diff --git a/targets/via/epia/Config.512kflash.linuxtiny.lb b/targets/via/epia/Config.512kflash.linuxtiny.lb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8056fb3ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/targets/via/epia/Config.512kflash.linuxtiny.lb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Sample config file for EPIA
+# This will make a target directory of ./epia.512kflash
+
+target epia.512kflash.linuxtiny
+mainboard via/epia
+
+option ROM_SIZE=524288
+option FALLBACK_SIZE=ROM_SIZE
+option MAXIMUM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=10
+option DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=10
+
+romimage "fallback" 
+	option USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE=1
+	option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=64*1024
+	option LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION=".0Fallback"
+#	payload /usr/share/etherboot/5.1.9pre2-lnxi-lb/tg3--ide_disk.zelf
+#	payload ../../../../tg3--ide_disk.zelf	
+	payload /tmp/linux.elf
+end
+
+buildrom ./linuxbios.rom ROM_SIZE  "fallback"
diff --git a/util/buildrom/buildrom.c b/util/buildrom/buildrom.c
index 9dde492d0f..36c2443d78 100644
--- a/util/buildrom/buildrom.c
+++ b/util/buildrom/buildrom.c
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (fstat(payloadfd, &payloadbuf) < 0)
 		fatal("stat of infile");
-	if (payloadbuf.st_size > (romsize - size))
-		fatal("payload + linuxbios size larger than ROM size!\n");
+	if (payloadbuf.st_size > (romsize - size)){
+		fprintf(stderr, "payload (%d) + linuxbios (%d) size larger than ROM (%d) size!\n", payloadbuf.st_size, size, romsize);
+		exit(1);
+	}
 
 	cp = malloc(romsize);
 	if (!cp)