diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index b5cf83038676..efe79bd11cfe 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.201 1996/01/10 08:51:08 phk Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.202 1996/01/11 20:28:40 phk Exp $
 #
 # How to roll a release:
 #
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ZIPNSPLIT=		gzip --no-name -9 -c | split -b 240640 -
 # Upper size for the mfs in the boot.flp kernel.
 # These are adjusted down to the minimum needed but doFS.sh.
 BOOTMFSSIZE=		1200
-MFSINODE=		50000
+MFSINODE=		40000
 
 # Things which will get you into trouble if you change them
 DISTRIBUTIONS=		bin ${EXTRA_DISTS}
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ release.8: write_mfs_in_kernel
 	cd ${RD}/mfsfd && \
 		mkdir -p dev mnt stand/help
 	@cd ${.CURDIR} && $(MAKE) installCRUNCH CRUNCH=boot \
-		DIR=${RD}/mfsfd/stand ZIP=true
+		DIR=${RD}/mfsfd/stand ZIP=false
 	( cd ${RD}/trees/bin/dev && \
 		ls console tty ttyv0 ttyv1 ttyv2 ttyv3 null zero \
 		*[sw]d* cuaa[01] cuaa[23] fd[01] rfd[01] \
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ release.8: write_mfs_in_kernel
 		${MFSINODE} minimum
 	mv fs-image fs-image.std
 	mv fs-image.size fs-image.std.size
-
 	rm -rf ${.CURDIR}/../sys/compile/BOOTMFS 
 	cd ${.CURDIR} && ${MAKE} doMFSKERN FSIMAGE=4
 	cd ${.CURDIR} && ${MAKE} doMFSKERN FSIMAGE=std
@@ -535,12 +534,16 @@ doKERNEL:
 doMFSKERN:
 	@cd ${.CURDIR} && $(MAKE) ckRELEASEDIR
 	rm -f ${RD}/kernels/BOOTMFS.${FSIMAGE}
+	rm -f /sys/compile/BOOTMFS/mfs_vfsops.o
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/../sys/i386/conf && \
 		fgrep -v SYSV GENERIC | \
 		fgrep -v pty | \
 		fgrep -v PROCFS | \
-		sed 's/GENERIC/BOOTMFS/g' > BOOTMFS && \
-		echo "options  MFS" >> BOOTMFS
+		sed 's/GENERIC/BOOTMFS/g' | \
+		sed '/maxusers/s/10/4/' > BOOTMFS && \
+		echo "options  MFS" >> BOOTMFS && \
+		echo "options  NFS_NOSERVER" >> BOOTMFS &&
+		echo 'options  "MAXCONS=4"' >> BOOTMFS 
 	echo "options \"MFS_ROOT=`cat fs-image.${FSIMAGE}.size`\"" >> \
 		${.CURDIR}/../sys/i386/conf/BOOTMFS
 	cd ${.CURDIR} && ${MAKE} doKERNEL KERNEL=BOOTMFS
diff --git a/release/doFS.sh b/release/doFS.sh
index eade2d10ee12..1c09de90d858 100644
--- a/release/doFS.sh
+++ b/release/doFS.sh
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ do
 		-s ${RD}/trees/bin/usr/mdec/bootfd \
 		/dev/r${VNDEVICE} ${FSLABEL}
 
-	newfs -u 0 -t 0 -i ${FSINODE} -m 0 -T ${FSLABEL} /dev/r${VNDEVICE}a
+	newfs -u 0 -c 8 -t 0 -i ${FSINODE} -m 0 -T ${FSLABEL} /dev/r${VNDEVICE}a
 
 	mount /dev/${VNDEVICE}a ${MNT}
 
-	( cd ${FSPROTO} && find . -print | cpio -dump ${MNT} )
+	( set -e && cd ${FSPROTO} && find . -print | cpio -dump ${MNT} )
 
 	set `df -i /mnt | tail -1`
 
@@ -69,11 +69,25 @@ do
 
 	echo ">>> Filesystem is ${FSSIZE} K, $4 left"
 	echo ">>>     ${FSINODE} bytes/inode, $7 left"
+	echo ">>>   `expr ${FSSIZE} \* 1024 / ${FSINODE}`"
+	if [ $4 -gt 64 ] ; then
+		echo "Reducing size"
+		FSSIZE=`expr ${FSSIZE} - $4 + 8`
+		continue
+	fi
+	if [ $7 -gt 64 ] ; then
+		echo "Increasing bytes per inode"
+		FSINODE=`expr ${FSINODE} + 8192`
+		continue
+	fi
 	if [ $4 -gt 8 ] ; then
-		FSSIZE=`expr ${FSSIZE} - $4 + 7`
+		echo "Reducing size"
+		FSSIZE=`expr ${FSSIZE} - 4`
+		FSINODE=`expr ${FSINODE} - 1024`
 		continue
 	fi
 	if [ $7 -gt 32 ] ; then
+		echo "Increasing bytes per inode"
 		FSINODE=`expr ${FSINODE} + 8192`
 		continue
 	fi
diff --git a/release/scripts/doFS.sh b/release/scripts/doFS.sh
index eade2d10ee12..1c09de90d858 100644
--- a/release/scripts/doFS.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/doFS.sh
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ do
 		-s ${RD}/trees/bin/usr/mdec/bootfd \
 		/dev/r${VNDEVICE} ${FSLABEL}
 
-	newfs -u 0 -t 0 -i ${FSINODE} -m 0 -T ${FSLABEL} /dev/r${VNDEVICE}a
+	newfs -u 0 -c 8 -t 0 -i ${FSINODE} -m 0 -T ${FSLABEL} /dev/r${VNDEVICE}a
 
 	mount /dev/${VNDEVICE}a ${MNT}
 
-	( cd ${FSPROTO} && find . -print | cpio -dump ${MNT} )
+	( set -e && cd ${FSPROTO} && find . -print | cpio -dump ${MNT} )
 
 	set `df -i /mnt | tail -1`
 
@@ -69,11 +69,25 @@ do
 
 	echo ">>> Filesystem is ${FSSIZE} K, $4 left"
 	echo ">>>     ${FSINODE} bytes/inode, $7 left"
+	echo ">>>   `expr ${FSSIZE} \* 1024 / ${FSINODE}`"
+	if [ $4 -gt 64 ] ; then
+		echo "Reducing size"
+		FSSIZE=`expr ${FSSIZE} - $4 + 8`
+		continue
+	fi
+	if [ $7 -gt 64 ] ; then
+		echo "Increasing bytes per inode"
+		FSINODE=`expr ${FSINODE} + 8192`
+		continue
+	fi
 	if [ $4 -gt 8 ] ; then
-		FSSIZE=`expr ${FSSIZE} - $4 + 7`
+		echo "Reducing size"
+		FSSIZE=`expr ${FSSIZE} - 4`
+		FSINODE=`expr ${FSINODE} - 1024`
 		continue
 	fi
 	if [ $7 -gt 32 ] ; then
+		echo "Increasing bytes per inode"
 		FSINODE=`expr ${FSINODE} + 8192`
 		continue
 	fi