diff --git a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/lib/platform-config-defaults-uboot.yml b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/lib/platform-config-defaults-uboot.yml
index c23835c8..4343389e 100644
--- a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/lib/platform-config-defaults-uboot.yml
+++ b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/lib/platform-config-defaults-uboot.yml
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ default:
     e500mc-kernel-package: &e500mc-kernel-package
       package: onl-kernel-3.8.13-powerpc-e500mc:powerpc
 
-    e500mc-kernel:
+    e500mc-kernel: &e500mc-kernel
       =: kernel-3.8.13-powerpc-e500mc.bin.gz
       <<: *e500mc-kernel-package
       
     arm-iproc-kernel-package: &arm-iproc-kernel-package
       package: onl-kernel-3.2-deb7-arm-iproc-all:armel
 
-    arm-iproc-kernel:
+    arm-iproc-kernel: &arm-iproc-kernel
       =: kernel-3.2-deb7-arm-iproc-all.bin.gz
       <<: *arm-iproc-kernel-package
 
@@ -53,10 +53,84 @@ default:
     ##  =: powerpc-quanta-lb9-r0.dtb
     ##  <<: *e500v-kernel-package
 
+    ##############################
+    # 
+    # pick an actual loader file,
+    # usually the 'all' image
+    #
+    ##############################
+
+    powerpc-itb: &powerpc-itb
+      =: onl-loader-fit.itb
+      package: onl-loader-fit:powerpc
+
+    arm-itb: &arm-itb
+      =: onl-loader-fit.itb
+      package: onl-loader-fit:armel
+
+    itb: *powerpc-itb
+
   loader:
 
-    partition: /dev/sda1
-    ##partition: /dev/mmcblk0p1
+    device: /dev/sda
+    ##device: /dev/mmcblk0
 
-    ### True for raw partitions
-    ##raw: True
+    loadaddr: 0x10000000
+    ##loadaddr: 70000000
+
+    # Add your own 'setenv' clauses,
+    # otherwise lean back and coast with these implicit ones
+    setenv:
+    ##- onl_loadaddr: @loadaddr@
+    ### added automatically
+    ##- onl_platform: @platform@
+    ### added automatically
+    ##- onl_itb: @itb@
+    - bootargs: >-
+        console=$consoledev,$baudrate
+        onl_platform=$onl_platform
+
+    ide_bootcmds: &ide_bootcmds
+    - ext2load ide 0:1 $onl_loadaddr $onl_itb
+    - "bootm $onl_loadaddr#$onl_platform"
+
+    usb_bootcmds: &usb_bootcmds
+    - usb start
+    - ext2load usb 0:1 $onl_loadaddr $onl_itb
+    - "bootm $onl_loadaddr#$onl_platform"
+
+    # XXX roth arm example includes the 'usbiddev' magic
+    usb2_bootcmds: &usb2_bootcmds
+    - usb start
+    - usbiddev
+    - ext2load usb 0:1 $onl_loadaddr $onl_itb
+    - "bootm $onl_loadaddr#$onl_platform"
+
+    mmc_bootcmds: &mmc_bootcmds
+    - mmc part 0
+    - ext2load mmc 0:1 $onl_loadaddr $onl_itb
+    - "bootm $onl_loadaddr#$onl_platform"
+
+    nos_bootcmds: *ide_bootcmds
+
+  # Default partitioning scheme
+  # boot, config --> 128MiB (ext2)
+  # images --> 1GiB
+  # data --> rest of disk
+  # default format (as shown) is ext4
+  installer:
+  - ONL-BOOT:
+      =: 128MiB
+      # NOTE that u-boot wants the boot partition ext2, not ext4
+      format: ext2
+      ##format: raw
+
+  - ONL-CONFIG:
+      =: 128MiB
+      format: ext4
+  - ONL-IMAGES:
+      =: 1GiB
+      format: ext4
+  - ONL-DATA:
+      =: 100%
+      format: ext4