diff --git a/elks/arch/i86/drivers/block/bios.c b/elks/arch/i86/drivers/block/bios.c
index 517bc3a04..b2e211130 100644
--- a/elks/arch/i86/drivers/block/bios.c
+++ b/elks/arch/i86/drivers/block/bios.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define RESET_DISK_CHG  1       /* =1 to reset BIOS on drive change fixes QEMU retry */
 #define IODELAY         0       /* emulate delay for floppy on QEMU */
 
+#define abs(v)          (((int)(v) >= 0)? (v): -(v))
 /*
  * Indices for fd_types array. Note these match the value returned
  * by the BIOS in BL less 1, for INT 13h AH=8 (Get Disk Parms) for IBM PC.
@@ -125,9 +126,12 @@ int BFPROC bios_disk_rw(unsigned cmd, unsigned num_sectors, unsigned drive,
 #if IODELAY
     debug_bios("[%ur%u]", drive, num_sectors);
     if (drive < 2) {        /* emulate floppy delay for QEMU */
-        unsigned int ms = 10 + num_sectors; /* 1440k @ 300rpm = 100ms + ~10ms/sector */
+        static unsigned lastcyl;
+        unsigned ms = abs(cylinder - lastcyl) * 4 / 10;
+        lastcyl = cylinder;
+        ms += 10 + num_sectors;        /* 1440k @300rpm = 100ms + ~10ms/sector + 4ms/tr */
         if (drive == 1)
-            ms = 8 + (num_sectors<<1);      /* 360k @ 360rpm = 83ms + ~20ms/sector */
+            ms += 8 + (num_sectors<<1); /* 360k @360rpm = 83ms + ~20ms/sector + 3ms/tr */
         unsigned long timeout = jiffies + ms*HZ/100;
         while (!time_after(jiffies, timeout)) continue;
     }
diff --git a/elks/arch/i86/drivers/block/bioshd.c b/elks/arch/i86/drivers/block/bioshd.c
index aed609a8c..779edc34a 100644
--- a/elks/arch/i86/drivers/block/bioshd.c
+++ b/elks/arch/i86/drivers/block/bioshd.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 #define PER_DRIVE_INFO  1       /* =1 for per-line display of drive info at init */
 #define DEBUG_PROBE     0       /* =1 to display more floppy probing information */
 #define FORCE_PROBE     0       /* =1 to force floppy probing */
+#define TRACK_SPLIT_BLK 0       /* =1 to read extra sector on track split block */
+#define SPLIT_BLK       0       /* =1 to read extra sector on single split block */
 #define FULL_TRACK      0       /* =1 to read full tracks when track caching */
 #define MAX_ERRS        5       /* maximum sector read/write error retries */
 
@@ -499,17 +501,26 @@ static int bioshd_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int cmd
 }
 
 /* calculate CHS and sectors remaining for track read */
-static void BFPROC get_chst(struct drive_infot *drivep, sector_t *start_sec, unsigned int *c,
-        unsigned int *h, unsigned int *s, unsigned int *t, int fulltrack)
+static void BFPROC get_chst(struct drive_infot *drivep, sector_t *start_sec,
+    unsigned int *c, unsigned int *h, unsigned int *s, unsigned int *t, int fulltrack)
 {
     sector_t start = *start_sec;
     sector_t tmp;
+    int extra = 0;
 
     *s = (unsigned int) (start % drivep->sectors) + 1;
     tmp = start / drivep->sectors;
     *h = (unsigned int) (tmp % drivep->heads);
     *c = (unsigned int) (tmp / drivep->heads);
     *t = drivep->sectors - *s + 1;
+
+#if TRACK_SPLIT_BLK
+    extra = (drivep->sectors & 1) && *h == 0;
+    if (extra) (*t)++;
+#elif SPLIT_BLK
+    extra = (drivep->sectors & 1) && *h == 0 && *s == drivep->sectors;
+    if (extra) (*t)++;
+#endif
 #if FULL_TRACK
     if (fulltrack) {
         int save = *s;
@@ -524,7 +535,7 @@ static void BFPROC get_chst(struct drive_infot *drivep, sector_t *start_sec, uns
         *start_sec -= save - *s;
     }
 #endif
-    debug_bios("bioshd: lba %ld is CHS %d/%d/%d remaining sectors %d\n",
+    if (extra) debug_cache("bioshd: lba %ld is CHS %d/%d/%d remaining sectors %d\n",
         start, *c, *h, *s, *t);
 }
 
@@ -547,7 +558,7 @@ static int BFPROC do_readwrite(struct drive_infot *drivep, sector_t start, char
     if (cmd == READ) debug_bios("bioshd(%x): read lba %ld count %d\n",
                         drive, start, this_pass);
 
-    errs = MAX_ERRS;        /* BIOS disk reads should be retried at least three times */
+    errs = MAX_ERRS;        /* BIOS disk reads should be retried at least five times */
     do {
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wshift-count-overflow"
         usedmaseg = seg >> 16; /* will be nonzero only if XMS configured and XMS buffer */
@@ -611,6 +622,8 @@ static void BFPROC do_readtrack(struct drive_infot *drivep, sector_t start)
         num_sectors = DMASEGSZ / drivep->sector_size;
 
     do {
+        debug_cache("\nTR %lu(CHS %u,%u,%u-%u) ", start>>1, cylinder, head, sector,
+            sector+num_sectors-1);
         debug_bios("bioshd(%x): track read CHS %d/%d/%d count %d\n",
                 drive, cylinder, head, sector, num_sectors);
 
@@ -663,6 +676,7 @@ static int BFPROC do_cache_read(struct drive_infot *drivep, sector_t start, char
     if (cmd == READ) {
         cache_tries++;
         if (cache_valid(drivep, start, buf, seg)) { /* try cache first*/
+            debug_cache("CH %lu ", start>>1);
             cache_hits++;
             return 1;
         }
diff --git a/elks/fs/buffer.c b/elks/fs/buffer.c
index bd0918aae..94f8bd0eb 100644
--- a/elks/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/elks/fs/buffer.c
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ struct buffer_head *getblk32(kdev_t dev, block32_t block)
     ebh = EBH(bh);
     ebh->b_dev = dev;
     ebh->b_blocknr = block;
+    debug_cache("BM %lu ", block);
     goto return_it;
 
   found_it:
@@ -510,6 +511,7 @@ struct buffer_head *getblk32(kdev_t dev, block32_t block)
         CLR_COUNT(en_bh);
         en_bh->b_count = 0;     /* Release previously created buffer head */
     }
+    if (bh->b_data) debug_cache("L1 %lu ", block); else debug_cache("L2 %lu ", block);
     ebh = EBH(bh);
     INR_COUNT(ebh);
     wait_on_buffer(bh);
diff --git a/elks/fs/exec.c b/elks/fs/exec.c
index 52c3d340e..8963a3be1 100644
--- a/elks/fs/exec.c
+++ b/elks/fs/exec.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int sys_execve(const char *filename, char *sptr, size_t slen)
     word_t magic;
 
     /* Open the image */
-    dprintk("EXEC(%P): '%t' env %d\n", filename, slen);
+    debug_cache("\nEXEC(%P): '%t' env %d ", filename, slen);
 
     retval = open_namei(filename, 0, 0, &inode, NULL);
     debug("EXEC: open returned %d\n", -retval);
diff --git a/elks/fs/open.c b/elks/fs/open.c
index 93fc0387c..50550230a 100644
--- a/elks/fs/open.c
+++ b/elks/fs/open.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ int sys_open(const char *filename, int flags, mode_t mode)
     if ((flags + 1) & O_ACCMODE) flag++;
     if (flag & (O_TRUNC | O_CREAT)) flag |= FMODE_WRITE;
 
-    debug_file("OPEN '%t' flags %#x", filename, flags);
+    debug_cache("\nOPEN '%t' flags %02x ", filename, flags);
     error = open_namei(filename, flag, mode, &inode, NULL);
     if (!error) {
         if ((error = open_fd(flags, inode)) < 0)
diff --git a/elks/include/linuxmt/debug.h b/elks/include/linuxmt/debug.h
index 40d7292b0..99e7e3a3c 100644
--- a/elks/include/linuxmt/debug.h
+++ b/elks/include/linuxmt/debug.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define DEBUG_STARTDEF  0               /* default startup debug display*/
 #define DEBUG_BIOS      0               /* BIOS driver*/
 #define DEBUG_BLK       0               /* block i/o*/
+#define DEBUG_CACHE     0               /* floppy track cache*/
 #define DEBUG_ETH       0               /* ethernet*/
 #define DEBUG_FAT       0               /* FAT filesystem*/
 #define DEBUG_FILE      0               /* sys open and file i/o*/
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ void debug_setcallback(int evnum, void (*cbfunc)()); /* callback on debug event*
 #define debug_blk(...)
 #endif
 
+#if DEBUG_CACHE
+#define debug_cache     PRINTK
+#else
+#define debug_cache(...)
+#endif
+
 #if DEBUG_ETH
 #define debug_eth   PRINTK
 #else
diff --git a/elks/include/linuxmt/trace.h b/elks/include/linuxmt/trace.h
index 90cb07192..1742423b0 100644
--- a/elks/include/linuxmt/trace.h
+++ b/elks/include/linuxmt/trace.h
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_TRACE */
 
+/*
+ * Additional options not requiring CONFIG_TRACE:
+ *
+ * DEBUG_CACHE      - floppy track cache tracing
+ * IODELAY          - emulate floppy disk I/O delays in QEMU (set in bios.c)
+ * TRACK_SPLIT_BLK  - read extra sector on track split block (set in bioshd.c)
+ * SPLIT_BLK        - read extra sector on single split block (set in bioshd.c)
+ * FULL_TRACK       - read full track on cache refill (set in bioshd.c)
+ * SHOW_STARTUP     - show startup time on boot (set in getty.c)
+ */
 
 /* internal flags for kernel */
 #define TRACE_STRACE    0x01    /* system call tracing enabled */
diff --git a/elks/tools/mfs/genfs.c b/elks/tools/mfs/genfs.c
index ac4194b3c..79eaba348 100644
--- a/elks/tools/mfs/genfs.c
+++ b/elks/tools/mfs/genfs.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ parse_filelist(char *filelist, inode_build_t *parent_inode, char *parent_path)
 		{
 			char *name = filename;
 
-			if (name[0] == '#')
+			if (name[0] == '#' || name[0] == '\n')
 				continue;
 			name[strlen(name)-1] = '\0';	/* remove lf*/
 			char *child_path = domalloc(strlen(parent_path) + 1 + strlen(name) + 1, -1);
@@ -488,7 +488,10 @@ void cmd_genfs(char *filename, int argc,char **argv) {
   if (numblocks > req_blks)
   	fatalmsg("Blocks required %d, available %d\n", numblocks, req_blks);
 
-  fs = new_fs(filename,magic,req_blks,req_inos);
+  if (opt_appendifexists && access(filename, 0) == 0)
+    fs = open_fs(filename,opt_fsbad_fatal);
+  else
+    fs = new_fs(filename,magic,req_blks,req_inos);
   err = compile_fs(fs);
   if (opt_verbose) cmd_sysinfo(fs);
   close_fs(fs);
@@ -515,7 +518,7 @@ void cmd_addfs(char *filename, int argc,char **argv) {
   if (argc != 2) fatalmsg("Usage: addfs <file_of_filenames> <root_template>");
 
   dirname = argv[1];
-  prefix = 0;
+  prefix = strlen(argv[1]);
   if (opt_verbose) printf("Adding files from %s to %s\n", argv[0], dirname);
   numblocks = 2;			/* root inode and first mkdir*/
   list_init(&inodes);
diff --git a/elks/tools/mfs/iname.c b/elks/tools/mfs/iname.c
index a675659e5..e66d4ba88 100644
--- a/elks/tools/mfs/iname.c
+++ b/elks/tools/mfs/iname.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int make_node(struct minix_fs_dat *fs,char *fpath, int mode,
   char *fname = strrchr(fpath,'/');
   int dinode,ninode;
 
-  if (find_inode(fs,fpath) != -1) fatalmsg("%s: already exists",fpath); 
+  if (find_inode(fs,fpath) != -1) printf("%s: already exists\n",fpath);
   if (fname) {
     *fname++ = 0;
   } else {
diff --git a/elks/tools/mfs/main.c b/elks/tools/mfs/main.c
index 971d5afb5..de1b7b612 100644
--- a/elks/tools/mfs/main.c
+++ b/elks/tools/mfs/main.c
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ void usage(const char *name) {
 	"cmd:\n"
 	"	mkfs [-1|2] [-i<#inodes>] [-n<#direntlen>] [-s<#blocks>]\n"
 	"	boot <boot block image>\n"
-	"	genfs [-1|2] [-i<#inodes>] [-n<#direntlen>] [-s<#blocks>] [-k] <directory>\n"
-	"	addfs <file_of_filenames> <directory>\n"
+	"	genfs [-1|2] [-i<#inodes>] [-n<#direntlen>] [-s<#blocks>] [-k] [-a] <directory>\n"
+	"	addfs <file_of_relative_paths> <directory>\n"
 	"	[stat]\n"
 	"	ls [-ld] [filelist...]"
 	"	cp source_file dest_dir_or_file\n"
diff --git a/elks/tools/mfs/mkfs.c b/elks/tools/mfs/mkfs.c
index 580ce333e..5ffa55724 100644
--- a/elks/tools/mfs/mkfs.c
+++ b/elks/tools/mfs/mkfs.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 int opt_nocopyzero = 0;		/* don't copy zero-length files starting with . */
+int opt_appendifexists = 0; /* don't create new fs on genfs if exists */
 
 /**
  * Parse mkfs/genfs command line arguments
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ void parse_mkfs(int argc,char **argv,int *magic_p,int *nblks_p,int *inodes_p) {
     
   optind = 1;
   while (1) {
-    c = getoptX(argc,argv,"12vi:n:s:k");
+    c = getoptX(argc,argv,"12vi:n:s:ka");
     if (c == -1) break;
     switch (c) {
     case '1':
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ void parse_mkfs(int argc,char **argv,int *magic_p,int *nblks_p,int *inodes_p) {
 	case 'k':
 		opt_nocopyzero = 1;
 		break;
+	case 'a':
+		opt_appendifexists = 1;
+		break;
     default:
       usage(argv[0]);
     }
diff --git a/elks/tools/mfs/protos.h b/elks/tools/mfs/protos.h
index 0c283b9eb..c89e69288 100644
--- a/elks/tools/mfs/protos.h
+++ b/elks/tools/mfs/protos.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ extern int opt_fsbad_fatal;
 extern char *toolname;
 
 extern int opt_nocopyzero;
+extern int opt_appendifexists;
 
 extern char *optarg;
 extern int opterr;
diff --git a/elkscmd/rootfs_template/bootopts b/elkscmd/rootfs_template/bootopts
index 13e52ce71..0ea554d82 100644
--- a/elkscmd/rootfs_template/bootopts
+++ b/elkscmd/rootfs_template/bootopts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #root=hda1 ro
 #kstack
 #strace
+#FTRACE=1
 #net=ne0
-#debug FTRACE=1
+#debug
 #console=ttyS0,19200 3
diff --git a/image/Image.all b/image/Image.all
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acabfd98b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/image/Image.all
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# boot
+dev
+etc
+bin
+bin/init
+etc/inittab
+etc/rc.sys
+bin/sh
+etc/profile
+bin/clock
+etc/mount.cfg
+bin/date
+bin/getty
+etc/issue
+#etc/net.cfg
+bootopts
+linux
+# login
+bin/login
+etc/passwd
+root
diff --git a/image/Make.devices b/image/Make.devices
index 674f0f72a..6346fb39b 100755
--- a/image/Make.devices
+++ b/image/Make.devices
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 
 devices:
 
+#	$(MKDEV) /dev/console	c 4 254 1 1 0600
+#	$(MKDEV) /dev/tty1	c 4 0
+#	$(MKDEV) /dev/ttyS0     c 4 64
+
 ##############################################################################
 # Create memory devices.
 
diff --git a/image/Make.image b/image/Make.image
index 0ff02b6ec..72f3595fa 100644
--- a/image/Make.image
+++ b/image/Make.image
@@ -77,7 +77,14 @@ endif
 
 minixfs:
 	rm -f $(TARGET_FILE)
-	mfs $(VERBOSE) $(TARGET_FILE) genfs $(MINIX_MKFSOPTS) $(DESTDIR)
+	mfs $(VERBOSE) $(TARGET_FILE) mkfs $(MINIX_MKFSOPTS)
+#	mfs -v $(VERBOSE) $(TARGET_FILE) addfs Image.all $(DESTDIR)
+#	rm -f Filelist
+#	for f in $$(cd $(DESTDIR); find * -name '*'); do \
+#		echo $$f >> FileList; \
+#	done
+#	mfs -v $(VERBOSE) $(TARGET_FILE) addfs Filelist $(DESTDIR)
+	mfs $(VERBOSE) $(TARGET_FILE) genfs -a $(MINIX_MKFSOPTS) $(DESTDIR)
 ifdef CONFIG_IMG_DEV
 	# command to make char/block devices in image (no sudo required)
 	$(MAKE) -f Make.devices "MKDEV=mfs $(TARGET_FILE) mknod"