diff --git a/fs-add/etc/config.default b/fs-add/etc/config.default
index c2a04f65..fcc28095 100644
--- a/fs-add/etc/config.default
+++ b/fs-add/etc/config.default
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SATIP AXE firmware configuration
 #
 
-CFGVER="8"
+CFGVER="9"
 HOSTNAME="satip-axe"
 KMODULES="drivers/usb/serial/cp210x.ko drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.ko drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.ko"
 
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ MINISATIP_OPTS=""
 #
 INETD="yes"
 
+#
+# crond
+#
+CROND="yes"
+
 #
 # nfsd v3
 #
@@ -71,3 +76,8 @@ NFSD_HOTPLUG_EXPORT="*" # replace with host or subnet, '*' = world
 # oscamd
 #
 OSCAMD="yes"
+
+#
+# custom daemon/service/setup executed from sysinit
+#
+#CUSTOMD="/etc/sysconfig/myboot"
diff --git a/fs-add/etc/init.d/crond b/fs-add/etc/init.d/crond
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2c961a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs-add/etc/init.d/crond
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test -r /etc/sysconfig/config && . /etc/sysconfig/config
+
+if test "$CROND" != "yes"; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+mkdir -p /var/spool/cron
+mkdir /etc/sysconfig/crontabs
+ln -sf /etc/sysconfig/crontabs /var/spool/cron/crontabs
+
+exec /usr/sbin/crond -f -S -c /etc/sysconfig/crontabs
diff --git a/fs-add/etc/init.d/customd b/fs-add/etc/init.d/customd
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7b9a3f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs-add/etc/init.d/customd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test -r /etc/sysconfig/config && . /etc/sysconfig/config
+
+if test "$CUSTOMD" != "yes"; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+if test -x "${CUSTOMD}" ; then
+  . "${CUSTOMD}"
+fi
diff --git a/fs-add/etc/inittab b/fs-add/etc/inittab
index a2013347..fdf0330b 100755
--- a/fs-add/etc/inittab
+++ b/fs-add/etc/inittab
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ ttyAS0::askfirst:/bin/sh
 ::once:/etc/init.d/dropbear
 # inetd
 ::once:/etc/init.d/inetd
+# crond
+::once:/etc/init.d/crond
 # oscamd
 ::once:/etc/init.d/oscamd
+# custom service
+::once:/etc/init.d/customd
 # Others
 ::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot
 ::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a