diff --git a/target/livecd/config.in b/target/livecd/config.in
index 3062052e6..abdc33d13 100644
--- a/target/livecd/config.in
+++ b/target/livecd/config.in
@@ -21,21 +21,13 @@
 # 
 # --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-
-#. target/livecd/default.pkgsel
-
 ROCKCFGSET_CREATE_TARBZ2=1
 ROCKCFGSET_CREATE_GEM=0
-ROCKCFGSET_PKGFILE_VER=0
-
-ROCKCFGSET_PKG_BASH_PROGCOMP=0
+ROCKCFGSET_PKGFILE_VER=1
 
 ROCKCFGSET_DO_REBUILD_STAGE=0
-ROCKCFGSET_CREATE_DOCS=0
-ROCKCFGSET_OPTSIZE=1
-ROCKCFGSET_LIMITCXX=0
 
-ROCKCFGSET_PKG_LINUX_USE26MODTOOLS=1
+ROCKCFGSET_PKG_INITRAMFS_CONFIG='initramfs-livecd'
 
 # default package selection for this target...
 # begin the sed string
@@ -53,19 +45,44 @@ pkgdisable gcc34
 pkgdisable gcc40
 pkgdisable gcc41
 
+pkgdisable ncompress
+pkgdisable xphelloworld
+pkgdisable xsm
+pkgdisable xpdf
+
 # pkgenable pseudonative-daemon
 pkgenable tcp_wrappers
 pkgenable portmap
-# pkgenable pcmcia-cs
-# pkgenable hotplug
 pkgenable udev
 pkgenable disktype
-
+#
+pkgenable dbus
+pkgenable dbus-glib
+pkgenable dbus-qt3
+pkgenable hal
+	pkgenable hal-info
+	pkgenable usbutils
+pkgenable grml-x
+	pkgenable hwinfo
+pkgenable zisofs-tools
+#
 pkgenable fuse
 pkgenable aufs
 pkgenable rockinitramfs
 pkgenable cpio
+#
+pkgenable autoconf213
+pkgenable pycairo
+pkgenable pygtk
+pkgenable pygobject
+pkgenable gnupg2
+pkgenable libgpg-error
+pkgenable libgcrypt
+pkgenable libksba
+pkgenable libassuan
+pkgenable libpth
 
+# target-finish packages
 pkgenable initramfs
 pkgenable 2nd-stage-livecd
 pkgenable bootloader
diff --git a/target/livecd/kernel.conf b/target/livecd/kernel.conf
index dc4cb4ae2..9f6e152cd 100644
--- a/target/livecd/kernel.conf
+++ b/target/livecd/kernel.conf
@@ -21,75 +21,12 @@
 # 
 # --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-# boot, damn it!
-CONFIG_X86_GENERIC=y
-
-# FireWire support
-CONFIG_IEEE1394=y
-CONFIG_IEEE1394_EXTRA_CONFIG_ROMS=y
-CONFIG_IEEE1394_CONFIG_ROM_IP1394=y
-CONFIG_IEEE1394_OHCI1394=y
-CONFIG_IEEE1394_SBP2=y
-
-#enough space for a few modules
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=8192
-# enable squashfs
-CONFIG_SQUASHFS=y
-
 # the useful magic rq
 CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 
-# this is mandatory
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
-
-# Console drivers
-CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
-CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
-CONFIG_FB=y
-CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
-CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
-CONFIG_LOGO=y
-CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224=y
-
-#eek! this ovverides all others! evil!
-CONFIG_FB_VGA16=n
-
-# agp already needed for some vga cards
-CONFIG_AGP=y
-CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=y
-CONFIG_AGP_I810=y
-CONFIG_AGP_VIA=y
-CONFIG_AGP_AMD=y
-CONFIG_AGP_AMD_K8=y
-CONFIG_AGP_SIS=y
-CONFIG_AGP_ALI=y
-CONFIG_AGP_SWORKS=y
-CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA=y
-CONFIG_AGP_ATI=y
-
-# drm 
-CONFIG_DRM=m
-CONFIG_DRM_NEW=m
-CONFIG_DRM_TDFX=m
-CONFIG_DRM_GAMMA=m
-CONFIG_DRM_R128=m
-CONFIG_DRM_RADEON=m
-CONFIG_DRM_I810=m
-CONFIG_DRM_I810_XFREE_41=m
-CONFIG_DRM_I830=m
-CONFIG_DRM_MGA=m
-CONFIG_DRM_SIS=m
-
-# SCSI support
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y
-CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=y
-CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y
-
-# no MD
-CONFIG_MD=n
+# Disable framebuffer support to avoid conflicts with xorg drivers
+CONFIG_FB=n
 
 # no oss!
 CONFIG_SOUND_PRIME=n
-CONFIG_DMASOUND_PMAC=n