diff --git a/elf2mzip/elf2img.c b/elf2mzip/elf2img.c
index 33bcb64..a7873d7 100644
--- a/elf2mzip/elf2img.c
+++ b/elf2mzip/elf2img.c
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+/* elf2img - convert an ELF loadable object to a raw binary image or a Cisco-
+ *           specific loadabe image.
+ *
+ * (c) 2008 Philippe Vachoon <philippe@cowpig.ca>
+ *
+ * Licensed under the GNU General Public License v2. See COPYING
+ * in the distribution source directory for more information.
+ *
+ */
+
 #include <elf.h>
 #include <types.h>
 
diff --git a/include/promlib.h b/include/promlib.h
index 9a61951..09e31fb 100644
--- a/include/promlib.h
+++ b/include/promlib.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #define TIMER   0
 
+#define GETBAUD 62
+
 /* Promlib Calls */
 void c_putc(const char c);
 void c_puts(const char *s);
@@ -21,5 +23,6 @@ int c_memsz(void);
 long c_timer(void);
 int c_strnlen(const char *c, int maxlen);
 char *c_verstr(void);
+int c_baud(void);
 
 #endif /* _PROMLIB_H */
diff --git a/include/string.h b/include/string.h
index 0546c90..26dc91d 100644
--- a/include/string.h
+++ b/include/string.h
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ char *strcpy(char *dest, const char *src);
 
 char *strncpy(char *dest, const char *src, uint32_t n);
 
-uint32_t strlen(char *s);
+uint32_t strlen(const char *s);
 
 int memcpy(void *dst, const void *src, int n);
 
 const char *strchr(const char *s, int c);
 
+const char *strstr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);
+
 #endif /* _STRING_H */
diff --git a/mach/c3600/promlib.c b/mach/c3600/promlib.c
index 3665466..5b58ce4 100644
--- a/mach/c3600/promlib.c
+++ b/mach/c3600/promlib.c
@@ -183,3 +183,22 @@ int c_strnlen(const char *s, int maxlen)
 
     return i;
 }
+
+/* baud - get console baud rate
+ * @return boot console baud rate
+ */
+int c_baud(void)
+{
+    int b = 0;
+
+    asm volatile (".set noreorder\n"
+                  "li $a0, %[syscall]\n"
+                  "syscall\n"
+                  "nop\n"
+                  "move %[result], $a0\n"
+                  ".set reorder\n"
+        : [result]"=r"(b)
+        : [syscall]"g"(GETBAUD)
+        : "a0", "v0"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 1ff6a29..3a2933b 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ void start_bootloader()
 enter_filename:
     printf("\nEnter filename to boot:\n> ");
     c_gets(buf, 128);
+
+    int baud = c_baud(); /* get console baud rate */
+    printf("Boot console baud rate: %d\n", baud);
     
     /* determine if a command line string has been appended to kernel name */
     if ((cmd_line_append = strchr(buf, ' ')) != NULL) {
@@ -95,9 +98,16 @@ enter_filename:
         uint32_t kernel_name_len = cmd_line_append - buf;
         strncpy(kernel, buf, kernel_name_len);
         kernel[kernel_name_len + 1] = '\0';
+        /* determine if console is set in the command line; if not,
+         * append it.
+         */
+        if (!strstr(cmd_line,"console")) {
+            sprintf(cmd_line, "%s console=ttyS0,%d", cmd_line, baud);
+        }
+
     } else {
-        cmd_line[0] = '\0';
         strncpy(kernel, buf, 48);
+        sprintf(cmd_line, "console=ttyS0,%d", baud);
     }
 
     printf("\n\nAttempting to load file %s\n", kernel);
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 64a9384..6d5bccc 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ char *strncpy(char *dest, const char *src, uint32_t n)
     return dest;
 }
 
-uint32_t strlen(char *s)
+uint32_t strlen(const char *s)
 {
     int i = 0;
 
@@ -104,3 +104,20 @@ const char *strchr(const char *s, int c)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+const char *strstr(const char *haystack, const char *needle)
+{
+    int npos = 0; /* position within needle */
+    int nlen = strlen(needle);
+    char *start;
+
+    while (*haystack != '\0') {
+        if (npos == 0) start = haystack; 
+
+        if (needle[npos] == *(haystack++)) npos++;
+        else npos = 0;
+
+        if (npos == nlen - 1) return start; 
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}