diff --git a/distrib/vax/miniroot/Makefile.inc b/distrib/vax/miniroot/Makefile.inc
index e3943a1bb93e..538173ac3509 100644
--- a/distrib/vax/miniroot/Makefile.inc
+++ b/distrib/vax/miniroot/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.6 2002/03/29 01:22:21 matt Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.7 2002/03/29 06:37:53 matt Exp $
 
 MAKEFS_FLAGS=	-o density=5k
 IMAGESIZE=	7m
 IMAGEENDIAN=	le
 MAKEDEVTARGETS=	all
 LISTS+=		${DISTRIBDIR}/common/list.sysinst
-IMAGEDEPENDS+=	${ARCHDIR}/../install.md ${ARCHDIR}/dot.profile \
-		${DESTDIR}/etc/disktab ${DESTDIR}/etc/spwd.db \
+IMAGEDEPENDS+=	${ARCHDIR}/../install.md \
+		${ARCHDIR}/dot.profile \
+		${DESTDIR}/etc/disktab \
+		${DESTDIR}/etc/spwd.db \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/mdec/boot \
 		${KERNOBJDIR}/GENERIC/netbsd \
 		${_SRC_TOP_}/share/termcap/termcap.src
 
-# XXXIMAGE installboot needs to be MI
 image_md_post:
+.if ${USETOOLS} == "yes"
+	${TOOLDIR}/bin/nbvax-installboot ${IMAGE} ${DESTDIR}/usr/mdec/xxboot
+.else
 	${DESTDIR}/usr/mdec/installboot ${IMAGE} ${DESTDIR}/usr/mdec/xxboot
+.endif
diff --git a/distrib/vax/ramdisk/Makefile b/distrib/vax/ramdisk/Makefile
index ccc9d98c1e28..be5d47706551 100644
--- a/distrib/vax/ramdisk/Makefile
+++ b/distrib/vax/ramdisk/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.12 2002/03/28 04:33:24 lukem Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.13 2002/03/29 06:37:53 matt Exp $
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../Makefile.inc"
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
 IMAGE=		ramdisk.fs
-IMAGESIZE=	1138k
+IMAGESIZE=	1536k
 
 WARNS=		1
 
diff --git a/sys/arch/vax/conf/INSTALL b/sys/arch/vax/conf/INSTALL
index 7e0b5de88e27..1cf3a27f2684 100644
--- a/sys/arch/vax/conf/INSTALL
+++ b/sys/arch/vax/conf/INSTALL
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: INSTALL,v 1.22 2002/03/28 05:45:08 matt Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: INSTALL,v 1.23 2002/03/29 06:37:53 matt Exp $
 #
 # INSTALL kernel; all supported devices but nothing fancy.
 #
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ maxusers	8
 options 	MEMORY_DISK_HOOKS
 options 	MEMORY_DISK_IS_ROOT	# force root on memory disk
 options 	MEMORY_DISK_SERVER=0	# no userspace memory disk support
-options 	MEMORY_DISK_SIZE=2276	# size of memory disk, in blocks
+options 	MEMORY_DISK_SIZE=3072	# size of memory disk, in blocks
 
 
 # Kernel compiled-in symbolic debugger & system call tracer