diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-init.sh b/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-init.sh
index 0dc4c35..6750de3 100644
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-init.sh
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-init.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+fslist="proc sys dev run"
 rodir=run/initramfs/ro
 rwdir=run/initramfs/rw
 upper=$rwdir/cow
 work=$rwdir/work
 
 cd /
-mkdir -p sys proc dev run
+mkdir -p $fslist
 mount dev dev -tdevtmpfs
 mount sys sys -tsysfs
 mount proc proc -tproc
@@ -29,6 +30,34 @@
 	echo $m
 }
 
+debug_takeover() {
+	echo "$@"
+	test -n "$@" && echo Enter password to try to manually fix.
+	cat << HERE
+After fixing run exit to continue this script, or reboot -f to retry, or
+touch /takeover and exit to become PID 1 allowing editing of this script.
+HERE
+
+	while ! sulogin && ! test -f /takeover
+	do
+		echo getty failed, retrying
+	done
+
+	# Touch /takeover in the above getty to become pid 1
+	if test -e /takeover
+	then
+		cat << HERE
+
+Takeover of init requested.  Executing /bin/sh as PID 1.
+When finished exec new init or cleanup and run reboot -f.
+
+Warning: No job control!  Shell exit will panic the system!
+HERE
+		export PS1=init#\ 
+		exec /bin/sh
+	fi
+}
+
 env=$(findmtd u-boot-env)
 if test -n $env
 then
@@ -39,47 +68,80 @@
 rofs=$(findmtd rofs)
 rwfs=$(findmtd rwfs)
 
+rodev=/dev/mtdblock${rofs#mtd}
+rwdev=/dev/mtdblock${rwfs#mtd}
+
 rofst=squashfs
 rwfst=ext4
+roopts=ro
+rwopts=rw
+
+init=/sbin/init
+fsck=/sbin/fsck.$rwfst
+fsckopts=-a
 
 echo rofs = $rofs $rofst   rwfs = $rwfs $rwfst
 
-if grep -w debug-init-sh /proc/cmdline ||
-	! mount -o rw /dev/mtdblock${rwfs#mtd} $rwdir -t $rwfst
+if grep -w debug-init-sh /proc/cmdline
 then
-	echo Please mount the rw file system on $rwdir from this shell
-	while ! sulogin && ! test -f /takeover
+	debug_takeover "Debug initial shell requested by command line."
+fi
+
+mount $rodev $rodir -t $rofst -o $roopts
+
+if test -x $rodir$fsck
+then
+	for fs in $fslist
 	do
-		echo getty failed, retrying
+		mount --bind $fs $rodir/$fs
 	done
+	chroot $rodir $fsck $fsckopts $rwdev
+	rc=$?
+	for fs in $fslist
+	do
+		umount $rodir/$fs
+	done
+	if test $rc -gt 1
+	then
+		debug_takeover "fsck of read-write fs on $rwdev failed (rc=$rc)"
+	fi
+else
+	echo "No '$fsck' in read only fs, skipping fsck."
 fi
 
-# Touch /takeover in the above getty to become pid 1
-if test -e /takeover
+if ! mount $rwdev $rwdir -t $rwfst -o $rwopts
 then
-	export PS1=init#\ 
-	exec /bin/sh
-fi
+	msg="$(cat)" << HERE
 
-mount -o ro /dev/mtdblock${rofs#mtd} $rodir -t $rofst
+Mounting read-write $rwdev filesystem failed.  Please fix and run
+	mount $rwdev $rwdir -t $rwfs -o $rwopts
+to to continue, or do change nothing to run from RAM for this boot.
+HERE
+	debug_takeover "$msg"
+fi
 
 rm -rf $work
-mkdir -p $upper
-mkdir -p $work
+mkdir -p $upper $work
 
 mount -t overlay -o lowerdir=$rodir,upperdir=$upper,workdir=$work cow /root
 
-if ! chroot /root /bin/sh -c exit
-then
-	echo 'chroot test failed; invoking emergency shell.'
-	PS1=rescue#\  sulogin
-fi
+while ! chroot /root /bin/sh -c "test -x '$init' -a -s '$init'"
+do
+	msg="$(cat)" << HERE
 
-for f in sys dev proc run
+Unable to confirm /sbin/init is an executable non-empty file
+in merged file system mounted at /root.
+
+Change Root test failed!  Invoking emergency shell.
+HERE
+	debug_takeover "$msg"
+done
+
+for f in $fslist
 do
 	mount --move $f root/$f
 done
 
-# switch_root /root /sbin/init
-exec chroot /root /sbin/init
+# switch_root /root $init
+exec chroot /root $init
 
diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-shutdown.sh b/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-shutdown.sh
index cc076fd..3eff1ea 100644
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-shutdown.sh
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-shutdown.sh
@@ -5,34 +5,41 @@
 export PS1=shutdown-sh#\ 
 # exec bin/sh
 
+cd /
 if [ ! -e /proc/mounts ]
 then
 	mkdir -p /proc
-	mount  proc proc -tproc
+	mount  proc /proc -tproc
 	umount_proc=1
 else
 	umount_proc=
 fi
 
-# remove an empty oldroot, that means we are not invoked from systemd-shutdown
+# Remove an empty oldroot, that means we are not invoked from systemd-shutdown
 rmdir /oldroot 2>/dev/null
 
+# Move /oldroot/run to /mnt in case it has the underlying rofs loop mounted.
+# Ordered before /oldroot the overlay is unmounted before the loop mount
+mkdir -p /mnt
+mount --move /oldroot/run /mnt
+
 set -x
-for f in $( awk '/oldroot/ { print $2 }' < /proc/mounts | sort -r )
+for f in $( awk '/oldroot|mnt/ { print $2 }' < /proc/mounts | sort -r )
 do
 	umount $f
 done
 set +x
 
-if test -s /run/fw_env -a -c /run/mtd:u-boot-env -a ! -e /image-u-boot-env &&
+image=/run/initramfs/image-
+if test -s /run/fw_env -a -c /run/mtd:u-boot-env -a ! -e ${image}u-boot-env &&
 	! cmp /run/mtd:u-boot-env /run/fw_env
 then
-	ln -s /run/fw_env /image-u-boot-env
+	ln -sn /run/fw_env ${image}u-boot-env
 fi
 
-if test -x /update && ls image-* > /dev/null 2>&1
+if test -x /update && ls $image* > /dev/null 2>&1
 then
-	exec /update ${1+"$@"}
+	/update ${1+"$@"}
 fi
 
 echo Remaining mounts:
@@ -41,7 +48,6 @@
 test "umount_proc" && umount /proc && rmdir /proc
 
 
-
 # Execute the command systemd told us to ...
 if test -d /oldroot  && test "$1"
 then
diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-update.sh b/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-update.sh
index 1122e83..face06d 100755
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-update.sh
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-update.sh
@@ -35,72 +35,69 @@
 	echo $m
 }
 
-rofs=$(findmtd rofs)
 rwfs=$(findmtd rwfs)
 
-rofst=squahsfs
+rwdev=/dev/mtdblock${rwfs#mtd}
 rwfst=ext4
+rwopts=rw
+rorwopts=ro${rwopts#rw}
+
+rwdir=rw
+upper=$rwdir/cow
+save=save/${upper##*/}
 
 if test -n "$rwfs" && test -s whitelist
 then
 
-	mkdir -p rw
-	mount /dev/mtdblock${rwfs#mtd} rw -oro -t $rwfst
+	mkdir -p $rwdir
+	mount $rwdev $rwdir -t $rwfst -o $rorwopts
 
 	while read f
 	do
-		if ! test -e rw/cow/$f
+		if ! test -e $upper/$f
 		then
 			continue
 		fi
-		d="save/cow/$f"
+		d="$save/$f"
 		mkdir -p "${d%/*}"
-		cp -rp rw/cow/$f "${d%/*}/"
+		cp -rp $upper/$f "${d%/*}/"
 	done < whitelist
 
-	umount rw
+	umount $rwdir
 fi
 
-
-for f in image-*
+image=/run/initramfs/image-
+for f in $image*
 do
-	m=$(findmtd ${f#image-})
+	m=$(findmtd ${f#$image})
 	if test -z "$m"
 	then
-		echo 1>&2  "Unable to find mtd partiton for $f"
+		echo 1>&2  "Unable to find mtd partiton for ${f##*/}."
 		exec /bin/sh
 	fi
 done
 
-for f in image-*
+for f in $image*
 do
-	m=$(findmtd ${f#image-})
-	echo "Updating ${f#image-}"
+	m=$(findmtd ${f#$image})
+	echo "Updating ${f#$image}..."
 	# flasheraseall /dev/$m && dd if=$f of=/dev/$m
 	flashcp -v $f /dev/$m
 done
 
-
-if test -d save/cow
+if test -d $save
 then
-	mount /dev/mtdblock${rwfs#mtd} rw -o rw -t $rwfst
-	cp -rp save/cow/. rw/cow/
-	umount rw
+	mount $rwdev $rwdir -t $rwfst -o $rwopts
+	cp -rp $save/. $upper/
+	umount $rwdir
 fi
 
-# Execute the command systemd told us to ...
-if test -d /oldroot && test -x "/sbin/$1" && test -f "/sbin/$1"
-then
-	if test "$1" == kexec
-	then
-		/sbin/$1 -f -e
-	else
-		/sbin/$1 -f
-	fi
-fi
+exit
 
+# NOT REACHED without edit
+# NOT REACHED without edit
 
-echo "Execute ${1-reboot} -f if all is ok"
+echo "Flash completed.  Inspect, cleanup and reboot -f to continue."
 
 export PS1=update-sh#\ 
 exec /bin/sh