--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c	2009-04-24 11:37:41.000000000 +0200
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c	2009-04-24 11:38:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@
 	bss_resource.start = virt_to_phys(&__bss_start);
 	bss_resource.end = virt_to_phys(&__bss_stop)-1;
 
+	strcat(boot_command_line, " init=/etc/preinit console=ttyS0,38400");
 	strlcpy(command_line, boot_command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 	*cmdline_p = command_line;