diff --git a/config/projpaths.py b/config/projpaths.py
index fc30496..f59adc1 100644
--- a/config/projpaths.py
+++ b/config/projpaths.py
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ CONFIG_H = join("include/l4/config.h")
 CONFIG_SHELVE_DIR = join(BUILDDIR, "configdata")
 CONFIG_SHELVE_FILENAME = "configuration"
 CONFIG_SHELVE = join(CONFIG_SHELVE_DIR, CONFIG_SHELVE_FILENAME)
+
+LINUXDIR = join(PROJROOT, 'conts/linux')
+LINUX_KERNELDIR = join(LINUXDIR, 'linux-2.6.28.10')
+LINUX_ROOTFSDIR = join(LINUXDIR, 'rootfs')
+
diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 33c9d2f..b37e302 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ def cml2_header_to_symbols(cml2_header, symbols):
                 symbols.get_platform(name, value)
                 symbols.get_ncontainers(name, value)
                 symbols.get_container_parameters(name, value)
-    for cont in symbols.containers:
-        print "Container", cont.id
-        print "vma start:", cont.vma_start
-        print "vma end:", cont.vma_end
-        print "lma start:", cont.lma_start
-        print "lma end:", cont.lma_end
-        print "type:", cont.type
-        print "\n"
 
 def cml2_update_config_h(config_h_path, config):
     with open(config_h_path, "a") as config_h:
diff --git a/scripts/linux/build_linux.py b/scripts/linux/build_linux.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..32f1ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/linux/build_linux.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python2.6
+# -*- mode: python; coding: utf-8; -*-
+#
+#  Codezero -- a microkernel for embedded systems.
+#
+#  Copyright © 2009  B Labs Ltd
+#
+import os, sys, shelve
+from os.path import join
+
+PROJRELROOT = '../../'
+
+SCRIPTROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname("."))
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(PROJRELROOT))
+
+from config.projpaths import *
+from config.configuration import *
+
+LINUX_KERNEL_BUILDDIR = join(BUILDDIR, os.path.relpath(LINUX_KERNELDIR, PROJROOT))
+
+def main():
+    config_symbols = configuration_retrieve()
+    os.chdir(LINUX_KERNELDIR)
+    if not os.path.exists(LINUX_KERNEL_BUILDDIR):
+        os.makedirs(LINUX_KERNEL_BUILDDIR)
+    os.system("make defconfig ARCH=arm O=" + LINUX_KERNEL_BUILDDIR)
+    os.system("make ARCH=arm " + \
+              "CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi- O=" + \
+              LINUX_KERNEL_BUILDDIR)
+
+def clean():
+    if os.path.exists(LINUX_KERNEL_BUILDDIR):
+        shutil.rmtree(LINUX_KERNEL_BUILDDIR)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+        main()
+    elif "clean" == sys.argv[1]:
+        clean()
+    else:
+        print " Usage: %s [clean]" % (sys.argv[0])
diff --git a/scripts/linux/build_rootfs.py b/scripts/linux/build_rootfs.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2838c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/linux/build_rootfs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python2.6
+# -*- mode: python; coding: utf-8; -*-
+#
+#  Codezero -- a microkernel for embedded systems.
+#
+#  Copyright © 2009  B Labs Ltd
+
+import os, sys, shelve, shutil
+from os.path import join
+
+PROJRELROOT = "../.."
+SCRIPTROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname("."))
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(PROJRELROOT))
+
+from config.projpaths import *
+from config.configuration import *
+
+LINUX_ROOTFS_BUILDDIR = join(BUILDDIR, os.path.relpath(LINUX_ROOTFSDIR, PROJROOT))
+
+rootfs_lds_in = join(LINUX_ROOTFSDIR, "rootfs.lds.in")
+rootfs_lds_out = join(LINUX_ROOTFS_BUILDDIR, "rootfs.lds")
+rootfs_elf_out = join(LINUX_ROOTFS_BUILDDIR, "rootfs.elf")
+
+def main():
+    os.chdir(LINUX_ROOTFSDIR)
+    config_symbols = configuration_retrieve()
+    if not os.path.exists(LINUX_ROOTFS_BUILDDIR):
+        os.makedirs(LINUX_ROOTFS_BUILDDIR)
+    os.system("arm-none-linux-gnueabi-cpp -P " + \
+              "%s > %s" % (rootfs_lds_in, rootfs_lds_out))
+    os.system("arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc " + \
+              "-nostdlib -o %s -T%s rootfs.S" % (rootfs_elf_out, rootfs_lds_out))
+
+def clean():
+    if os.path.exists(LINUX_ROOTFS_BUILDDIR):
+        shutil.rmtree(LINUX_ROOTFS_BUILDDIR)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+        main()
+    elif "clean" == sys.argv[1]:
+        clean()
+    else:
+        print " Usage: %s [clean]" % (sys.argv[0])