diff --git a/gBootRoot b/gBootRoot
index e99daf7..316c4a1 100644
--- a/gBootRoot
+++ b/gBootRoot
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ init Gtk;
 # If you want gBootRoot to do it's stuff somewhere else, change the 
 # value for $tmp1.
 my $tmp1 = "/tmp"; # tmp should be default - Cristian
+my $lilo_conf = "/etc/lilo.conf";
 
 # CHANGES
 #           1.0.3 - 08.09.2000
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ my $error_window;
 my ($kernel,$root_image,$device,$size);
 my $mtab;
 my ($tmp,$mnt);
+my $norm_root_device;
 
 # My own creation - the roots touch the ground if three lines are added.
        my @xpm_data = (
@@ -341,6 +343,30 @@ sub signal {
    Gtk->exit(0);
 }
 
+
+# Cristian's idea - bug 111579 enh for brlilo
+sub norm_root_device {
+
+ my $norm_root_dev = "hda1"; 
+
+ if (!-d $lilo_conf) {
+   if (-e $lilo_conf) { 
+      open(LIL, $lilo_conf); 
+        while (<LIL>) { 
+          chomp; 
+          if ( m<   ^\s*[^#]+\s*root\s*=\s*/dev/([\w\d]+)\s*.*$
+                  | ^\s*[^#]+\s*default\s*=\s*/dev/([\w\d]+)\s*.*$ >x ) {  
+             ($1) ? ($norm_root_dev = $1) : ($norm_root_dev = $2);
+             last; 
+          } 
+        } 
+   } 
+ }
+
+ return $norm_root_dev;
+ 
+}
+
 sub create_text {
 
       if (not defined $text_window) {
@@ -837,11 +863,19 @@ sub lilo_put_it_together {
 
   #V#print "Making stuff for lilo\n";
   return if err(system "mkdir $mnt/{boot,dev} >> $tmp/verbose 2>&1; cp -a /dev/{null,fd?,hda1} $mnt/dev >> $tmp/verbose 2>&1") == 2;
+
   # Hopefully, this works, but have never tested it
   if ($device !~ m,/dev/fd\d{1}$,) {
      return if err(
      system "cp -a $device $mnt/dev >> $tmp/verbose 2>&1") == 2;
   }
+
+  # This adds that next device
+  $norm_root_device = norm_root_device();
+  if (!-e "$mnt/dev/$norm_root_device") {
+    return if err(
+    system "cp -a /dev/$norm_root_device $mnt/dev >> $tmp/verbose 2>&1") == 2;
+  }
   
   #pb($B,3);
   #V#print "Copy over important lilo stuff\n";
@@ -853,6 +887,9 @@ sub lilo_put_it_together {
   $remain_boot = $remain_boot - (stat("/boot/boot.b"))[12]/2  - 3;
   $entry5->set_text("$remain_boot k");
 
+    #
+
+
     # Write out the HEREDOCS
     open(LC, ">$mnt/brlilo.conf") or die "Couldn't write $mnt/brlilo.conf\n";
     print LC brlilo($device); close(LC);
@@ -1285,7 +1322,7 @@ read-write
 
 # normalboot
 image = kernel 
-root = /dev/hda1
+root = /dev/$norm_root_device
 label = normalboot
 read-only
 LILOCONF
@@ -1309,8 +1346,7 @@ Press [Tab] to see a list of boot options.
 bootdisk   = This will boot a compressed root filesystem
              on another floppy.
 normalboot = This will boot up a specified filesystem. 
-             default: /dev/hda1  a = 1st drive 
-                                 1 = 1st partition
+             default: /dev/$norm_root_device  
              Use root=/dev/(h or s)dXX
                                  h = IDE Drive
                                  s = SCSI Drive