diff --git a/foxbuntu/project/cfg/BoardConfig_IPC/overlay/overlay-luckfox-ubuntu/etc/rc.local b/foxbuntu/project/cfg/BoardConfig_IPC/overlay/overlay-luckfox-ubuntu/etc/rc.local
index 4585344..671cc72 100755
--- a/foxbuntu/project/cfg/BoardConfig_IPC/overlay/overlay-luckfox-ubuntu/etc/rc.local
+++ b/foxbuntu/project/cfg/BoardConfig_IPC/overlay/overlay-luckfox-ubuntu/etc/rc.local
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# not really needed after first boot
+/usr/bin/filesystem_resize.sh
+
 # supposedly needed for usb storage, but works anyway
 #/etc/init.d/S50usbdevice start
 
diff --git a/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/runonce.sh b/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/runonce.sh
index 6ffb2ee..3a02e99 100755
--- a/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/runonce.sh
+++ b/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/runonce.sh
@@ -29,20 +29,8 @@ systemctl start meshtasticd
 msg="First boot: Enabling wifi setting in Meshtasticd."
 echo "$msg"
 logger "$msg"
-for retries in $(seq 1 10); do
-  output=$(meshtastic --host --set network.wifi_enabled true 2>&1)
-  echo "$output"
-  if echo "$output" | grep -qiE "Abort|invalid|Error"; then
-    if [ "$retries" -lt 10 ]; then
-      msg="First boot: Meshtastic update failed, retrying ($(($retries + 1))/10)..."
-      echo "$msg"
-      logger "$msg"
-      sleep 2 # Add a small delay before retrying
-    fi
-  else
-    break
-  fi
-done
+/usr/local/bin/updatemeshtastic.sh "--set lora.region US" 10 "First boot"
+/usr/local/bin/updatemeshtastic.sh "--set network.wifi_enabled true" 10 "First boot"
 
 rm /usr/local/bin/.firstboot
 msg="First boot: Removing first boot flag and rebooting..."
diff --git a/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/updatemeshtastic.sh b/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/updatemeshtastic.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..978407d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/updatemeshtastic.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+command="$1"
+attempts=$2
+ref="$3: "
+for retries in $(seq 1 $attempts); do
+  
+  output=$(meshtastic --host 127.0.0.1 $command >&2) #>&2 lets meshtastic's output display on screen
+  
+  if echo "$output" | grep -qiE "Abort|invalid|Error|refused"; then
+    if [ "$retries" -lt $attempts ]; then
+      msg="${ref:+$ref }Meshtastic update failed, retrying ($(($retries + 1))/$attempts)..."
+      echo "$msg"
+      logger "$msg"
+      sleep 2 # Add a small delay before retrying
+    fi
+  else
+    exit 0 #success
+    break
+  fi
+done
+exit 1 #failed
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/usbconfig.sh b/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/usbconfig.sh
index b6dfdaf..51d07f6 100755
--- a/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/usbconfig.sh
+++ b/foxbuntu/sysdrv/out/rootfs_uclibc_rv1106/usr/local/bin/usbconfig.sh
@@ -227,45 +227,21 @@ if [ -f "$mount_point/femtofox-config.txt" ]; then
       log_message "wpa_supplicant.conf updated and wifi restarted. Enabling Meshtastic wifi setting."
       sudo dhclient 2>&1 | sudo tee -a /tmp/femtofox-config.log
 
-      for retries in $(seq 1 3); do
-        meshtastic --host --set network.wifi_enabled true 2>&1 | sudo tee -a /tmp/femtofox-config.log
-        if tail -n 1 "/tmp/femtofox-config.log" | grep -qiE "Abort|invalid|Error"; then
-          if [ "$retries" -lt 3 ]; then
-            log_message "Meshtastic update failed, retrying ($(($retries + 1))/3)..."
-            sleep 2 # Add a small delay before retrying
-          fi
-        else
-          break
-        fi
-      done
-      if tail -n 1 "/tmp/femtofox-config.log" | grep -qiE "Abort|invalid|Error"; then
-        log_message "Failed to update Meshtastic wifi setting to 'enabled' after 3 attempts."
-        for _ in $(seq 1 2); do # do meshtastic error boot code
-          blink "1" && sleep 0.25 && blink "1" && sleep 0.25
-          blink "0.25" && sleep 0.25 && blink "0.25" && sleep 0.25
-        done
+      /usr/local/bin/updatemeshtastic.sh "--set network.wifi_enabled true" 3 "USB config" #| sudo tee -a /tmp/femtofox-config.log
+      if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
+        log_message "Update of Meshtastic FAILED."
+      else
+        log_message "Updated Meshtastic successfully."
       fi
     fi
 
     if [ "$update_meshtastic" != "" ]; then
       log_message "Connecting to Meshtastic radio and submitting $update_meshtastic"
-      for retries in $(seq 1 3); do
-        meshtastic --host $update_meshtastic 2>&1 | sudo tee -a /tmp/femtofox-config.log
-        if tail -n 1 "/tmp/femtofox-config.log" | grep -qiE "Abort|invalid|Error"; then
-          if [ "$retries" -lt 3 ]; then
-            log_message "Meshtastic update failed, retrying ($(($retries + 1))/3)..."
-            sleep 2 # Add a small delay before retrying
-          fi
-        else
-          break
-        fi
-      done
-      if tail -n 1 "/tmp/femtofox-config.log" | grep -qiE "Abort|invalid|Error"; then
-        log_message "Failed to update Meshtastic after 3 attempts."
-        for _ in $(seq 1 2); do # do meshtastic error boot code
-          blink "1" && sleep 0.25 && blink "1" && sleep 0.25
-          blink "0.25" && sleep 0.25 && blink "0.25" && sleep 0.25
-        done
+      /usr/local/bin/updatemeshtastic.sh "$update_meshtastic" 3 "USB config" #| sudo tee -a /tmp/femtofox-config.log
+      if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
+        log_message "Update of Meshtastic FAILED."
+      else
+        log_message "Updated Meshtastic successfully."
       fi
     fi