diff --git a/drivers/rescue/rescue.c b/drivers/rescue/rescue.c
index 1b4df7776..dfdf3ea4a 100644
--- a/drivers/rescue/rescue.c
+++ b/drivers/rescue/rescue.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "../../kernel/config.h"
 #include "../../kernel/type.h"
 
-
+#define VERBOSE	 	   0		/* enable/ disable messages */
 #define NR_DEVS            1		/* number of rescue devices */
 #define RESCUE_KBYTES	 128		/* default size in kilobytes */
 
@@ -200,8 +200,10 @@ char **argv;
               panic("RESCUE","Couldn't store rescue disk details at DS.",s);
           }
 
+#if VERBOSE
           printf("RESCUE disk %d (size %u/base %u) initialized\n",
               i, rescue_size, rescue_base);
+#endif
       }
   }
 }
diff --git a/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.c b/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.c
index 3b5ce9662..7863fb260 100755
--- a/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.c
+++ b/drivers/rtl8139/rtl8139.c
@@ -299,13 +299,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	for (rep= &re_table[0]; rep < re_table+RE_PORT_NR; rep++)
 		rl_init_buf(rep);
 
-	/* Try to notify inet that we are present (again). */
+	/* Try to notify INET that we are present (again). If INET cannot
+	 * be found, assume this is the first time we started and INET is
+	 * not yet alive.
+	 */
 	(progname=strrchr(argv[0],'/')) ? progname++ : (progname=argv[0]);
 	r = findproc("inet", &inet_proc_nr);
-	if (r == OK)
-		notify(inet_proc_nr);
-	else
-		printf("rtl8139: cannot find proc number for inet: %d\n", r);
+	if (r == OK) notify(inet_proc_nr);
 
 
 	while (TRUE)
diff --git a/include/minix/com.h b/include/minix/com.h
index a56517426..e4bf92c88 100755
--- a/include/minix/com.h
+++ b/include/minix/com.h
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@
 #define RS_UP		(RS_RQ_BASE + 0)	/* start system service */
 #define RS_DOWN		(RS_RQ_BASE + 1)	/* stop system service */
 #define RS_REFRESH	(RS_RQ_BASE + 2)	/* restart system service */
-#define RS_SHUTDOWN	(RS_RQ_BASE + 3)	/* alert about shutdown */
+#define RS_RESCUE	(RS_RQ_BASE + 3)	/* set rescue directory */
+#define RS_SHUTDOWN	(RS_RQ_BASE + 4)	/* alert about shutdown */
 
 #  define RS_CMD_ADDR		m1_p1		/* command string */
 #  define RS_CMD_LEN		m1_i1		/* length of command */
diff --git a/kernel/system/do_exit.c b/kernel/system/do_exit.c
index f6a28d060..6c144ffc9 100644
--- a/kernel/system/do_exit.c
+++ b/kernel/system/do_exit.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ register struct proc *rc;		/* slot of process to clean up */
   register struct proc **xpp;		/* iterate over caller queue */
   int i;
   int sys_id;
-  char rts_flags;
+  char saved_rts_flags;
 
   /* Don't clear if already cleared. */
   if(isemptyp(rc)) return;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ register struct proc *rc;		/* slot of process to clean up */
    * this point. All important fields are reinitialized when the 
    * slots are assigned to another, new process. 
    */
-  rts_flags = rc->p_rts_flags;
+  saved_rts_flags = rc->p_rts_flags;
   rc->p_rts_flags = SLOT_FREE;		
   if (priv(rc)->s_flags & SYS_PROC) priv(rc)->s_proc_nr = NONE;
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ register struct proc *rc;		/* slot of process to clean up */
    * message (e.g., the process was killed by a signal, rather than it doing 
    * a normal exit), then it must be removed from the message queues.
    */
-  if (rts_flags & SENDING) {
+  if (saved_rts_flags & SENDING) {
       xpp = &proc[rc->p_sendto].p_caller_q;	/* destination's queue */
       while (*xpp != NIL_PROC) {		/* check entire queue */
           if (*xpp == rc) {			/* process is on the queue */
diff --git a/servers/rs/manager.c b/servers/rs/manager.c
index 341e67748..1ad9ae1b5 100644
--- a/servers/rs/manager.c
+++ b/servers/rs/manager.c
@@ -345,8 +345,6 @@ struct rproc *rp;
        */
       execve(rp->r_argv[0], rp->r_argv, NULL);		/* POSIX execute */
       file_only = strrchr(rp->r_argv[0], '/') + 1;
-      printf("Absolute exec failed (%d), trying file only: %s\n",
-	  errno, file_only);
       execve(file_only, rp->r_argv, NULL);		/* POSIX execute */
       printf("RS: exec failed for %s: %d\n", rp->r_argv[0], errno);
       exit(EXEC_FAILED);				/* terminate child */
diff --git a/servers/rs/service.c b/servers/rs/service.c
index 3cdac4830..15f965e31 100644
--- a/servers/rs/service.c
+++ b/servers/rs/service.c
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ PRIVATE int parse_arguments(int argc, char **argv)
           exit(EINVAL);
       }
       req_path = argv[ARG_PATH];
+      if (req_path[0] != '/') {
+          print_usage(argv[ARG_NAME], "rescue dir should be absolute path");
+          exit(EINVAL);
+      }
       if (stat(argv[ARG_PATH], &stat_buf) == -1) {
           print_usage(argv[ARG_NAME], "couldn't get status of directory");
           exit(errno);
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index ab652518f..39d6861cc 100755
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ fdboot:	image
 	exec su root mkboot $@
 	@sync
 
-install: services hdboot
+install: includes services hdboot
 
 # clean up compile results
 clean: