diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/00-0confluent.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/00-0confluent.sh
index 759765d5..90ab7fe4 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/00-0confluent.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/cmdline/00-0confluent.sh
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ if ! grep -q rd.neednet /proc/cmdline; then
 	echo rd.neednet >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
 fi
 : > /run/NetworkManager/initrd/neednet
+root=livenet
+netroot=livenet:TBD
+wait_for_dev -n /dev/root
+info "Preparing for confluent deployment..."
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh
index dceb6cad..a74706de 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse16/initramfs/var/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-trigger/01-confluent.sh
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ fi
 udevadm trigger
 udevadm trigger --type=devices --action=add
 udevadm settle
-modprobe ib_ipoib
-modprobe ib_umad
-modprobe hfi1
-modprobe mlx5_ib
+#modprobe ib_ipoib
+#modprobe ib_umad
+#modprobe hfi1
+#modprobe mlx5_ib
 
 vlaninfo=$(getarg vlan)
 if [ ! -z "$vlaninfo" ]; then
@@ -259,15 +259,18 @@ fi
 ISOSRC=$(blkid -t TYPE=iso9660|grep -Ei ' LABEL="'$ID-$VERSION_ID|sed -e s/:.*//)
 if [ -z "$ISOSRC" ]; then
     echo root=live:$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/distribution/1/LiveOS/squashfs.img >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
+    echo inst.install_url=$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/distribution/1 >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
     #echo inst.=$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/distribution >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
     #root=anaconda-net:$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/distribution
     #export root
+    netroot=livenet:$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/distribution/1/LiveOS/squashfs.img
+
 else
     echo inst.repo=cdrom:$ISOSRC >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
 fi
-echo inst.ks=$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/kickstart >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
-kickstart=$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/kickstart
-export kickstart
+#echo inst.ks=$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/kickstart >> /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
+#kickstart=$proto://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profilename/kickstart
+#export kickstart
 autoconfigmethod=$(grep ipv4_method /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
 autoconfigmethod=${autoconfigmethod#ipv4_method: }
 if [ "$autoconfigmethod" = "dhcp" ]; then