diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/ioc/README@RTEMS b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/ioc/README@RTEMS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b040e848c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/ioc/README@RTEMS
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Copy the startup script (st.cmd) and top level db and dbd directories and
+contents to
+<<TFTP_ROOT>>/epics/<<IOC hostname>>/
+
+Then load the executable into the IOC (floppy disk, network boot, debugger,
+etc.) and start it.
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/ioc/st.cmd@RTEMS b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/ioc/st.cmd@RTEMS
index 634cae303..c132eda8b 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/ioc/st.cmd@RTEMS
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleBoot/ioc/st.cmd@RTEMS
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-dbLoadDatabase("../../dbd/example.dbd",0,0)
+dbLoadDatabase("dbd/example.dbd",0,0)
 registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase) 
-dbLoadRecords("../../db/dbExample1.db","user=_USER_")
-dbLoadRecords("../../db/dbExample2.db","user=_USER_,no=1,scan=1 second")
-dbLoadRecords("../../db/dbExample2.db","user=_USER_,no=2,scan=2 second")
-dbLoadRecords("../../db/dbExample2.db","user=_USER_,no=3,scan=5 second")
+dbLoadRecords("db/dbExample1.db","user=_USER_")
+dbLoadRecords("db/dbExample2.db","user=_USER_,no=1,scan=1 second")
+dbLoadRecords("db/dbExample2.db","user=_USER_,no=2,scan=2 second")
+dbLoadRecords("db/dbExample2.db","user=_USER_,no=3,scan=5 second")
 iocInit()
 #seq sncExample,"user=_USER_"