diff --git a/target/board/vbox_x86/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/vbox_x86/BoardConfig.mk
index 94df57c..c2adac3 100644
--- a/target/board/vbox_x86/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/vbox_x86/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@
 BOARD_USES_GENERIC_AUDIO := true
 USE_CAMERA_STUB := true
 TARGET_PROVIDES_INIT_RC := true
-USE_CUSTOM_RUNTIME_HEAP_MAX := "32M"
 TARGET_CPU_ABI := x86
 TARGET_USERIMAGES_USE_EXT4 := true
 TARGET_BOOTIMAGE_USE_EXT2 := true
 
 # For VirtualBox and likely other emulators
 BOARD_INSTALLER_CMDLINE := init=/init console=ttyS0 console=tty0 vga=788 verbose
-BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE := init=/init qemu=1 console=ttyS0 console=tty0 vga=788 verbose androidboot.hardware=vbox_x86 androidboot.console=ttyS0 android.qemud=ttyS1
+BOARD_KERNEL_CMDLINE := init=/init qemu=1 console=tty0 vga=788 verbose androidboot.hardware=vbox_x86 androidboot.console=tty0 android.qemud=tty0
 TARGET_USE_DISKINSTALLER := true
 
 TARGET_DISK_LAYOUT_CONFIG := build/target/board/vbox_x86/disk_layout.conf
diff --git a/target/board/vbox_x86/device.mk b/target/board/vbox_x86/device.mk
index a650ed6..c7cc189 100644
--- a/target/board/vbox_x86/device.mk
+++ b/target/board/vbox_x86/device.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
     development/data/etc/vold.conf:system/etc/vold.conf \
     development/tools/emulator/system/camera/media_profiles.xml:system/etc/media_profiles.xml \
     development/tools/emulator/system/camera/media_codecs.xml:system/etc/media_codecs.xml \
-    build/target/board/vbox_x86/init.rc:root/init.rc \
+    system/core/rootdir/init.rc:root/init.rc \
     build/target/board/vbox_x86/init.vbox_x86.rc:root/init.vbox_x86.rc \
     $(LOCAL_KERNEL):kernel
+
+$(call inherit-product, frameworks/native/build/phone-xhdpi-1024-dalvik-heap.mk)
diff --git a/target/board/vbox_x86/init.rc b/target/board/vbox_x86/init.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index 100cc09..0000000
--- a/target/board/vbox_x86/init.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,426 +0,0 @@
-on early-init
-    start ueventd
-
-on init
-
-sysclktz 0
-
-loglevel 3
-
-# setup the global environment
-    export PATH /sbin:/vendor/bin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin
-    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH /vendor/lib:/system/lib
-    export ANDROID_BOOTLOGO 1
-    export ANDROID_ROOT /system
-    export ANDROID_ASSETS /system/app
-    export ANDROID_DATA /data
-    export EXTERNAL_STORAGE /mnt/sdcard
-    export ASEC_MOUNTPOINT /mnt/asec
-    export LOOP_MOUNTPOINT /mnt/obb
-    export BOOTCLASSPATH /system/framework/core.jar:/system/framework/bouncycastle.jar:/system/framework/ext.jar:/system/framework/framework.jar:/system/framework/android.policy.jar:/system/framework/services.jar:/system/framework/core-junit.jar
-
-# Backward compatibility
-    symlink /system/etc /etc
-    symlink /sys/kernel/debug /d
-
-# Right now vendor lives on the same filesystem as system,
-# but someday that may change.
-    symlink /system/vendor /vendor
-
-# create mountpoints
-    mkdir /mnt 0775 root system
-    mkdir /mnt/sdcard 0000 system system
-
-# Create cgroup mount point for cpu accounting
-    mkdir /acct
-    mount cgroup none /acct cpuacct
-    mkdir /acct/uid
-
-# Backwards Compat - XXX: Going away in G*
-    symlink /mnt/sdcard /sdcard
-
-    mkdir /system
-    mkdir /data 0771 system system
-    mkdir /cache 0770 system cache
-    mkdir /config 0500 root root
-
-    # Directory for putting things only root should see.
-    mkdir /mnt/secure 0700 root root
-
-    # Directory for staging bindmounts
-    mkdir /mnt/secure/staging 0700 root root
-
-    # Directory-target for where the secure container
-    # imagefile directory will be bind-mounted
-    mkdir /mnt/secure/asec  0700 root root
-
-    # Secure container public mount points.
-    mkdir /mnt/asec  0700 root system
-    mount tmpfs tmpfs /mnt/asec mode=0755,gid=1000
-
-    # Filesystem image public mount points.
-    mkdir /mnt/obb 0700 root system
-    mount tmpfs tmpfs /mnt/obb mode=0755,gid=1000
-
-    write /proc/sys/kernel/panic_on_oops 1
-    write /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs 0
-    write /proc/cpu/alignment 4
-    write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_latency_ns 10000000
-    write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_wakeup_granularity_ns 2000000
-    write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_compat_yield 1
-    write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_child_runs_first 0
-
-# Create cgroup mount points for process groups
-    mkdir /dev/cpuctl
-    mount cgroup none /dev/cpuctl cpu
-    chown system system /dev/cpuctl
-    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/tasks
-    chmod 0777 /dev/cpuctl/tasks
-    write /dev/cpuctl/cpu.shares 1024
-
-    mkdir /dev/cpuctl/fg_boost
-    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/fg_boost/tasks
-    chmod 0777 /dev/cpuctl/fg_boost/tasks
-    write /dev/cpuctl/fg_boost/cpu.shares 1024
-
-    mkdir /dev/cpuctl/bg_non_interactive
-    chown system system /dev/cpuctl/bg_non_interactive/tasks
-    chmod 0777 /dev/cpuctl/bg_non_interactive/tasks
-    # 5.0 %
-    write /dev/cpuctl/bg_non_interactive/cpu.shares 52
-
-on fs
-# mount sda partitions
-    mount ext4 /dev/block/sda6 /system
-    mount ext4 /dev/block/sda6 /system ro remount
-    mount ext4 /dev/block/sda7 /data nosuid nodev
-    mount ext4 /dev/block/sda8 /cache nosuid nodev
-
-on post-fs
-    # once everything is setup, no need to modify /
-    mount rootfs rootfs / ro remount
-
-    # We chown/chmod /data again so because mount is run as root + defaults
-    chown system system /data
-    chmod 0771 /data
-
-    # Create dump dir and collect dumps.
-    # Do this before we mount cache so eventually we can use cache for
-    # storing dumps on platforms which do not have a dedicated dump partition.
-   
-    mkdir /data/dontpanic
-    chown root log /data/dontpanic
-    chmod 0750 /data/dontpanic
-
-    # Collect apanic data, free resources and re-arm trigger
-    copy /proc/apanic_console /data/dontpanic/apanic_console
-    chown root log /data/dontpanic/apanic_console
-    chmod 0640 /data/dontpanic/apanic_console
-
-    copy /proc/apanic_threads /data/dontpanic/apanic_threads
-    chown root log /data/dontpanic/apanic_threads
-    chmod 0640 /data/dontpanic/apanic_threads
-
-    write /proc/apanic_console 1
-
-    # Same reason as /data above
-    chown system cache /cache
-    chmod 0770 /cache
-
-    # This may have been created by the recovery system with odd permissions
-    chown system cache /cache/recovery
-    chmod 0770 /cache/recovery
-
-    #change permissions on vmallocinfo so we can grab it from bugreports
-    chown root log /proc/vmallocinfo
-    chmod 0440 /proc/vmallocinfo
-
-    #change permissions on kmsg & sysrq-trigger so bugreports can grab kthread stacks
-    chown root system /proc/kmsg
-    chmod 0440 /proc/kmsg
-    chown root system /proc/sysrq-trigger
-    chmod 0220 /proc/sysrq-trigger
-
-# create basic filesystem structure
-    mkdir /data/misc 01771 system misc
-    mkdir /data/misc/bluetoothd 0770 bluetooth bluetooth
-    mkdir /data/misc/bluetooth 0770 system system
-    mkdir /data/misc/keystore 0700 keystore keystore
-    mkdir /data/misc/vpn 0770 system system
-    mkdir /data/misc/systemkeys 0700 system system
-    mkdir /data/misc/vpn/profiles 0770 system system
-    # give system access to wpa_supplicant.conf for backup and restore
-    mkdir /data/misc/wifi 0770 wifi wifi
-    chmod 0770 /data/misc/wifi
-    chmod 0660 /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
-    mkdir /data/local 0771 shell shell
-    mkdir /data/local/tmp 0771 shell shell
-    mkdir /data/data 0771 system system
-    mkdir /data/app-private 0771 system system
-    mkdir /data/app 0771 system system
-    mkdir /data/property 0700 root root
-
-    # create dalvik-cache and double-check the perms
-    mkdir /data/dalvik-cache 0771 system system
-    chown system system /data/dalvik-cache
-    chmod 0771 /data/dalvik-cache
-
-    # create the lost+found directories, so as to enforce our permissions
-    mkdir /data/lost+found 0770
-    mkdir /cache/lost+found 0770
-
-    # double check the perms, in case lost+found already exists, and set owner
-    chown root root /data/lost+found
-    chmod 0770 /data/lost+found
-    chown root root /cache/lost+found
-    chmod 0770 /cache/lost+found
-
-    # create data/drm directory
-    mkdir /data/drm 0774 drm drm
-    chown drm drm /data/drm
-    chmod 0774 /data/drm
-
-on boot
-# basic network init
-    ifup lo
-    hostname localhost
-    domainname localdomain
-
-# set RLIMIT_NICE to allow priorities from 19 to -20
-    setrlimit 13 40 40
-
-# Define the oom_adj values for the classes of processes that can be
-# killed by the kernel.  These are used in ActivityManagerService.
-    setprop ro.FOREGROUND_APP_ADJ 0
-    setprop ro.VISIBLE_APP_ADJ 1
-    setprop ro.PERCEPTIBLE_APP_ADJ 2
-    setprop ro.HEAVY_WEIGHT_APP_ADJ 3
-    setprop ro.SECONDARY_SERVER_ADJ 4
-    setprop ro.BACKUP_APP_ADJ 5
-    setprop ro.HOME_APP_ADJ 6
-    setprop ro.HIDDEN_APP_MIN_ADJ 7
-    setprop ro.EMPTY_APP_ADJ 15
-
-# Define the memory thresholds at which the above process classes will
-# be killed.  These numbers are in pages (4k).
-    setprop ro.FOREGROUND_APP_MEM 2048
-    setprop ro.VISIBLE_APP_MEM 3072
-    setprop ro.PERCEPTIBLE_APP_MEM 4096
-    setprop ro.HEAVY_WEIGHT_APP_MEM 4096
-    setprop ro.SECONDARY_SERVER_MEM 6144
-    setprop ro.BACKUP_APP_MEM 6144
-    setprop ro.HOME_APP_MEM 6144
-    setprop ro.HIDDEN_APP_MEM 7168
-    setprop ro.EMPTY_APP_MEM 8192
-
-# Write value must be consistent with the above properties.
-# Note that the driver only supports 6 slots, so we have combined some of
-# the classes into the same memory level; the associated processes of higher
-# classes will still be killed first.
-    write /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj 0,1,2,4,7,15
-
-    write /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory 1
-    write /proc/sys/vm/min_free_order_shift 4
-    write /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree 2048,3072,4096,6144,7168,8192
-
-    # Set init its forked children's oom_adj.
-    write /proc/1/oom_adj -16
-
-    # Tweak background writeout
-    write /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs 200
-    write /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_ratio  5
-
-    # Permissions for System Server and daemons.
-    chown radio system /sys/android_power/state
-    chown radio system /sys/android_power/request_state
-    chown radio system /sys/android_power/acquire_full_wake_lock
-    chown radio system /sys/android_power/acquire_partial_wake_lock
-    chown radio system /sys/android_power/release_wake_lock
-    chown radio system /sys/power/state
-    chown radio system /sys/power/wake_lock
-    chown radio system /sys/power/wake_unlock
-    chmod 0660 /sys/power/state
-    chmod 0660 /sys/power/wake_lock
-    chmod 0660 /sys/power/wake_unlock
-    chown system system /sys/class/timed_output/vibrator/enable
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/keyboard-backlight/brightness
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/button-backlight/brightness
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/jogball-backlight/brightness
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/brightness
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/green/brightness
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/blue/brightness
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/grpfreq
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/grppwm
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/blink
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/brightness
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/green/brightness
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/blue/brightness
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/grpfreq
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/grppwm
-    chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/blink
-    chown system system /sys/class/timed_output/vibrator/enable
-    chown system system /sys/module/sco/parameters/disable_esco
-    chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_wmem_min
-    chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_wmem_def
-    chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_wmem_max
-    chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_rmem_min
-    chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_rmem_def
-    chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_rmem_max
-    chown root radio /proc/cmdline
-
-# Define TCP buffer sizes for various networks
-#   ReadMin, ReadInitial, ReadMax, WriteMin, WriteInitial, WriteMax,
-    setprop net.tcp.buffersize.default 4096,87380,110208,4096,16384,110208
-    setprop net.tcp.buffersize.wifi    4095,87380,110208,4096,16384,110208
-    setprop net.tcp.buffersize.umts    4094,87380,110208,4096,16384,110208
-    setprop net.tcp.buffersize.edge    4093,26280,35040,4096,16384,35040
-    setprop net.tcp.buffersize.gprs    4092,8760,11680,4096,8760,11680
-
-    class_start default
-
-## Daemon processes to be run by init.
-##
-service ueventd /sbin/ueventd
-    critical
-
-service console /system/bin/sh
-    console
-    disabled
-    user shell
-    group log
-
-on property:ro.secure=0
-    start console
-
-# adbd is controlled by the persist.service.adb.enable system property
-service adbd /sbin/adbd
-    disabled
-
-# adbd on at boot in emulator
-on property:ro.kernel.qemu=1
-    start adbd
-
-on property:persist.service.adb.enable=1
-    start adbd
-
-on property:persist.service.adb.enable=0
-    stop adbd
-
-service servicemanager /system/bin/servicemanager
-    user system
-    critical
-    onrestart restart zygote
-    onrestart restart media
-
-service vold /system/bin/vold
-    socket vold stream 0660 root mount
-    ioprio be 2
-
-service netd /system/bin/netd
-    socket netd stream 0660 root system
-    socket dnsproxyd stream 0660 root inet
-
-service debuggerd /system/bin/debuggerd
-
-service ril-daemon /system/bin/rild
-    socket rild stream 660 root radio
-    socket rild-debug stream 660 radio system
-    user root
-    group radio cache inet misc audio sdcard_rw
-
-service zygote /system/bin/app_process -Xzygote /system/bin --zygote --start-system-server
-    socket zygote stream 666
-    onrestart write /sys/android_power/request_state wake
-    onrestart write /sys/power/state on
-    onrestart restart media
-    onrestart restart netd
-
-service drm /system/bin/drmserver
-    user drm
-    group system root inet
-
-service drmio /system/bin/drmioserver
-    user drmio
-
-service media /system/bin/mediaserver
-    user media
-    group system audio camera graphics inet net_bt net_bt_admin net_raw
-    ioprio rt 4
-
-service bootanim /system/bin/bootanimation
-    user graphics
-    group graphics
-    disabled
-    oneshot
-
-service dbus /system/bin/dbus-daemon --system --nofork
-    socket dbus stream 660 bluetooth bluetooth
-    user bluetooth
-    group bluetooth net_bt_admin
-
-service bluetoothd /system/bin/bluetoothd -n
-    socket bluetooth stream 660 bluetooth bluetooth
-    socket dbus_bluetooth stream 660 bluetooth bluetooth
-    # init.rc does not yet support applying capabilities, so run as root and
-    # let bluetoothd drop uid to bluetooth with the right linux capabilities
-    group bluetooth net_bt_admin misc
-    disabled
-
-service hfag /system/bin/sdptool add --channel=10 HFAG
-    user bluetooth
-    group bluetooth net_bt_admin
-    disabled
-    oneshot
-
-service hsag /system/bin/sdptool add --channel=11 HSAG
-    user bluetooth
-    group bluetooth net_bt_admin
-    disabled
-    oneshot
-
-service opush /system/bin/sdptool add --channel=12 OPUSH
-    user bluetooth
-    group bluetooth net_bt_admin
-    disabled
-    oneshot
-
-service pbap /system/bin/sdptool add --channel=19 PBAP
-    user bluetooth
-    group bluetooth net_bt_admin
-    disabled
-    oneshot
-
-service installd /system/bin/installd
-    socket installd stream 600 system system
-
-service flash_recovery /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
-    oneshot
-
-service racoon /system/bin/racoon
-    socket racoon stream 600 system system
-    # racoon will setuid to vpn after getting necessary resources.
-    group net_admin
-    disabled
-    oneshot
-
-service mtpd /system/bin/mtpd
-    socket mtpd stream 600 system system
-    user vpn
-    group vpn net_admin net_raw
-    disabled
-    oneshot
-
-service keystore /system/bin/keystore /data/misc/keystore
-    user keystore
-    group keystore
-    socket keystore stream 666
-
-service dumpstate /system/bin/dumpstate -s
-    socket dumpstate stream 0660 shell log
-    disabled
-    oneshot
-
-# Enable networking so that adb can connect
-service netcfg /system/bin/netcfg eth0 dhcp
-    oneshot
diff --git a/target/board/vbox_x86/init.vbox_x86.rc b/target/board/vbox_x86/init.vbox_x86.rc
index 4c5d55c..92e3a20 100644
--- a/target/board/vbox_x86/init.vbox_x86.rc
+++ b/target/board/vbox_x86/init.vbox_x86.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+on early-init
+    export EXTERNAL_STORAGE /mnt/sdcard
+    mkdir /mnt/sdcard 0000 system system
+    # for backwards compatibility
+    symlink /mnt/sdcard /sdcard
+
 on boot
     setprop ARGH ARGH
+    setprop net.eth0.gw 10.0.2.2
     setprop net.eth0.dns1 10.0.2.3
     setprop net.gprs.local-ip 10.0.2.15
     setprop ro.radio.use-ppp no
@@ -16,8 +23,21 @@
     stop dund
     stop akmd
 
+# start essential services
+    start qemud
+    start goldfish-logcat
+#   start goldfish-setup
+    start netcfg
+
     setprop ro.setupwizard.mode EMULATOR
 
+on fs
+# mount sda partitions
+    mount ext4 /dev/block/sda6 /system
+    mount ext4 /dev/block/sda6 /system ro remount
+    mount ext4 /dev/block/sda7 /data nosuid nodev
+    mount ext4 /dev/block/sda8 /cache nosuid nodev
+
 # enable Google-specific location features,
 # like NetworkLocationProvider and LocationCollector
     setprop ro.com.google.locationfeatures 1
@@ -36,7 +56,21 @@
 # something else.
 
 service goldfish-setup /system/etc/init.goldfish.sh
-   oneshot
+    user root
+    group root
+    oneshot
+
+# The qemu-props program is used to set various system
+# properties on boot. It must be run early during the boot
+# process to avoid race conditions with other daemons that
+# might read them (e.g. surface flinger), so define it in
+# class 'core'
+#
+service qemu-props /system/bin/qemu-props
+    class core
+    user root
+    group root
+    oneshot
 
 service qemud /system/bin/qemud
     socket qemud    stream 666
@@ -46,7 +80,11 @@
 # program to check wether it runs on the emulator
 # if it does, it redirects its output to the device
 # named by the androidboot.console kernel option
-# if not, is simply exit immediately
+# if not, it simply exits immediately
 
 service goldfish-logcat /system/bin/logcat -Q
     oneshot
+
+# Enable networking so that adb can connect
+service netcfg /system/bin/netcfg eth0 dhcp
+    oneshot