diff --git a/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in b/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in
index 88b07cae086..58c9d117f29 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in
+++ b/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ for more information and/or documentation about using the X Binary
 Package System. If you think it is useful, please make a donation
 to improve further development from the above URL, thanks.
 
-To install Void Linux type 'sudo void-installer'.
+To start the installation please type:
+
+	$ sudo void-installer
+
+and follow the on-screen instructions. Thanks for trying Void Linux.
 
 ###############################################################################
 _EOF
@@ -110,13 +114,13 @@ LABEL linux
 MENU LABEL Boot Void GNU/Linux ${kver} ($(uname -m))
 KERNEL /casper/vmlinuz
 INITRD /casper/initrd.lz
-APPEND boot=casper vga=current keymap=${KEYMAP:-us} locale=${LOCALE:-en_US.UTF-8} ro
+APPEND boot=casper keymap=${KEYMAP:-us} locale=${LOCALE:-en_US.UTF-8} ro
 
 LABEL linuxtoram
 MENU LABEL Boot Void GNU/Linux ${kver} (RAM) ($(uname -m))
 KERNEL /casper/vmlinuz
 INITRD /casper/initrd.lz
-APPEND boot=casper vga=current toram keymap=${KEYMAP:-us} locale=${LOCALE:-en_US.UTF-8} ro
+APPEND boot=casper toram keymap=${KEYMAP:-us} locale=${LOCALE:-en_US.UTF-8} ro
 
 LABEL c
 MENU LABEL Boot first HD found by the BIOS
@@ -336,6 +340,63 @@ install -Dm644 /etc/casper.conf "$ROOTFS/etc/casper.conf" || error_out $?
 install -Dm755 /sbin/casper-getty "$ROOTFS/sbin/casper-getty" || error_out $?
 install -Dm755 /sbin/casper-login "$ROOTFS/sbin/casper-login" || error_out $?
 
+# Generate a sane xbps.conf for the rootfs.
+rm -f $ROOTFS/etc/xbps/xbps.conf
+echo "# xbps.conf generated by vmklive-@@MKLIVE_VERSION@@" \
+	> $ROOTFS/etc/xbps/xbps.conf
+echo "TransactionFrequencyFlush = 0" \
+	>> $ROOFS/etc/xbps/xbps.conf
+echo "virtual-package rsyslog { targets = syslog-daemon-0 }" \
+	>> $ROOTFS/etc/xbps/xbps.conf
+echo "virtual-package dcron { targets = cron-daemon-0 }" \
+	>> $ROOTFS/etc/xbps/xbps.conf
+_devel=$($XBPS_UHELPER_CMD -r $ROOTFS version xbps-devel)
+if [ -n "${_devel}" ]; then
+	echo "virtual-package xbps-devel { targets = xbps-9999 }" \
+		>> $ROOTFS/etc/xbps/xbps.conf
+fi
+
+# Generate a conf for local repositories.
+cat > $ROOTFS/etc/xbps/local-repos.conf <<_EOF
+repositories = {
+	/packages/noarch,
+	/packages/i686,
+	/packages/x86_64
+}
+_EOF
+# Generate a conf for remote repositories.
+cat > $ROOTFS/etc/xbps/network-repos.conf <<_EOF
+repositories = {
+	http://xbps.goodluckwith.us/binpkgs/i686,
+	http://xbps.goodluckwith.us/binpkgs/noarch,
+	http://xbps.goodluckwith.us/binpkgs/nonfree/i686,
+	http://xbps.nopcode.org/repos/current/x86_64,
+	http://xbps.nopcode.org/repos/current/noarch,
+	http://xbps.nopcode.org/repos/current/nonfree/x86_64
+}
+_EOF
+chmod 644 $ROOTFS/etc/xbps/*.conf || error_out $?
+
+# Create local repos for base-system and grub packages required by
+# the void-installer pkg.
+ROOTFS_REPODIR=$ROOTFS/packages
+mkdir -p $ROOTFS_REPODIR
+pkgs=$($XBPS_BIN_CMD -r /tmp/blah -n install base-system grub)
+set -- ${pkgs}
+while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
+	pkgn=$1; action=$2; ver=$3; repo=$4; binpkg=$5
+	shift 5
+	repodir=$(basename $repo)
+	[ ! -d $ROOTFS_REPODIR/$repodir ] && mkdir $ROOTFS_REPODIR/$repodir
+	bpkg=$repo/$binpkg
+	cp -f $bpkg $ROOTFS_REPODIR/$repodir
+done
+for f in $ROOTFS_REPODIR/*; do
+	${XBPS_REPO_CMD} genindex $f 2>&1 >>$LOGFILE
+	# remove rindex-files.plist, unneeded.
+	rm -f $f/rindex-files.plist
+done
+
 #
 # The pseudofs aren't needed anymore in target rootfs.
 #
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vmklive/template b/srcpkgs/vmklive/template
index 9744b7a4881..0b424760539 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vmklive/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vmklive/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'vmklive'
 pkgname=vmklive
-version=0.7.1
+version=0.8.0
 short_desc="Void GNU/Linux live image maker"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="Public domain"