diff --git a/src/etc/etc.alpha/disktab b/src/etc/etc.alpha/disktab
index e617cf50..82480ec1 100644
--- a/src/etc/etc.alpha/disktab
+++ b/src/etc/etc.alpha/disktab
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: disktab,v 1.7 1997/05/08 00:52:29 niklas Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: disktab,v 1.8 1997/06/03 09:06:08 deraadt Exp $
 #	$NetBSD: disktab,v 1.2 1995/10/13 03:09:39 cgd Exp $
 
 # A DEC RZ25, configured so that all of the free partition IDs are at
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ rdroot:\
 	:pa#8192:oa#0:ta=4.2BSD:ba#8192:fa#1024: \
 	:pc#8192:oc#0:
 
+# test if not having an 'a' works?
+fakecdrom|Fake image for Bootable CDROM:\
+	:ty=winchester:se#512:nt#1:rm#350:ns#640:nc#2048:\
+	:pa#1310720:oa#0:ba#8192:fa#1024:ta=ISO9660:\
+	:pc#1310720:oc#0:bc#8192:fc#1024:tc=ISO9660:\
+
 simpleroot:\
 	:ty=winchester:\
 	:dt=SCSI:\