diff --git a/targets/via/epia-m/Config-abuild.lb b/targets/via/epia-m/Config-abuild.lb
index 7c728ba7a1..953c59bb19 100644
--- a/targets/via/epia-m/Config-abuild.lb
+++ b/targets/via/epia-m/Config-abuild.lb
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ option  MAXIMUM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=8
 option  DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=8
 option  CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250=1
 
-option ROM_SIZE=512*1024
-
+option ROM_SIZE=256*1024
 
 option HAVE_OPTION_TABLE=1
 option CONFIG_ROM_STREAM=1
@@ -28,16 +27,16 @@ option _RAMBASE=0x00004000
 #
 romimage "normal"
 	option USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE=0
-	option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x20000
+	option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=64*1024
 	option LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION=".0-Normal"
-	payload /dev/null
+	payload PAYLOAD
 end
 
 romimage "fallback" 
 	option USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE=1
-	option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x20000
+	option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=64*1024
 	option LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION=".0-Fallback"
-	payload /dev/null
+	payload PAYLOAD
 end
 
 buildrom ./linuxbios.rom ROM_SIZE "normal" "fallback"
diff --git a/util/abuild/abuild.sh b/util/abuild/abuild.sh
index 07bad28885..53b492bfe0 100755
--- a/util/abuild/abuild.sh
+++ b/util/abuild/abuild.sh
@@ -85,22 +85,23 @@ function create_config
 	TARGCONFIG=$LBROOT/targets/$VENDOR/$MAINBOARD/Config-abuild.lb
 
         # get a working payload for the board if we have one.
+
 	if [ -x $payloads/payload.sh ]; then
 		PAYLOAD=`$payloads/payload.sh $VENDOR $MAINBOARD`
+		echo "Using custom payload $PAYLOAD"
 	fi
 	
 	mkdir -p $TARGET
 
         if [ -f $TARGCONFIG ]; then
         	cp $TARGCONFIG $TARGET/Config-${VENDOR}_${MAINBOARD}.lb
-		echo "Used existing test target $TARGCONFIG"
+		echo -n "Using existing test target $TARGCONFIG"
 		xml "  <config>$TARGCONFIG</config>"
-		return 
-	fi
+	else
 
-	echo -n "  Creating config file..."
-	xml "  <config>autogenerated</config>"
-	( cat << EOF
+		echo -n "  Creating config file..."
+		xml "  <config>autogenerated</config>"
+		( cat << EOF
 # This will make a target directory of ./VENDOR_MAINBOARD
 
 target VENDOR_MAINBOARD
@@ -111,8 +112,8 @@ option CROSS_COMPILE="CROSS_PREFIX"
 option HOSTCC="CROSS_HOSTCC"
 
 EOF
-	if [ "$TARCH" == i386 ] ; then
-		cat <<EOF
+		if [ "$TARCH" == i386 ] ; then
+			cat <<EOF
 romimage "normal"
 	option USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE=0
 	option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x20000
@@ -128,22 +129,26 @@ romimage "fallback"
 end
 buildrom ./linuxbios.rom ROM_SIZE "normal" "fallback"
 EOF
-	else
-		cat <<EOF
+		else
+			cat <<EOF
 romimage "only"
 	option LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION=".0"
 	payload PAYLOAD
 end
 buildrom ./linuxbios.rom ROM_SIZE "only"
 EOF
+		fi 
+		) > $TARGET/Config-${VENDOR}_${MAINBOARD}.lb
 	fi
-	) | sed -e s,VENDOR,$VENDOR,g \
+
+	sed -i.pre -e s,VENDOR,$VENDOR,g \
 		-e s,MAINBOARD,$MAINBOARD,g \
 		-e s,PAYLOAD,$PAYLOAD,g \
 		-e s,CROSSCC,"$CC",g \
 		-e s,CROSS_PREFIX,"$CROSS_COMPILE",g \
 		-e s,CROSS_HOSTCC,"$HOSTCC",g \
-		> $TARGET/Config-${VENDOR}_${MAINBOARD}.lb
+		$TARGET/Config-${VENDOR}_${MAINBOARD}.lb
+		
 	echo " ok"
 }