diff --git a/docs/history.txt b/docs/history.txt
index d59d6ec..64729ae 100644
--- a/docs/history.txt
+++ b/docs/history.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 + Changes Eric Auer
     * add sanity check to initdisk.c for (driveParam->chs.Sector == 0)
       + some display tweaks
-    * add ANYDOS, KBDRATE, VIDMODE, MENUCOLOR and EECHO support to the
-      config.sys parser.
+    * add EECHO (echo with $=ESC) support to the config.sys parser.
     * distinguish between the builtin DOS version and the settable
       DOS version.
     * console.asm now accepts extended scancodes (modified by Bart)
@@ -47,6 +46,9 @@
     * Fix problem with attributes with the volume label bit + findnext
     * SYS: avoid copying kernel.sys and command.com if the destination
       is identical to the source.
+    * Fix bug in DeleteBlockInBufferCache: needs to make the block
+      invalid, not flush it, if we're writing.
+    * added switches=/k/n/f support to the config.sys parser.
 2003 Mar 14 - Build 2029
 -------- Bart Oldeman (bart@dosemu.org)
 + Changes Tom
diff --git a/kernel/console.asm b/kernel/console.asm
index c50a8e2..c36a874 100644
--- a/kernel/console.asm
+++ b/kernel/console.asm
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ segment	_LOWTEXT
 
 uScanCode	db	0		; Scan code for con: device
 
-kbdType         db      0		; 00 for 84key, 10h for 102key        
+global          _kbdType
+_kbdType        db      0		; 00 for 84key, 10h for 102key        
 
                 global  ConInit
 ConInit:
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ ConInit:
 	        mov	ds,ax
 	        mov	al,[96h]
 		and	al,10h
-		mov	byte[cs:kbdType],al ; enhanced keyboard if bit 4 set
+		mov	byte[cs:_kbdType],al ; enhanced keyboard if bit 4 set
                 jmp     _IOExit
 
 ;
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ ConRead2:
 
 
 readkey:        
-       		mov     ah,[cs:kbdType]
+       		mov     ah,[cs:_kbdType]
                 int     16h
 checke0:        cmp	al,0xe0                 ; must check for 0xe0 scan code
         	jne	.ret
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ CommonNdRdExit:		; *** tell if key waiting and return its ASCII if yes
                 or      al,al                   ; Was it zero ?
                 jnz     ConNdRd2                ; Jump if there's a char waiting
                 mov     ah,1
-		add     ah,[cs:kbdType]
+		add     ah,[cs:_kbdType]
                 int     16h                     ; Get status, if zf=0  al=char
                 jz      ConNdRd4                ; Jump if no char available
 		call	checke0			; check for e0 scancode
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ KbdInpChar:	; *** get ??00 or the last waiting key after flushing the queue
                 mov     byte [cs:uScanCode],al
 KbdInpCh1:	
                 mov     ah,1
-		add	ah,[cs:kbdType]
+		add	ah,[cs:_kbdType]
                 int     16h                     ; get status, if zf=0  al=char
                 jz      KbdInpRtnZero           ; Jump if zero
 		; returns 0 or the last key that was waiting in AL
diff --git a/kernel/dosfns.c b/kernel/dosfns.c
index 032bb13..7638168 100644
--- a/kernel/dosfns.c
+++ b/kernel/dosfns.c
@@ -448,8 +448,10 @@ const char FAR *get_root(const char FAR * fname)
   {
     length--;
     c = *--fname;
-    if (c == '/' || c == '\\' || c == ':')
+    if (c == '/' || c == '\\' || c == ':') {
+      fname++;
       break;
+    }
   }
   return fname;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/main.c b/kernel/main.c
index a7ddaaa..f0c29c3 100644
--- a/kernel/main.c
+++ b/kernel/main.c
@@ -654,8 +654,11 @@ EmulatedDriveStatus(int drive,char statusOnly)
 
 void CheckContinueBootFromHarddisk(void)
 {
-  char *bootedFrom = "CD";
+  char *bootedFrom = "Floppy/CD";
   iregs r;
+  int key;
+
+  __int__(3); /* necessary for some strange reasons ?? (TE) */
 
   if (InitKernelConfig.BootHarddiskSeconds == 0)
     return;
@@ -677,12 +680,15 @@ void CheckContinueBootFromHarddisk(void)
          "\n"
          "\n"
          "     Hit any key within %d seconds to continue booot from %s\n"
-         "     else continue to boot from Harddisk\n",
+         "     Hit 'H' or    wait %d seconds to boot from Harddisk\n",
          InitKernelConfig.BootHarddiskSeconds,
-         bootedFrom
+         bootedFrom,
+         InitKernelConfig.BootHarddiskSeconds
     );
 
-  if (GetBiosKey(InitKernelConfig.BootHarddiskSeconds) != (UWORD)-1)
+  key = GetBiosKey(InitKernelConfig.BootHarddiskSeconds);
+  
+  if (key != (UWORD)-1 && (key & 0xff) != 'h' && (key & 0xff) != 'H' )
   {
     /* user has hit a key, continue to boot from floppy/CD */
     printf("\n");
diff --git a/sys/fdkrncfg.c b/sys/fdkrncfg.c
index 48b3aa3..28b6c8a 100644
--- a/sys/fdkrncfg.c
+++ b/sys/fdkrncfg.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ void showUsage(void)
        "      the value set will be the rightmost one.\n");
   printf("  Current Options are: DLASORT=0|1, SHOWDRIVEASSIGNMENT=0|1\n"
          "                       SKIPCONFIGSECONDS=#, FORCELBA=0|1\n"
-         "                       GLOBALENABLELBASUPPORT=0|1\n");
+         "                       GLOBALENABLELBASUPPORT=0|1\n"
+         "                       BootHarddiskSeconds=0|seconds to wait\n");
 }
 
 /* simply reads in current configuration values, exiting program