Just if you are interrested in Linux startup, you may have a look
at gujin/vmlinuz.[ch]:
Howto (with changelog at end):
http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=1989&group_id=15465
Download:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=15465&release_id=18235
Discussion Forum:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=49128
Etienne.