diff --git a/src/cpu/amd/model_gx2/vsmsetup.c b/src/cpu/amd/model_gx2/vsmsetup.c
index dacaef89e1..62e17893b9 100644
--- a/src/cpu/amd/model_gx2/vsmsetup.c
+++ b/src/cpu/amd/model_gx2/vsmsetup.c
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ void do_vsmbios(void)
 	  */
 	//rom = 0xfff80000;
 	//rom = 0xfffc0000;
-	/* the VSA starts at the base of rom - 128k */
-	rom = ((unsigned long) 0) - (ROM_SIZE  + 128*1024);
+	/* the VSA starts at the base of rom - 64 */
+	rom = ((unsigned long) 0) - (ROM_SIZE  + 64*1024);
 
 	buf = (unsigned char *) rom;
 	printk_debug("buf %p *buf %d buf[256k] %d\n",
diff --git a/src/lib/nrv2b.c b/src/lib/nrv2b.c
index e9956cfcfa..1c0fa7f0a3 100644
--- a/src/lib/nrv2b.c
+++ b/src/lib/nrv2b.c
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ static unsigned long unrv2b(uint8_t * src, uint8_t * dst)
 	uint32_t bb = 0;
 	unsigned bc = 0;
 	const uint8_t *m_pos;
+	unsigned long file_len = *(unsigned long *) src;
 
+	printk_debug("compressed file len is supposed to be %d bytes\n", file_len);
 	// skip length
 	src += 4;
 	/* FIXME: check olen with the length stored in first 4 bytes */	
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ static unsigned long unrv2b(uint8_t * src, uint8_t * dst)
 		} while (--m_len > 0);
 	}
 
+	printk_debug("computed len is %d, file len is %d\n", olen, file_len);
 	return olen;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/rumba/Options.lb b/src/mainboard/amd/rumba/Options.lb
index df3d1bdfb6..d55d8ce923 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/rumba/Options.lb
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/rumba/Options.lb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ uses ROM_IMAGE_SIZE
 uses ROM_SECTION_SIZE
 uses ROM_SECTION_OFFSET
 uses CONFIG_ROM_STREAM_START
+uses CONFIG_COMPRESSED_ROM_STREAM
 uses PAYLOAD_SIZE
 uses _ROMBASE
 uses _RAMBASE
diff --git a/src/mainboard/olpc/rev_a/Options.lb b/src/mainboard/olpc/rev_a/Options.lb
index df3d1bdfb6..d55d8ce923 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/olpc/rev_a/Options.lb
+++ b/src/mainboard/olpc/rev_a/Options.lb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ uses ROM_IMAGE_SIZE
 uses ROM_SECTION_SIZE
 uses ROM_SECTION_OFFSET
 uses CONFIG_ROM_STREAM_START
+uses CONFIG_COMPRESSED_ROM_STREAM
 uses PAYLOAD_SIZE
 uses _ROMBASE
 uses _RAMBASE
diff --git a/src/stream/rom_stream.c b/src/stream/rom_stream.c
index c9f2fa3f4d..e5a55d306d 100644
--- a/src/stream/rom_stream.c
+++ b/src/stream/rom_stream.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static const unsigned char *rom;
 int stream_init(void)
 {
 #if CONFIG_COMPRESSED_ROM_STREAM
-        unsigned long dest;
+        unsigned char *dest;
         unsigned long olen;
 #endif
 
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ int stream_init(void)
 		dest = (CONFIG_LB_MEM_TOPK<<10);
 	}
 #endif
-        if((dest < 0xf0000) && ((dest+olen)>0xf0000)) { //linuxbios tables etc
-                dest = (CONFIG_LB_MEM_TOPK<<10);
+        if((dest < (unsigned char *) 0xf0000) && ((dest+olen)> (unsigned char *)0xf0000)) { //linuxbios tables etc
+	  dest = (unsigned char *) (CONFIG_LB_MEM_TOPK<<10);
         }
 #endif
 
         printk_debug("Uncompressing to RAM 0x%08lx ", dest);
         olen = unrv2b((uint8_t *) rom_start, (uint8_t *)dest );
-	printk_debug(" ilen = 0x%08lx olen = 0x%08lx done.\n", ilen, olen);
+	printk_debug(" olen = 0x%08lx done.\n", olen);
 	rom_end = dest + olen - 1;
 	rom = dest;
 #else
diff --git a/targets/olpc/rev_a/Config.lb b/targets/olpc/rev_a/Config.lb
index da546808ff..aaa8aeb6b4 100644
--- a/targets/olpc/rev_a/Config.lb
+++ b/targets/olpc/rev_a/Config.lb
@@ -3,31 +3,18 @@
 target rev_a
 mainboard olpc/rev_a
 
-option ROM_SIZE=1024*128
+# leave 64k for vsa
+option CONFIG_COMPRESSED_ROM_STREAM=1
+option ROM_SIZE=1024*512-64*1024
 option FALLBACK_SIZE=ROM_SIZE
-#romimage "normal"
-#	option USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE=0
-#	option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x10000
-#	option LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION=".0Normal"
-##	payload /usr/share/etherboot/5.1.9pre2-lnxi-lb/tg3--ide_disk.zelf
-##	payload ../../../../tg3--ide_disk.zelf	
-##	payload ../../../../../lnxieepro100.ebi
-##	payload /etc/hosts
-##	payload /home/hamish/work/etherboot/eb-5.2.6-lne100.elf
-#	payload /tmp/filo.elf
-#end
 
+option DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL = 11
+option MAXIMUM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL = 11
 romimage "fallback" 
 	option USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE=1
-	option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x10000
+	option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x8000
 	option LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION=".0Fallback"
-#	payload /usr/share/etherboot/5.1.9pre2-lnxi-lb/tg3--ide_disk.zelf
-#	payload ../../../../tg3--ide_disk.zelf	
-#	payload ../../../../../lnxieepro100.ebia
-#	payload /etc/hosts
-#	payload /home/hamish/work/etherboot/eb-5.2.6-lne100.elf
-	payload /tmp/filo.elf
+	payload /tmp/olpcpayload.elf
 end
 
 buildrom ./linuxbios.rom ROM_SIZE  "fallback"
-#buildrom ./linuxbios.rom ROM_SIZE "normal" "fallback"