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Explain about logging into scratchbox, and improve the text about selecting a target

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 ==Selecting a Scratchbox Target==
-TODO: say something about targets here.
+'''TODO:''' say something about what targets are.
+Once you've followed the instructions above, your Scratchbox install will have two targets: an x86 target and an ARM target. To log into Scratchbox, simply run the command:
+<code><pre>scratchbox</pre></code>
+Once you've logged into Scratchbox, the prompt will change to one of the following prompts, depending on whether you have the x86 or the ARM target selected:
-To select the x86 target, run:
 <code><pre>
-echo "sb-conf select CHINOOK_X86"   | scratchbox  -s -p
+[sbox-CHINOOK_X86: ~] >
+or
+[sbox-CHINOOK_ARMEL: ~] >
 </pre></code>
-or for the ARMEL target, run:
+You can switch from one target to another while you're logged into Scratchbox simply by running:
 <code><pre>
-echo "sb-conf select CHINOOK_ARMEL" | scratchbox  -s -p
+sb-conf select CHINOOK_X86
+or
+sb-conf select CHINOOK_ARMEL
 </pre></code>
+To exit Scratchbox and get back to the host system, simply run 'exit'.
-'''Note:' if you see this:
+'''Note:''' if you see this:
 sb-conf: You must close your other Scratchbox sessions first
-You should:
+but you can't find your other Scratchbox sessions, you can force close them by running the command 'sb-menu', selecting 'Killall', and then sending a 9.
-run sb-menu
-go to killall
-and send a 9
 ==Building libIDL==