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diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
index 91b94af75b..40e322d094 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@
</section>
<section id='using-pre-built'>
- <title>Using a Pre-Built Linux Kernel for QEMU</title>
+ <title>Using a Pre-Built Binaries and QEMU</title>
<para>
- If hardware, libraries and services are stable you can use a pre-built image of the kernel and just run it on the target using the emulator QEMU.
+ If hardware, libraries and services are stable you can use a pre-built image of the image, kernel and toolchain and just run it on the target using the emulator QEMU.
This situation is perfect for developing application software.
</para>
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Install the Yocto Project Scripts
+ Install the standalone Yocto toolchain tarball
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -319,12 +319,14 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- Use this command to install the patched Yocto Project QEMU scripts:
+ You can download the pre-built toolchain which includes the poky-qemu script and support files from <ulink url='http://yoctoproject.org/downloads/yoctolinux-0.9/toolchain/'></ulink>. These are available for i586 (32-bit) and x86_64 (64 bit) host machines, targeting each of the 5 supported target architectures. The tarballs are self contained and install into /opt/poky.
+ Use these commands to install the toolchain tarball (taking the 64 bit host, 32 bit i586 target as an example):
</para>
<para>
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
- $ apt-get install qemu poky-scripts
+ $ cd /
+ $ sudo tar -xvjf yoctolinux-eglibc-x86_64-i586-toolchain-sdk-0.9.tar.bz2
</literallayout>
</para>
@@ -347,10 +349,11 @@
</literallayout>
<para>
- You can now start the emulator using this command:
+ You can now start the emulator using these commands (assuming an 32 bit i586 target):
</para>
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ $ source /opt/poky/environment-setup-i586-poky-linux
$ poky-qemu &lt;<emphasis>kernel</emphasis>&gt; &lt;<emphasis>image</emphasis>&gt;
</literallayout>
</section>