diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a04f7e..d7e9c6f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # x86 Bare Metal Examples
 
-Dozens of minimal operating systems to learn x86 system programming. Userland cheat at: <https://github.com/cirosantilli/x86-assembly-cheat>
+Dozens of minimal operating systems to learn x86 system programming. Tested on Ubuntu 17.10 host. Userland cheat at: <https://github.com/cirosantilli/x86-assembly-cheat>
 
 1.  [**Getting started**](getting-started.md)
 1.  [About](about.md)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98846ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# grub-pc-bin: without it, grub-mkrescue just fails, and you have no idea why!
+# We love you, GRUB.
+# https://superuser.com/questions/603051/grub-mkrescue-not-producing-bootable-image/973021#973021
+# https://github.com/cirosantilli/x86-bare-metal-examples/issues/5#issuecomment-377948357
+# https://wiki.osdev.org/Bare_Bones
+#
+sudo apt-get install \
+  bochs \
+  bochs-sdl \
+  build-essential \
+  gcc-multilib \
+  gdb \
+  gnu-efi \
+  grub \
+  grub-pc-bin \
+  nasm \
+  qemu \
+  xorriso\
+;
diff --git a/getting-started.md b/getting-started.md
index 71e75c8..e558c36 100644
--- a/getting-started.md
+++ b/getting-started.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Getting started
 
-Tested on Ubuntu 14.04 AMD64:
+Ubuntu:
 
-    sudo apt-get install bochs bochs-sdl build-essential gcc-multilib gdb gnu-efi grub qemu nasm xorriso
+    ./configure
 
 Make all operating systems:
 
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ Now if you do:
 
 you can test several examples with a single USB burn, which is much faster.
 
+You can also try out the big image on QEMU for fun with:
+
+    qemu-system-i386 -hda big.img
+
 You will also want to change the boot order to put the USB first from the F12 BIOS menu. This way you don't have to hit F12 like a madman every time.
 
 TODO: boot sectors that load STAGE2 are not working with the big image chainloader. TODO why?
diff --git a/grub/README.md b/grub/README.md
index 4e86f4a..47a35e8 100644
--- a/grub/README.md
+++ b/grub/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # GRUB
 
-TODO not working: https://github.com/cirosantilli/x86-bare-metal-examples/issues/5#issuecomment-377948357
-
     cd chainloader
     make run
 
diff --git a/multiboot/README.md b/multiboot/README.md
index 2c867e6..1dc3823 100644
--- a/multiboot/README.md
+++ b/multiboot/README.md
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ Or you can use `grub-mkrescue` to make a multiboot file into a bootable ISO or d
 
     qemu-system-x86_64 -hda main.img
 
-TODO: can't get it working anymore: <https://github.com/cirosantilli/x86-bare-metal-examples/issues/5#issuecomment-377948357>
-
 ## Introduction
 
 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiboot_Specification>