There is one last step after gain root:

gainroot is not the actual root users shell/enviroment- to get that enter:

su -

Aaron: I meant it's a method that differs from the Wiki entry found at iTT... if ya follow it as a step by step list. You're totally correct though, they're identical. There were a bunch of Windows users that were simply lost when it came to having some kind of windows boot, so I typed that up. I thought I'd put enough disclaimers that in no way was any of that invented by me, thought of by me, or to be passed off as being by me. My main point behind that 20 minutes of typing was to a.) put all the needed reference material in one spot, and b.) make it painfully clear so people who aren't familiar with Linux could give it a shot. I'm having anneurysms hitting all the different sources to grab snippets of information.

There's a thought. I'm a database goon by trade, I took a look at the existing Wiki entry and wasn't satisfied with any way I could slip it in. I hate tutorials/how-tos that trail off halfway through with "now go to step 6 of 'xxx' ". Well. Such is the nature of Wikipedia. If someone thinks the VMPlayer install/etc would fit in better somewhere else, they're welcome to change it. I've got to get going in about 30 mins so I'll get to it when I've got time.

http://www.internettablettalk.com/wi...ode%2C_etc.%29

Done. I put myself in the shoes of someone who's very new to Linux and the Maemo Wiki is rather terse. That's my first Wiki entry, wasn't too hard to pick up.

Perhaps a pretty stoopid question, but I assume since I'm already running Kubuntu that I don't need the VMware steps. Just making sure VMware isn't doing some magic.