diff --git a/Creating-and-testing-os-service-console-images.md b/Creating-and-testing-os-service-console-images.md
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--- a/Creating-and-testing-os-service-console-images.md
+++ b/Creating-and-testing-os-service-console-images.md
@@ -26,4 +26,12 @@ disabled xfce
 disabled xfce
 ```
 
-At this point (v0.7.0rc), there are duplicates because I didn't remove the existing index.yml file entries.
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+At this point (v0.7.0rc), there are duplicates because I didn't remove the existing index.yml file entries.
+
+if the console you're developing fails to start properly, you won't be able to examine the problem, but you can reboot, and add kernel parameters to set the console back to a known working state.
+
+If you're using the `rancher/os` repo, and running QEMU:
+
+```
+./scripts/run --append "rancher.console=default"
+```
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