diff --git a/hwpack/am335x-bone-serial.conf b/hwpack/am335x-bone-serial.conf
index 25f499d..9d2d2cd 100644
--- a/hwpack/am335x-bone-serial.conf
+++ b/hwpack/am335x-bone-serial.conf
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLE="${SERIAL},115200n8"
 SERIAL_MODE=1
 USE_KMS=1
 
-conf_warning="MMC: Please use a 5Volt DC power supply, as the board may lockup during the mmc formating stage. ONBOARD Ethernet: dhcp ip retrieval is failing, use external usb-ethernet during initial install."
+conf_note="Note: During the install use a 5Volt DC power supply as USB does not always provide enough power."
+conf_warning="ONBOARD Ethernet: dhcp ip retrieval is failing, please use external usb-ethernet during initial install till it can be fixed."
diff --git a/hwpack/am335x-bone-video.conf b/hwpack/am335x-bone-video.conf
index 83c6349..b2dbc2f 100644
--- a/hwpack/am335x-bone-video.conf
+++ b/hwpack/am335x-bone-video.conf
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLE="${SERIAL},115200n8"
 
 USE_KMS=1
 
-conf_warning="MMC: Please use a 5Volt DC power supply, as the board may lockup during the mmc formating stage. ONBOARD Ethernet: dhcp ip retrieval is failing, use external usb-ethernet during initial install."
+conf_note="Note: During the install use a 5Volt DC power supply as USB does not always provide enough power."
+conf_warning="ONBOARD Ethernet: dhcp ip retrieval is failing, please use external usb-ethernet during initial install till it can be fixed."
diff --git a/hwpack/am335x-boneblack.conf b/hwpack/am335x-boneblack.conf
index b73b230..0adca25 100644
--- a/hwpack/am335x-boneblack.conf
+++ b/hwpack/am335x-boneblack.conf
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLE="${SERIAL},115200n8"
 
 USE_KMS=1
 
-conf_warning="MMC: Please use a 5Volt DC power supply, as the board may lockup during the mmc formating stage. ONBOARD Ethernet: dhcp ip retrieval is failing, use external usb-ethernet during initial install."
+conf_note="Note: During the install use a 5Volt DC power supply as USB does not always provide enough power."
+conf_warning="ONBOARD Ethernet: dhcp ip retrieval is failing, please use external usb-ethernet during initial install till it can be fixed."
diff --git a/mk_mmc.sh b/mk_mmc.sh
index acedd13..8e4c6ab 100755
--- a/mk_mmc.sh
+++ b/mk_mmc.sh
@@ -1390,6 +1390,10 @@ populate_boot () {
 	echo "(on average it seems to be taking anywhere between 10-20 Minutes)..."
 	echo "In the background: Ubuntu is trying really-really hard to find a compatible kernel..."
 	echo "-----------------------------"
+	if [ "${conf_note}" ] ; then
+		echo ${conf_note}
+		echo "-----------------------------"
+	fi
 	echo "Reporting Bugs:"
 	echo "https://github.com/RobertCNelson/netinstall/issues"
 	echo "Please include: /var/log/netinstall.log from RootFileSystem"