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 ## Testing on real hardware
 I recommend using an old x86_64 computer
 * `cargo run --release` to generate a binary image that is bootable
-* flash it to a USB device via `dd` or belenaEtcher
+* flash it to a USB device via `dd` or balenaEtcher
 * Remove said USB device and plug into test machine
 * assure test machine boots from USB devices