diff --git a/bin/cros_au_test_harness.py b/bin/cros_au_test_harness.py
index eaed1ef2b9..eef95b6f8b 100755
--- a/bin/cros_au_test_harness.py
+++ b/bin/cros_au_test_harness.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import sys
 import unittest
 
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../lib'))
-from cros_build_lib import RunCommand, Info, Warning
+from cros_build_lib import RunCommand, Info, Warning, ReinterpretPathForChroot
 
 _KVM_PID_FILE = '/tmp/harness_pid'
 _SCRIPTS_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ _FULL_VDISK_SIZE = 6072
 _FULL_STATEFULFS_SIZE = 2048
 
 global base_image_path
+global board
 global target_image_path
 
 _VERIFY_SUITE = 'suite_Smoke'
@@ -106,9 +107,11 @@ class VirtualAUTest(unittest.TestCase, AUTest):
       Info('Qemu image not found, creating one.')
       RunCommand(['%s/image_to_vm.sh' % _SCRIPTS_DIR,
                   '--full',
-                  '--from %s' % os.path.dirname(base_image_path),
+                  '--from %s' % ReinterpretPathForChroot(
+                      os.path.dirname(base_image_path)),
                   '--vdisk_size %s' % _FULL_VDISK_SIZE,
                   '--statefulfs_size %s' % _FULL_STATEFULFS_SIZE,
+                  '--board %s' % board,
                   '--test_image'], enter_chroot=True)
     else:
       Info('Using existing VM image')
@@ -153,6 +156,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                     help='path to the base image.')
   parser.add_option('-t', '--target_image',
                     help='path to the target image')
+  parser.add_option('-r', '--board',
+                    help='board for the images')
   # Set the usage to include flags.
   parser.set_usage(parser.format_help())
   # Parse existing sys.argv so we can pass rest to unittest.main.
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
   base_image_path = options.base_image
   target_image_path = options.target_image
+  board = options.board
 
   if not base_image_path:
     parser.error('Need path to base image for vm.')
@@ -167,4 +173,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   if not target_image_path:
     parser.error('Need path to target image to update with.')
 
+  if not board:
+    parser.error('Need board to convert base image to vm.')
+
   unittest.main()
diff --git a/bin/loman.py b/bin/loman.py
index 0ae74e685e..c52a5b3d8c 100755
--- a/bin/loman.py
+++ b/bin/loman.py
@@ -11,17 +11,7 @@ import optparse
 import os
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ElementTree
 
-from cros_build_lib import Die
-
-
-def _FindRepoDir():
-  cwd = os.getcwd()
-  while cwd != '/':
-    repo_dir = os.path.join(cwd, '.repo')
-    if os.path.isdir(repo_dir):
-      return repo_dir
-    cwd = os.path.dirname(cwd)
-  return None
+from cros_build_lib import Die, FindRepoDir
 
 
 def _ReadManifest(manifest, err_not_found=False):
@@ -96,7 +86,7 @@ class LocalManifest:
 
 
 def main(argv):
-  repo_dir = _FindRepoDir()
+  repo_dir = FindRepoDir()
   if not repo_dir:
     Die("Unable to find repo dir.")
 
diff --git a/get_latest_image.sh b/get_latest_image.sh
index f8ed1e5f86..1c5d90f20e 100755
--- a/get_latest_image.sh
+++ b/get_latest_image.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ eval set -- "${FLAGS_ARGV}"
 
 # Check on the board that they are trying to set up.
 if [ -z "$FLAGS_board" ] ; then
-  echo "Error: --board required."
-  exit 1
+  die "Error: --board required."
 fi
 
 IMAGES_DIR="${DEFAULT_BUILD_ROOT}/images/${FLAGS_board}"
diff --git a/lib/cros_build_lib.py b/lib/cros_build_lib.py
index 71c908648f..47c8f96ae6 100644
--- a/lib/cros_build_lib.py
+++ b/lib/cros_build_lib.py
@@ -136,3 +136,36 @@ def Info(message):
   """
   print >> sys.stderr, (
       Color(_STDOUT_IS_TTY).Color(Color.BLUE, '\nINFO: ' + message))
+
+
+def FindRepoDir():
+  """Returns the nearest higher-level repo dir from the cwd."""
+  cwd = os.getcwd()
+  while cwd != '/':
+    repo_dir = os.path.join(cwd, '.repo')
+    if os.path.isdir(repo_dir):
+      return repo_dir
+    cwd = os.path.dirname(cwd)
+  return None
+
+
+def ReinterpretPathForChroot(path):
+  """Returns reinterpreted path from outside the chroot for use inside.
+
+  Keyword arguments:
+    path: The path to reinterpret.  Must be in src tree.
+  """
+  root_path = os.path.join(FindRepoDir(), '..')
+
+  path_abs_path = os.path.abspath(path)
+  root_abs_path = os.path.abspath(root_path)
+
+  # Strip the repository root from the path and strip first /.
+  relative_path = path_abs_path.replace(root_abs_path, '')[1:]
+
+  if relative_path == path_abs_path:
+    raise Exception('Error: path is outside your src tree, cannot reinterpret.')
+
+  new_path = os.path.join('/home', os.getenv('USER'), 'trunk', relative_path)
+  return new_path
+