diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7ba2e5b4..7c1589c0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@
 *tar
 *uck
 *.pub
+
+u-root/
diff --git a/TESTCPU b/TESTCPU
index e996461b..080755d4 100755
--- a/TESTCPU
+++ b/TESTCPU
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
-SOURCE=${SOURCE:=$HOME/go/src/github.com/u-root/u-root}
+UROOT=${UROOT:=$HOME/go/src/github.com/u-root/u-root}
 KERNEL=${KERNEL:=$HOME/linuxboot/mainboards/intel/generic/kernel-noinitramfs}
 VMN=${VMN:=42}
-KEY=${KEY:=~/.ssh/cpu_rsa.pub:key.pub}
+KEY=${KEY:=$HOME/.ssh/cpu_rsa.pub}
 
 echo NOTE: WE USED TO RUN CPUD AUTOMAGICALLY
 echo That turned out to be inconvenient for testing
@@ -12,18 +12,20 @@ echo If you want to test cpud as the init, add this line
 echo to the u-root command, along with the other switches.
 echo -initcmd=/bbin/cpud \
 
+# error our early for simple things
+ls ${KEY}
+ls -d ${UROOT}
+ls ${KERNEL}
+
 # You will need to put your host key and private key somewhere. They will be placed in the proper place in the image.
 #
 # $* is positioned where it is so you can use extra switches like -h or add files via, e.g., -files whatever
 # you can also add non-switch args too.
 # it allows you to configure the initramfs a bit more, with or without switches
-u-root \
-	-files   $KEY \
-	-uroot-source $SOURCE \
-	$* \
-	all \
-	cmds/cpud \
-	cmds/cpu \
+# The day when u-root was superconvenient to use is gone, done in by modules.
+# goanywhere makes it much less hard.
+go install github.com/u-root/gobusybox/src/cmd/goanywhere@latest
+goanywhere ${UROOT}/cmds/core/* ./cmds/cpu ./cmds/cpud  -- u-root -files $KEY
 
 echo NOT adding a host key at -files  ssh_host_rsa_key:etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key 
 
diff --git a/cmds/cpu/cpu.go b/cmds/cpu/cpu.go
index 9c7c1286..d501f8b6 100644
--- a/cmds/cpu/cpu.go
+++ b/cmds/cpu/cpu.go
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ func main() {
 	if *port == "22" {
 		*sshd = true
 	}
+	if *srvnfs {
+		*ninep = false
+	}
 	verbose("connecting to %q port %q", host, *port)
 	if err := newCPU(host, a...); err != nil {
 		e := 1
diff --git a/session/session_linux.go b/session/session_linux.go
index 404f01df..f53a1c8c 100644
--- a/session/session_linux.go
+++ b/session/session_linux.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (s *Session) Namespace() error {
 	// The debug= option is here so you can see how to temporarily set it if needed.
 	// It generates copious output so use it sparingly.
 	// A useful compromise value is 5.
-	opts := fmt.Sprintf("version=9p2000.L,trans=fd,rfdno=%d,wfdno=%d,uname=%v,debug=0,msize=%d", fd, fd, user, s.msize)
+	opts := fmt.Sprintf("version=9p2000.L,noxattr,trans=fd,rfdno=%d,wfdno=%d,uname=%v,debug=0,msize=%d", fd, fd, user, s.msize)
 	if len(s.mopts) > 0 {
 		opts += "," + s.mopts
 	}