename != the tag name, so we need to do some guessing
+            # for eg, 4.9-rc8-rancher2 is called vmlinuz-4.9.0-rc8-rancher
+            echo "Copy ${BUILD}/kernel/boot/${i}-* to dist/artifacts/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION}"
+            cp ${BUILD}/kernel/boot/${i}-* "dist/artifacts/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION}"
+            cp ${BUILD}/kernel/boot/${i}-* ${BUILD}/kernel/vmlinuz
             break
         fi
     done
@@ -54,6 +58,15 @@ if [ -e ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel.tar.gz ]; then
         cp -rf ${BUILD}/kernel/lib ${INITRD_DIR}/usr/
         depmod -b ${INITRD_DIR}/usr $(basename ${INITRD_DIR}/usr/lib/modules/*)
     fi
+else
+	echo "no ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel.tar.gz found"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+ls -lah dist/artifacts/vmlinuz-*
+if [ ! -e "dist/artifacts/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION}" ]; then
+	echo "Can't find dist/artifacts/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION}"
+	exit -1
 fi
 
 if [ -e ${DOWNLOADS}/policy.29 ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/package-initrd b/scripts/package-initrd
index 7c984e34..3213e22f 100755
--- a/scripts/package-initrd
+++ b/scripts/package-initrd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ INITRD=${ARTIFACTS}/initrd
 
 mkdir -p ${ARTIFACTS}
 
-if [ ! -f ${ARTIFACTS}/vmlinuz ]; then
+if [ ! -f ${ARTIFACTS}/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION} ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/package-installer b/scripts/package-installer
index 5df08feb..93ce0b6a 100755
--- a/scripts/package-installer
+++ b/scripts/package-installer
@@ -7,16 +7,22 @@ source ./scripts/version
 
 DOCKERFILE=./scripts/installer/Dockerfile.${ARCH}
 
-if [ ! -f $DOCKERFILE ] || [ ! -f dist/artifacts/vmlinuz ] || [ ! -f dist/artifacts/initrd ]; then
+if [ ! -f $DOCKERFILE ] || [ ! -f dist/artifacts/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION} ] || [ ! -f dist/artifacts/initrd ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
 mkdir -p ./scripts/installer/build
-cp ./dist/artifacts/{initrd,vmlinuz} ./scripts/installer/build
+cp ./dist/artifacts/initrd ./scripts/installer/build
+cp ./dist/artifacts/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION} ./scripts/installer/build
 cp ./bin/ros ./scripts/installer/build
 trap "rm -rf ./scripts/installer/build" EXIT
 
-docker build -t ${OS_REPO}/os:${VERSION}${SUFFIX} --build-arg VERSION=${VERSION} -f $DOCKERFILE ./scripts/installer
+docker build \
+    -t ${OS_REPO}/os:${VERSION}${SUFFIX} \
+    --build-arg VERSION=${VERSION} \
+    --build-arg KERNEL_VERSION=${KERNEL_VERSION} \
+    -f $DOCKERFILE \
+    ./scripts/installer
 docker save -o dist/artifacts/installer.tar ${OS_REPO}/os:${VERSION}${SUFFIX}
 echo ${OS_REPO}/os:${VERSION}${SUFFIX} >> dist/images
 echo Built ${OS_REPO}/os:${VERSION}${SUFFIX}
diff --git a/scripts/package-iso b/scripts/package-iso
index df84b806..92ce8413 100755
--- a/scripts/package-iso
+++ b/scripts/package-iso
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ CHECKSUM=iso-checksums.txt
 mkdir -p ${CD}/boot/isolinux
 mkdir -p ${CD}/rancheros
 
-if [ ! -f ${ARTIFACTS}/vmlinuz ] || [ ! -f ${ARTIFACTS}/initrd ]; then
+if [ ! -f ${ARTIFACTS}/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION} ] || [ ! -f ${ARTIFACTS}/initrd ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
 cp ${ARTIFACTS}/initrd                        ${CD}/boot
-cp ${ARTIFACTS}/vmlinuz                       ${CD}/boot
-cp scripts/isolinux.cfg                       ${CD}/boot/isolinux
+cp ${ARTIFACTS}/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION}     ${CD}/boot
+cat scripts/isolinux.cfg | envsubst >         ${CD}/boot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg
 cp /usr/lib/ISOLINUX/isolinux.bin             ${CD}/boot/isolinux
 cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/ldlinux.c32 ${CD}/boot/isolinux
 # add the installer image to the iso for non-network / dev/test
diff --git a/scripts/run b/scripts/run
index 1493a187..6a51dc61 100755
--- a/scripts/run
+++ b/scripts/run
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ if [ "$QEMU" == "1" ] || [ "$BOOT_ISO" == "1" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-
-if [ "$QEMU" == "1" ]; then
+if [ "$QIND" != "1" ]; then
     CCROOT=${BUILD}/cloud-config
     rm -rf ${CCROOT}
     mkdir -p ${CCROOT}
@@ -143,6 +142,10 @@ if [ "$QEMU" == "1" ]; then
     fi
 
     HOME=${HOME:-/}
+fi
+
+if [ "$QEMU" == "1" ]; then
+
     if [ "$INSTALLED" == "1" ]; then
         # kernel args only works when using -kernel
         KERNEL_ARGS=""
@@ -185,6 +188,10 @@ elif [ "$BOOT_ISO" == "1" ]; then
             $(eval "${hd["$ARCH"]} ${HD}") \
             ${SECOND_DRIVE_ENABLE} \
             -smp 1 \
+            -fsdev local,security_model=passthrough,readonly,id=fsdev0,path=${CCROOT} \
+            -device virtio-9p-pci,id=fs0,fsdev=fsdev0,mount_tag=config-2 \
+            -fsdev local,security_model=none,id=fsdev1,path=${HOME} \
+            -device virtio-9p-pci,id=fs1,fsdev=fsdev1,mount_tag=home \
             -boot d \
             -cdrom ./dist/artifacts/rancheros.iso
 elif [ "$QIND" == "1" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/run-common b/scripts/run-common
index 5b665253..8cc7916e 100755
--- a/scripts/run-common
+++ b/scripts/run-common
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ BUILD=build
 BASE=$(pwd)
 UNAME=$(uname)
 
-KERNEL=${BASE}/dist/artifacts/vmlinuz
+#KERNEL=${BASE}/dist/artifacts/vmlinuz-${KERNEL_VERSION}*
+KERNEL=${BASE}/build/kernel/vmlinuz
 INITRD_SRC=${BASE}/build/initrd
 INITRD=${BASE}/build/initrd.tmp
 
diff --git a/tests/common_test.go b/tests/common_test.go
index b605652f..8233ae66 100644
--- a/tests/common_test.go
+++ b/tests/common_test.go
@@ -46,29 +46,37 @@ func (s *QemuSuite) TearDownTest(c *C) {
 	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 1000)
 }
 
-func (s *QemuSuite) RunQemu(c *C, additionalArgs ...string) {
-	runArgs := []string{
-		"--qemu",
-		"--no-rebuild",
-		"--no-rm-usr",
-		"--fresh",
-	}
-	runArgs = append(runArgs, additionalArgs...)
+// RunQemuWith requires user to specify all the `scripts/run` arguments
+func (s *QemuSuite) RunQemuWith(c *C, additionalArgs ...string) error {
 
-	c.Assert(s.runQemu(runArgs...), IsNil)
+	err := s.runQemu(additionalArgs...)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	return err
 }
 
-func (s *QemuSuite) RunQemuInstalled(c *C, additionalArgs ...string) {
+func (s *QemuSuite) RunQemu(c *C, additionalArgs ...string) error {
 	runArgs := []string{
 		"--qemu",
 		"--no-rebuild",
 		"--no-rm-usr",
-		"--installed",
 		"--fresh",
 	}
 	runArgs = append(runArgs, additionalArgs...)
 
-	c.Assert(s.runQemu(runArgs...), IsNil)
+	err := s.RunQemuWith(c, runArgs...)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *QemuSuite) RunQemuInstalled(c *C, additionalArgs ...string) error {
+	runArgs := []string{
+		"--fresh",
+	}
+	runArgs = append(runArgs, additionalArgs...)
+
+	err := s.RunQemu(c, runArgs...)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	return err
 }
 
 func (s *QemuSuite) runQemu(args ...string) error {
@@ -136,6 +144,14 @@ func (s *QemuSuite) CheckCall(c *C, additionalArgs ...string) {
 	c.Assert(s.MakeCall(additionalArgs...), IsNil)
 }
 
+func (s *QemuSuite) Stop(c *C) {
+	//s.MakeCall("sudo halt")
+	//time.Sleep(2000 * time.Millisecond)
+	//c.Assert(s.WaitForSSH(), IsNil)
+	c.Assert(s.qemuCmd.Process.Kill(), IsNil)
+	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 1000)
+}
+
 func (s *QemuSuite) Reboot(c *C) {
 	s.MakeCall("sudo reboot")
 	time.Sleep(3000 * time.Millisecond)
diff --git a/tests/installer_test.go b/tests/installer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c27758ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/installer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package integration
+
+import . "gopkg.in/check.v1"
+
+func (s *QemuSuite) TestInstall(c *C) {
+	// ./scripts/run --no-format --append "rancher.debug=true"  --iso --fresh
+	runArgs := []string{
+		"--iso",
+		"--fresh",
+		"--no-format",
+		"--append", "rancher.debug=true",
+	}
+	s.RunQemuWith(c, runArgs...)
+
+	s.CheckCall(c, `
+set -ex
+sudo ros install --force --no-reboot --device /dev/vda`)
+
+	s.Stop(c)
+
+	// ./scripts/run --no-format --append "rancher.debug=true"
+	runArgs = []string{
+		"--no-format",
+		"--append", "rancher.debug=true",
+	}
+	s.RunQemuWith(c, runArgs...)
+
+	s.CheckCall(c, "sudo ros -v")
+}