diff --git a/com/html-as-texture-in-xr.js b/com/html-as-texture-in-xr.js
index 990f2ef..f440f38 100644
--- a/com/html-as-texture-in-xr.js
+++ b/com/html-as-texture-in-xr.js
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ if( !AFRAME.components['html-as-textre-in-xr'] ){
 
     dependencies:{
       html:        "https://unpkg.com/aframe-htmlmesh@2.1.0/build/aframe-html.js",  // html to AFRAME
+      //html:          "https://coderofsalvation.github.io/aframe-htmlmesh/build/aframe-html.js"
+      //html:          "com/aframe-html.js"
     },
 
     init: async function () { 
       let s = await AFRAME.utils.require(this.dependencies)
-      this.el.setAttribute("html",`html: ${this.data.domid}; cursor:#cursor`)
+      this.el.setAttribute("html",`html: ${this.data.domid}; cursor:#cursor; xrlayer: true`)
       this.el.setAttribute("visible",  AFRAME.utils.XD() == '3D' ? 'true' : 'false' )
       this.el.setAttribute("position", AFRAME.utils.XD.getPositionInFrontOfCamera(0.5) )
     },
@@ -94,9 +96,6 @@ if( !AFRAME.components['html-as-textre-in-xr'] ){
       this.sceneEl.addEventListener('2D', () => this.showElements(false) )
       this.sceneEl.addEventListener('3D', () => this.showElements(true) )
 
-      // toggle immersive with ESCAPE
-      //document.body.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => e.key == 'Escape' && this.toggle() )
-
       document.head.innerHTML += `<style type="text/css">
         .XR #toggle_overlay{
           background: transparent;
diff --git a/com/isoterminal.js b/com/isoterminal.js
index 75bfd9c..c943522 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal.js
@@ -39,16 +39,20 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
 
     init: async function(){
       this.el.object3D.visible = false
+      this.initTerminal(true)
     },
 
     requires:{
-      'window':    "com/window.js",
+      com:         "com/dom.js",
+      window:      "com/window.js",
       xtermjs:     "https://unpkg.com/@xterm/xterm@5.5.0/lib/xterm.js",
       xtermcss:    "https://unpkg.com/@xterm/xterm@5.5.0/css/xterm.css",
       v86:         "com/isoterminal/libv86.js",
+      // allow xrsh to selfcontain scene + itself
+      xhook:       "https://jpillora.com/xhook/dist/xhook.min.js",
+      selfcontain: "com/selfcontainer.js",
       // html to texture
       htmlinxr:    "com/html-as-texture-in-xr.js",
-      html:        "https://unpkg.com/aframe-htmlmesh@2.1.0/build/aframe-html.js",  // html to AFRAME
       // isoterminal features
       core:        "com/isoterminal/core.js",
       utils_9p:    "com/isoterminal/feat/9pfs_utils.js",
@@ -107,23 +111,31 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
                         `
     },
 
-    initTerminal: async function(){
-      if( this.instance ){
-        const el = document.querySelector('.isoterminal')
-        return console.warn('TODO: allow multiple terminals (see v86 examples)')
-      }
+    initTerminal: async function(singleton){
 
       let s = await AFRAME.utils.require(this.requires)
 
-      // instance this component
-      const instance = this.instance = this.el.cloneNode(false)
-      this.el.sceneEl.appendChild( instance )
+      this.el.setAttribute("selfcontainer","")
+
+      // *DISABLED* instance this component 
+      // rason: we only need one term for now (more = too cpu heavy)
+      let instance 
+      if( singleton ){
+        instance = this.el
+      }else{
+        if( this.instance ){
+          const el = document.querySelector('.isoterminal')
+          return console.warn('TODO: allow multiple terminals for future beefy devices(see v86 examples)')
+        }
+        instance = this.instance = this.el.cloneNode(false)
+        this.el.sceneEl.appendChild( instance )
+      }
 
       // init isoterminal
       this.isoterminal = new ISOTerminal()
 
       instance.addEventListener('DOMready', () => {
-        instance.setAttribute("window", `title: ${this.data.iso}; uid: ${instance.uid}; attach: #overlay; dom: #${instance.dom.id}`)
+        instance.setAttribute("window", `title: xrsh [booting linux iso..]; uid: ${instance.uid}; attach: #overlay; dom: #${instance.dom.id}`)
       })
 
       instance.addEventListener('window.oncreate', (e) => {
@@ -166,7 +178,11 @@ if( typeof AFRAME != 'undefined '){
 
       instance.setAttribute("dom",      "")
 
-      const focus = () => this.isoterminal.emulator.serial_adapter.term.focus() 
+      const focus = () => {
+        if( this.isoterminal?.emulator?.serial_adapter?.focus ){
+          this.isoterminal.emulator.serial_adapter.term.focus()
+        }
+      }
       instance.addEventListener('obbcollisionstarted', focus )
       this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener('enter-vr', focus )
       this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener('enter-ar', focus )
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/core.js b/com/isoterminal/core.js
index 42025c5..1b3e97e 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/core.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/core.js
@@ -80,16 +80,14 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.runISO = function(opts){
   let loadmsg = loading[ Math.floor(Math.random()*1000) % loading.length-1 ]
   this.emit('status',loadmsg)
 
-  let motd = "\n\r"
-  motd += "  " + ' ____  _____________  _________ ___ ___   ' + "\n\r"
-  motd += "  " + ' \\   \\/  /\\______   \\/   _____//   |   \\  ' + "\n\r"  
-  motd += "  " + '  \\     /  |       _/\\_____  \\/    ~    \\ ' + "\n\r"
-  motd += " " + '   /     \\  |    |   \\/        \\    Y    / ' + "\n\r"
-  motd += " " + '  /___/\\  \\ |____|_  /_______  /\\___|_  /  ' + "\n\r"
-  motd += " " + '        \\_/        \\/        \\/       \\/   ' + "\n\r"
-  motd += "                                                                 \n\r"
-  motd += `${loadmsg}, please wait..\n\r\n\r`
-  motd += "\033[0m" 
+  // replace welcome message https://github.com/copy/v86/blob/3c77b98bc4bc7a5d51a2056ea73d7666ca50fc9d/src/browser/serial.js#L231
+  let welcome = "This is the serial console. Whatever you type or paste here will be sent to COM1"
+
+  let motd = "\r" 
+  let msg  = `${loadmsg}, please wait..`
+  while( msg.length < welcome.length ) msg += " "
+  msg += "\n"
+  motd += msg+"\033[0m" 
 
   const files = [
     "com/isoterminal/mnt/js",
@@ -108,12 +106,6 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.runISO = function(opts){
     emulator.serial_adapter.term.clear()
     emulator.serial_adapter.term.write(motd)
 
-    emulator.create_file("motd", this.toUint8Array(motd) )
-    emulator.create_file("js", this.toUint8Array(`#!/bin/sh
-      cat /mnt/motd 
-      cat > /dev/null 
-    `))
-
     let p = files.map( (f) => fetch(f) )
     Promise.all(p)
     .then( (files) => {
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/feat/boot.js b/com/isoterminal/feat/boot.js
index 1b6368d..d0c0ad5 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/feat/boot.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/feat/boot.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.boot = async function(){
       env.push( 'export '+String(i).toUpperCase()+'="'+document.location[i]+'"')
   }
   await this.emulator.create_file("profile.browser", this.toUint8Array( env.join('\n') ) )
-  let boot = `source /mnt/profile`
+  let boot = `clear ; echo 'preparing xrsh env..'; source /mnt/profile`
   // exec hash as extra boot cmd
   if( document.location.hash.length > 1 ){ 
     boot += ` ; cmd='${decodeURI(document.location.hash.substr(1))}' && $cmd`
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/feat/jsconsole.js b/com/isoterminal/feat/jsconsole.js
index 0545759..1986339 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/feat/jsconsole.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/feat/jsconsole.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.redirectConsole = function(handler){
        handler(textArg+'\n','\x1b[38;5;208mwarn\x1b[0m');
        err.apply(log, args);
    };
+
 }
 
 ISOTerminal.addEventListener('emulator-started', function(){
@@ -39,6 +40,16 @@ ISOTerminal.addEventListener('emulator-started', function(){
     emulator.fs9p.append_file( "console", str )
   })
 
+  window.addEventListener('error', function(event) {
+    console.error(event.filename+":"+event.lineno+":"+event.colno)
+    console.error(event.message);
+    console.error(event.error);
+  });
+
+  window.addEventListener('unhandledrejection', function(event) {
+    console.error('Unhandled promise rejection:', event.reason);
+  });
+
   // enable/disable logging file (echo 1 > mnt/console.tty) 
   this.readFromPipe( '/mnt/console.tty', (data) => {
     emulator.log_to_tty = ( String(data).trim() == '1')
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/feat/xterm.js b/com/isoterminal/feat/xterm.js
index d7a0e13..9df0d3f 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/feat/xterm.js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/feat/xterm.js
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ ISOTerminal.prototype.xtermInit = function(){
 
   this.addEventListener('emulator-started', function(){
     this.emulator.serial_adapter.term.element.querySelector('.xterm-viewport').style.background = 'transparent'
+    // toggle immersive with ESCAPE
+    //document.body.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => e.key == 'Escape' && this.emulator.serial_adapter.term.blur() )
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/mnt/js b/com/isoterminal/mnt/js
index fc453e3..8fb6fdb 100755
--- a/com/isoterminal/mnt/js
+++ b/com/isoterminal/mnt/js
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ test -n "$BROWSER" || { alert warning "/dev/browser not active (are you running
 javascript="$*"
 
 # if we are run as shebang, use the file as input
-case "$1" in 
-  */*) javascript="args = String('$*').split(' '); $(cat $1 | tail +2)"
-       ;;
-esac
+test -f "$1" && {
+  javascript="args = String('$*').split(' '); $(cat $1 | tail +2)"
+}
 
 # below is not ideal
 # first I tried /dev/ttyS* https://github.com/copy/v86/issues/530
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/mnt/profile b/com/isoterminal/mnt/profile
index 995c556..06d7d79 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/mnt/profile
+++ b/com/isoterminal/mnt/profile
@@ -12,17 +12,25 @@ source /mnt/profile.sh
 
 ## forward not-found commands to javascript (via jsh)
 command_not_found_handle(){
-  echo "$1 not found, did you mean $1(...) (javascript?)"
+  echo "[!] '$1' not found, did you mean $1(...) (javascript?)"
+  test -n "$ONBOARDING" && echo "[i] type 'help' for handy commands"
+  test -n "$ONBOARDING" || help
+}
+
+help(){
   echo ""
   echo 'TIPS'
   echo '----'
-  echo 'js run              ' "type 'js 'alert(\"hello\")'"
-  echo 'js console.log:     ' "type 'console document.baseURI"
-  echo 'js function as cmd: ' "type 'alias $1=\"jsh $1\"' to run '$1 yo' as $1('yo')"
-  echo 'js inspect:         ' "type 'js \"return document.baseURI\"'"
-  echo 'js console disable: ' "type 'echo 0 > /dev/browser/console.tty' to enable"
-  echo 'js capture console: ' "type 'tail -f /dev/browser/console'"
-  echo 'jsh<->sh hooks:     ' "type 'chmod +x ~/hook.d/*/* && alert helloworld'"
+  echo 'js run                ' "type 'js 'alert(\"hello\")'"
+  echo 'js console.log:       ' "type 'console document.baseURI"
+  echo 'js function as cmd:   ' "type 'alias $1=\"jsh $1\"' to run '$1 yo' as $1('yo')"
+  echo 'js inspect:           ' "type 'js \"return document.baseURI\"'"
+  echo 'js console disable:   ' "type 'echo 0 > /dev/browser/console.tty' to enable"
+  echo 'js capture console:   ' "type 'tail -f /dev/browser/console'"
+  echo 'jsh<->sh hooks:       ' "type 'chmod +x ~/hook.d/*/* && alert helloworld'"
+  echo 'include file into page' "type 'require <url.js|css>'"
+  echo 'create AFRAME a-entity' "type 'a_entity <componentname> [...]"
+  ONBOARDING=1
 }
 
 resize
diff --git a/com/isoterminal/mnt/profile.sh b/com/isoterminal/mnt/profile.sh
index 84e50fc..f61432a 100644
--- a/com/isoterminal/mnt/profile.sh
+++ b/com/isoterminal/mnt/profile.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ console(){
   js 'return '$1
 }
 
-fetch(){
-  js ''
+require(){
+  file=$(basename "$1")
+  js '(async () => {
+    await AFRAME.utils.require({"'$file'": "'$1'"})
+  })()'
+}
+
+a_entity(){
+  code="let el = document.createElement('a-entity')"
+  for i in "$@"; do 
+    code="$code;\nel.setAttribute('$i','')\n"; 
+  done
+  code="document.querySelector('a-scene').appendChild(el)"
+  echo "$code"
+  js "$code"
 }