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diff --git a/README b/README
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@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ Before doing a fai install, you will need to populate a class file.  I
 use one called 5-multi-boot, which you can see example of in
 fai/config/class/50-host-classes.
 
+Before doing a fai install, you will need to populate /q/root/luks and
+/q/root/shadow, see their references. You might also want to copy
+existing /etc/ssh/*host* to
+/p/c/machine_specific/HOST/filesystem/etc/ssh.
+
 
 
 All scripts meant to be used directly are listed here:
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ All scripts meant to be used directly are listed here:
 
 # Scripts to setup the environment for the install
 
-sudo fai-cd -g grub.cfg.autodiscover -f -A $BASEFILE_DIR/autodiscover.iso # create autodiscover cd
+sudo fai-cd -g $PWD/grub.cfg.autodiscover -f -A $BASEFILE_DIR/autodiscover.iso # create autodiscover cd
 mymk-basefile # Create basefiles for various distros
 archlike-pxe # Setup pxe boot server from an archlike base image
 fai-redep # Deploy fai configuration to host "faiserver"
@@ -91,8 +96,8 @@ wrt-setup  # setup my router in general: dhcp, dns, etc.
 faiserver-revm # using pxe & preseed, create a vm which is a fai server
 dsfull # install & post-install a new fai distro
 arch-init-remote # install arch after it's been booted into it's setup env
-fai-kexec # Kexec this or a remote machine using host faiserver
-live-kexec # fai kexec from upstream live cds, e.g. curl live-kexec|bash
+live-kexec # Kexec this or a remote machine using host faiserver. also
+             useful to run as curl live-kexec|bash
 
 
 # Test scripts
@@ -113,15 +118,32 @@ fresize # resize swap or boot partitions in a host
 
 # Replacing a raid 10 disk
 
+# i expect better results with newer kernel and btrfs progs than the default stretch
+fai-server buster
+
 pxe-server -S HOST fai
+
+# btrfs replace or delete. prefer replace. to setup partitions on replacement drive:
+scp fai-wrapper HOST:
+ssh root@HOST
+. fai-wrapper
+export SPECIAL_DISK=/dev/REPLACEMENT_DEV
+/var/lib/fai/config/hooks/partition.DEFAULT
+
+
 ssh root@HOST
+for x in /target/* /target; do umount $x; done
 cat >p
-for x in /target/*; do umount $x; done
 PASSWORD HERE(ctrl-d ctrl-d)
-for d in /dev/disk/by-id/ata*part1; do cryptsetup luksOpen --key-file p $d crypt_dev_${d##*/}; done
-# btrfs replace disk # i forget the actual command
+cd /dev/disk/by-id/
+for d in ata*part1; do cryptsetup luksOpen -d /root/p $d crypt_dev_$d; done
 x=(/dev/mapper/*part1); mount -o subvol=root_trisquelflidas $x /mnt
+# btrfs fi show /mnt
+# btrfs replace start -f /dev/mapper/OLD_DEV /dev/mapper/NEW_DEV /mnt
+# btrfs replace status /mnt
+# nohup btrfs dev delete /dev/sde1 /mnt
 mount -o subvol=boot_trisquelflidas /dev/sda3 /mnt/boot
+# also replace or delete disk for boot
 for x in dev proc sys; do mount -o bind /$x /mnt/$x; done
 chroot /mnt /bin/bash
 # replace disk in fstab