diff --git a/etc/apache2/vhost.conf.in b/etc/apache2/vhost.conf.in
index 802ba224c..66abe8ed0 100644
--- a/etc/apache2/vhost.conf.in
+++ b/etc/apache2/vhost.conf.in
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
         XSendFile on
         XSendFilePath __PREFIX__
     </Location>
+    ProxyRequests Off
+    <Proxy *>
+        Order deny,allow
+        Allow from all
+    </Proxy>
 
     Alias /.bzr        __PREFIX__/.bzr
     Alias /static      __PREFIX__/static
diff --git a/pandora/app/config.py b/pandora/app/config.py
index 60d286709..bedd8cdaa 100644
--- a/pandora/app/config.py
+++ b/pandora/app/config.py
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ def load_config():
         settings.CONFIG = config
 
         admin = len(settings.CONFIG['userLevels']) - 1
-        settings.ADMIN = tuple([(u.username, u.email)
-                          for u in User.objects.filter(profile__level=admin)])
-        settings.MANAGERS = settings.ADMINS
+        if not 'syncdb' in sys.argv:
+            settings.ADMIN = tuple([(u.username, u.email)
+                              for u in User.objects.filter(profile__level=admin)])
+            settings.MANAGERS = settings.ADMINS
 
 def reloader_thread():
     _config_mtime = 0
@@ -61,7 +62,11 @@ def update_static():
     oxjs_build = os.path.join(settings.STATIC_ROOT, 'oxjs/tools/build/build.py')
     if os.path.exists(oxjs_build):
         print 'update oxjs'
-        os.system('%s -nogeo >/dev/null' % oxjs_build)
+        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(settings.STATIC_ROOT, 'oxjs/build/Ox.Geo/json/Ox.Geo.json')):
+            geo = '-nogeo'
+        else:
+            geo = ''
+        os.system('%s %s >/dev/null' % (oxjs_build, geo))
 
     data = ''
     js = []
diff --git a/pandora/urls.py b/pandora/urls.py
index e602c5710..eb275a1c9 100644
--- a/pandora/urls.py
+++ b/pandora/urls.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ def serve_static_file(path, location, content_type):
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     (r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
-    (r'^ajax_filtered_fields/', include('ajax_filtered_fields.urls')),
     (r'^api/upload/$', 'archive.views.firefogg_upload'),
     (r'^url=(?P<url>.*)$', 'app.views.redirect_url'),
     (r'^file/(?P<oshash>.*)$', 'archive.views.lookup_file'),
diff --git a/pandora/user/models.py b/pandora/user/models.py
index 903710580..8c581a61d 100644
--- a/pandora/user/models.py
+++ b/pandora/user/models.py
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ class UserProfile(models.Model):
 
 def user_post_save(sender, instance, **kwargs):
     profile, new = UserProfile.objects.get_or_create(user=instance)
+    if new and instance.is_superuser:
+        profile.level = len(settings.CONFIG['userLevels']) - 1
+        profile.save()
     SessionData.objects.filter(user=instance).update(level=profile.level,
                                                      username=instance.username)
 models.signals.post_save.connect(user_post_save, sender=User)
diff --git a/pandora/user/views.py b/pandora/user/views.py
index 8e2d58a02..388006e54 100644
--- a/pandora/user/views.py
+++ b/pandora/user/views.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def signup(request):
             user.save()
             #create default user lists:
             for l in settings.CONFIG['personalLists']:
-                list = models.List(name=l['id'], user=user)
+                list = models.List(name=l['title'], user=user)
                 for key in ('query', 'public', 'featured'):
                     if key in l:
                         setattr(list, key, l[key])
diff --git a/vm/README.txt b/vm/README.txt
index 98aa01c1a..ec7fb8684 100644
--- a/vm/README.txt
+++ b/vm/README.txt
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ Create virtual disk of pan.do/ra
 
 == ubuntu-vm-builder setup ==
 
-due to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/676132
-we need to use maverick-proposed repository:
-
- echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-proposed restricted main multiverse universe" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubunt-proposed.list
- apt-get update
- apt-get -t maverick-proposed install ubuntu-vm-builder
+on ubuntu 11.10 you need to install python-vm-builder
 
+  apt-get install python-vm-builder
 
 due to https://bugs.launchpad.net/vmbuilder/+bug/683614
 building vbox images does not work. install virtualbox_vm.py:
@@ -43,9 +39,7 @@ Pan.do/ra is installed in /srv/pandora and is served with nginx on http://pandor
 == Update ==
 to get the latest version of pan.do/ra
  cd /srv/pandora
- bzr pull
- cd static/oxjs
- bzr pull
+ ./update.sh
 
 you might have to adjust the database at this point. now restart pandora daemons
 
diff --git a/vm/build.sh b/vm/build.sh
index a9f7e646c..facc8256e 100755
--- a/vm/build.sh
+++ b/vm/build.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 base=$(pwd)
-sudo  vmbuilder vbox ubuntu --suite=maverick \
+sudo  vmbuilder vbox ubuntu --suite=oneiric \
     --verbose --debug \
     --arch i386 \
     --dest $base/pandora \
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ sudo  vmbuilder vbox ubuntu --suite=maverick \
     --pass pandora \
     --components main,universe,multiverse \
     --ppa j/pandora \
-    --ppa gstreamer-developers/ppa \
     --addpkg openssh-server \
     --addpkg acpid \
     --addpkg vim \
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ sudo  vmbuilder vbox ubuntu --suite=maverick \
     --addpkg python-numpy \
     --addpkg python-psycopg2 \
     --addpkg python-simplejson \
-    --addpkg python-transmissionrpc \
-    --addpkg transmission-daemon \
     --addpkg oxtimeline \
     --addpkg oxframe \
     --addpkg mkvtoolnix \
diff --git a/vm/firstboot.sh b/vm/firstboot.sh
index 09c9c7fd6..64d573c93 100755
--- a/vm/firstboot.sh
+++ b/vm/firstboot.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg2theora
 #postgresql
 apt-get -y install postgresql
 sudo -u postgres createuser -S -D -R pandora
-sudo -u postgres createdb -O pandora pandora
-
-#do not start systemwide transmission-daemon
-/etc/init.d/transmission-daemon stop
-sed -i "s/ENABLE_DAEMON=1/ENABLE_DAEMON=0/g" /etc/default/transmission-daemon
+sudo -u postgres createdb  -T template0 --locale=C --encoding=UTF8 -O pandora pandora
 
 #rabbitmq
 RABBITPWD=$(pwgen -n 16 -1)
@@ -26,11 +22,16 @@ rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p /pandora pandora ".*" ".*" ".*"
 
 #pandora
 cat > /srv/pandora/pandora/local_settings.py << EOF
-DATABASE_ENGINE = 'postgresql_psycopg2'
-DATABASE_NAME = 'pandora'
-DATABASE_USER = 'pandora'
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'NAME': 'pandora',
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
+        'USER': 'pandora',
+        'PASSWORD': '',
+    }
+}
 
-POSTER_SERVICES=['http://data.0xdb.org/poster/']
+DATA_SERVICE='http://data.0xdb.org/api/'
 
 BROKER_PASSWORD = "$RABBITPWD"
 
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ cd /srv/pandora/pandora
 sudo -u pandora python manage.py syncdb --noinput 
 echo "UPDATE django_site SET domain = 'pandora.local', name = 'pandora.local' WHERE 1=1;" | sudo -u pandora python manage.py dbshell
 
+sudo -u pandora python manage.py update_static
+
 mkdir /srv/pandora/data
 chown -R pandora:pandora /srv/pandora
 
@@ -51,6 +54,6 @@ service pandora-tasks start
 service pandora start
 
 #nginx
-sed "s/__PREFIX__/\/srv\/pandora/g" "/srv/pandora/nginx/vhost.in" > "/etc/nginx/sites-available/default"
+sed "s/__PREFIX__/\/srv\/pandora/g" "/srv/pandora/etc/nginx/vhost.in" > "/etc/nginx/sites-available/default"
 service nginx restart