diff --git a/BootRoot/Yard.pm b/BootRoot/Yard.pm
index 02af272..f2ffaad 100644
--- a/BootRoot/Yard.pm
+++ b/BootRoot/Yard.pm
@@ -1418,20 +1418,21 @@ sub create_filesystem {
 		while (Gtk->events_pending) { Gtk->main_iteration; }
 	    }
 
-	    if ( $fs_type eq "mkcramfs" ) {
+	    if ( $fs_type eq "mkcramfs" || $fs_type eq "genromfs" ) {
 		# Will just keep appending _cramfs .. leaving it to the
 		# user to realize this is happening, that way the user
 		# has control over the dd file.
-		$device = $device . "_cramfs";
-		my $cramfs_name = basename($device);
+		$fs_type eq "mkcramfs" ? ($device = $device . "_cramfs") : 
+		    ($device = $device . "_romfs");
+	        my $cramfs_name = basename($device);
 		# If somebody closes ARS, this won't get updated,
 		# but that is a minor matter.
-		$ear2->set_text($cramfs_name) if $ear2;
+	        $ear2->set_text($cramfs_name) if $ear2;
 		$mount_point = dirname($device);
 	    }
-	    
 
-	}
+	    
+        }
 	elsif (
 	       sys("/usr/lib/bootroot/$main::makefs -b $fs_size -d $mount_point -D $device_table $device") !~ 
 	       /^0$/ ) {
diff --git a/expect_uml b/expect_uml
index bbad948..906af77 100755
--- a/expect_uml
+++ b/expect_uml
@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@ my $uml  =
 
 $uml->boot();
 # Make the GID/UID 0 FS
-if ( $filesystem =~ /^mkcramfs/ ) {
+if ( $filesystem =~ /^mkcramfs/ || $filesystem =~ /^genromfs/ ) {
     $uml->command("mke2fs -m0 /dev/ubd/1");
 }
+elsif ( $filesysem =~ /^genromfs/ ) {
+    $uml->command("$filesystem");
+}
 else {
     $uml->command("$filesystem /dev/ubd/1");
 }
@@ -67,6 +70,14 @@ if ( $filesystem =~ /^mkcramfs/ ) {
     $uml->command("mount -t hostfs none -o $cram_dir /mnt2");
     $uml->command("mkcramfs /mnt1 /mnt2/$cramfs_name");
 }
+if ( $filesystem =~ /^genromfs/ ) {
+    my $romfs_dir = dirname($mount_point);
+    my $root_fs_name = basename($ARGV[1]);
+    my $romfs_name = "$root_fs_name" . "_romfs";
+    $uml->command("umount /mnt2");
+    $uml->command("mount -t hostfs none -o $romfs_dir /mnt2");
+    $uml->command("genromfs -d /mnt1 -f /mnt2/$romfs_name");
+}
 $uml->command("umount /mnt1; umount /mnt2");   
 $uml->halt();