Thanks Rupor, that's reassuring...yeah it looks like that's the case...
just waiting for my sd card (and adaptor) to arrive in the post.
so I'll use the sdrescue_1.04_porkupan, then install the AMR properly (and then apps2sd afterwards) then android marketplace...
I'm assuming cause I'm on linux I don't need to do all the stuff with .bat files on
MCsmarties post...
it would also be nice to have roaming wi-fi but perhaps that's a step beyond me
the future awaits...