Here's another go. This patch applies to the current mkinitrd SRPM set (except the mkinitrd.spec file) and the patched mkinitrd package is available via yum at <<a href="http://www.cygnetech.com/linux/repos/"> http://www.cygnetech.com/linux/repos/</a>> I incorporated the feedback I have received and have changed the patches to use options stored in /etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd. I have one option in development that will let you boot and reference the root filesystem by UUID, but it's not finished yet. The current developmental UUID hack relies on bash and find included in the initrd image, but I want a static binary or cryptsetup patch. I'm also exploring creating some screens for anaconda, but that's a steep learning curve. Should encryption be an option on the disk partition option or an option to pick the type of installation right after the greeting?