ok, so i did everything and I think it worked. I see the 513MB on the device memory so what happens when i install programs now, will the be put on the external memory card? i don't see anything there now. just looking for a way to confirm success. I don't have a lot of juice after the flash so i won't install anything until i get home. Thanks for everyone who replied and helped me out. I started the process last night around 10pm and was up until 3am to now 5:30 the next day. It was a great learning experience on working with linux command line.