diff --git a/archiso-mkinitcpio.conf b/archiso-mkinitcpio.conf
index d9bcc88..55ae9f3 100644
--- a/archiso-mkinitcpio.conf
+++ b/archiso-mkinitcpio.conf
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 MODULES=""
 BINARIES=""
 FILES=""
-HOOKS="base udev archlive ide scsi sata usb fw filesystems"
+
+HOOKS="base udev boot-cd archiso ide scsi sata usb fw filesystems"
+#HOOKS="base udev boot-usb archiso ide scsi sata usb fw filesystems"
diff --git a/archlive_hook b/archiso_hook
similarity index 62%
rename from archlive_hook
rename to archiso_hook
index 0b3ea1b..c60df2b 100644
--- a/archlive_hook
+++ b/archiso_hook
@@ -9,33 +9,16 @@ run_hook ()
     mkdir /tmpfs/bootcd
     msg "done."
 
-    squashfound=0
-    #TODO check for usb devices as well...
-    msg -n ":: Scanning for boot cdrom device..."
-    squashimg="/tmpfs/bootcd/archlive.sqfs"
-
-    /bin/modprobe -q isofs >/dev/null 2>&1
-    for cdrom in /dev/cd/*; do
-        if mount -r -t iso9660 "${cdrom}" /tmpfs/bootcd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            if [ -e "${squashimg}" ]; then
-                squashfound=1
-                msg "${cdrom}"
-                break
-            fi
-        else
-            echo "Failed to mount ${cdrom}"
-        fi
-        [ ${squashfound} -eq 0 ] && umount /tmpfs/bootcd >/dev/null 2>&1
-    done
-
-    if [ ${squashfound} -eq 0 ]; then
-        echo "ERROR: cannot find booted cdrom device, cannot continue..."
+    if [ "x${BOOT_MOUNT}" -eq "x" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: BOOT_MOUNT is not set. The boot-cd or boot-usb hook MUST"
+        echo "       be run before this one.  This image was improperly built"
         exit 1
     fi
 
+    squashimg="${BOOT_MOUNT}/archiso.sqfs"
     if [ "${copytoram}" = "y" ]; then
-        /bin/cat /tmpfs/bootcd/archlive.sqfs > /tmpfs/archlive.sqfs
-        squashimg="/tmpfs/archlive.sqfs"
+        /bin/cat ${squashimg} > /tmpfs/archiso.sqfs
+        squashimg="/tmpfs/archiso.sqfs"
     fi
 
     msg ":: Mounting squashfs image"
diff --git a/archlive_install b/archiso_install
similarity index 85%
rename from archlive_install
rename to archiso_install
index bdb5857..d75a57e 100644
--- a/archlive_install
+++ b/archiso_install
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ install ()
     MODULES="cdrom ide-cd ide-core ide-generic unionfs squashfs isofs $(all_modules '/kernel/fs' | grep -v "nls") "
     BINARIES=""
     FILES=""
-    add_binary /bin/mount /bin/mount.full
     add_dir /real_root
     add_dir /tmpfs
     SCRIPT="archlive"
diff --git a/boot-cd_hook b/boot-cd_hook
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6d9da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot-cd_hook
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# vim: set ft=sh:
+run_hook ()
+{
+    msg ":: Scanning for boot cdrom device..."
+
+    /bin/mkdir -p /tmpfs/bootmnt
+    bootmnt="/tmpfs/bootmnt/"
+    found=0
+
+    /bin/modprobe -q isofs >/dev/null 2>&1
+    for cdrom in /dev/cd/*; do
+        if mount -r -t iso9660 "${cdrom}" ${bootmnt} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if [ -e "${bootmnt}/archiso.sqfs" ]; then
+                found=1
+                msg "${cdrom}"
+                break
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "Failed to mount ${cdrom}"
+        fi
+        [ ${found} -eq 0 ] && umount ${bootmnt} >/dev/null 2>&1
+    done
+
+    if [ ${found} -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: cannot find booted cdrom device, cannot continue..."
+        exit 1
+    else
+        export BOOT_MOUNT="${bootmnt}"
+    fi
+}
diff --git a/boot-cd_install b/boot-cd_install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7e82ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot-cd_install
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# vim: set ft=sh:
+install ()
+{
+    MODULES="cdrom ide-cd ide-core ide-generic unionfs squashfs isofs $(all_modules '/kernel/fs' | grep -v "nls") "
+    BINARIES=""
+    FILES=""
+    SCRIPT="from-cd"
+}
diff --git a/boot-usb_hook b/boot-usb_hook
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9898ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot-usb_hook
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# vim: set ft=sh:
+run_hook ()
+{
+    msg ":: Scanning for boot usb device..."
+
+    /bin/mkdir -p /tmpfs/bootmnt
+    bootmnt="/tmpfs/bootmnt/"
+    found=0
+
+    for usb in /dev/sd[a-z][0-9]; do
+        if mount -r -t vfat "${usb}" ${bootmnt} >/dev/null 2>&1 ||\
+            mount -r -t ext2 "${usb}" ${bootmnt} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if [ -e "${bootmnt}/archiso.sqfs" ]; then
+                found=1
+                msg "${usb}"
+                break
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "Failed to mount ${usb}"
+        fi
+        [ ${found} -eq 0 ] && umount ${bootmnt} >/dev/null 2>&1
+    done
+
+    if [ ${found} -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: cannot find booted usb device, cannot continue..."
+        exit 1
+    else
+        export BOOT_MOUNT="${bootmnt}"
+    fi
+}
diff --git a/boot-usb_install b/boot-usb_install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1296f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot-usb_install
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# vim: set ft=sh:
+install ()
+{
+    MODULES="cdrom ide-cd ide-core ide-generic unionfs squashfs $(all_modules '/kernel/fs' | grep -v "nls") "
+
+    MODULES="${MODULES} $(checked_modules "/usb/host" | grep -ve "_cs" -e "sl1811-hcd" -e "isp116x-hcd")"
+
+    MODULES=$(echo ${MODULES}) #trim whitespace
+    if [ "x${MODULES}" != "x" ]; then
+        MODULES="${MODULES} usb_storage sd_mod sr_mod"
+    fi
+    BINARIES=""
+    FILES=""
+    SCRIPT="boot-usb"
+}