diff --git a/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
index a934455..f9f333d 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="hvc0"
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="../openpower/overlay"
+BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLE="../openpower/device_table.txt"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION="4.2"
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_2=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
index 9624a45..42ed4d4 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="hvc0"
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="../openpower/overlay"
+BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLE="../openpower/device_table.txt"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION="4.2"
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_2=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig b/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
index 9bcec45..9f05ea7 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="hvc0"
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="../openpower/overlay"
+BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLE="../openpower/device_table.txt"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION="4.2"
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_2=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig b/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig
index 593f91c..b921130 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="hvc0"
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="../openpower/overlay"
+BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLE="../openpower/device_table.txt"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION="4.2"
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_2=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig b/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
index 0b8e64a..8f5c108 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="hvc0"
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="../openpower/overlay"
+BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLE="../openpower/device_table.txt"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION="4.2"
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_2=y
diff --git a/openpower/device_table.txt b/openpower/device_table.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..450aab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/device_table.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# See package/makedevs/README for details
+#
+# This device table is used to assign proper ownership and permissions
+# on various files. It doesn't create any device file, as it is used
+# in both static device configurations (where /dev/ is static) and in
+# dynamic configurations (where devtmpfs, mdev or udev are used).
+#
+# <name>				<type>	<mode>	<uid>	<gid>	<major>	<minor>	<start>	<inc>	<count>
+/dev					d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/etc					d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/root					d	700	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/var/www				d	755	33	33	-	-	-	-	-
+/etc/random-seed			f	600	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/etc/shadow				f	600	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/etc/passwd				f	644	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/etc/network/if-up.d			d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/etc/network/if-pre-up.d		d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/etc/network/if-post-up.d		d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/etc/network/if-down.d			d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/etc/network/if-pre-down.d		d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/etc/network/if-post-down.d		d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+# uncomment this to allow starting x as non-root
+#/usr/X11R6/bin/Xfbdev		     	f	4755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
diff --git a/openpower/overlay/etc/fstab b/openpower/overlay/etc/fstab
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d373dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpower/overlay/etc/fstab
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# <file system>	<mount pt>	<type>	<options>	<dump>	<pass>
+/dev/root	/		ext2	rw,noauto	0	1
+proc		/proc		proc	defaults	0	0
+devpts		/dev/pts	devpts	defaults,gid=5,mode=620	0	0
+tmpfs		/dev/shm	tmpfs	mode=0777	0	0
+sysfs		/sys		sysfs	defaults	0	0