diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ab788c..aecd2d5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 go.mod
 go.sum
 fixup
+*.so
 /files/*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 65d1dc9..5601d2a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@ GUIVERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
 BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
 
 all: verbose
-	-fixup --gui-check-plugin ../../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so
-	fixup --gui gocui --gui-verbose --gui-file ../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so drives
+	# -fixup --gui-check-plugin ../../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so
+	fixup --gui gocui --gui-verbose --gui-file ../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so
 
 go-build: goimports
 	GO111MODULE=off go build \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
 verbose: goimports
-	-cp -a ../../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so resources/
 	GO111MODULE=off go install -v -x \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
@@ -22,9 +21,9 @@ install: goimports
 vet:
 	GO111MODULE=off go vet
 
-stderr: go-build
-	echo "writing to /tmp/wit-test.log"
-	./wit-test >/tmp/wit-test.log 2>&1
+stderr: verbose
+	echo "writing to /tmp/fixup.log"
+	fixup --gui gocui --gui-verbose --gui-file ../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so drives >/tmp/fixup.log 2>&1
 
 goimports:
 	goimports -w *.go
@@ -39,30 +38,3 @@ gpl:
 
 check-git-clean:
 	@git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- || (echo "Git repository is dirty, please commit your changes first"; exit 1)
-
-old-debian-release: install
-	wit-test debian --dry-run --verbose --release
-
-debian-release: install
-	forge dirty
-	rm -f ~/incoming/*.deb
-	rm -f ~/go/lib/go-gui/*
-	forge --install go.wit.com/apps/go-deb
-	go-deb -h # check to make sure go-deb builds
-	wit-test debian --verbose
-	ls -hl ~/incoming/
-	do-aptly
-
-debian-release-force: install
-	forge dirty
-	rm -f ~/incoming/*.deb
-	rm -f ~/go/lib/go-gui/*
-	forge --install go.wit.com/apps/go-deb
-	go-deb -h # check to make sure go-deb builds
-	wit-test debian --force --verbose
-	ls -hl ~/incoming/
-	-dpkg-deb -c ~/incoming/go-gui-toolkits*.deb
-	do-aptly
-
-debian-release-build-only: install
-	wit-test debian --verbose --release
diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index fc6fe53..bc8890b 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -41,31 +43,35 @@ func doGui() {
 func drawWindow(win *gadgets.GenericWindow) {
 	grid := win.Group.RawGrid()
 
-	grid.NewLabel("Drives:")
-
 	me.dd = grid.NewDropdown()
-	me.dd.AddText("/dev/blah")
+	// me.dd.AddText("/dev/blah")
 	me.dd.Custom = func() {
-		log.Info("todo: changed drive")
+		fields := strings.Fields(me.dd.String())
+		log.Info("changed to", fields)
+		if len(fields) < 1 {
+			return
+		}
+		me.currentDev = fields[0]
+		me.parted.SetText("Partition " + me.currentDev)
 	}
 	grid.NextRow()
 
+	// a button to format or blank a drive
+	me.parted = grid.NewButton("select drive", func() {
+		if me.currentDev == "" {
+			log.Info("You must select a drive first")
+			return
+		}
+		log.Info("check if", me.currentDev, "is in use")
+		shell.RunVerbose([]string{"parted", me.currentDev, "print"})
+	})
+
+	grid.NextRow()
+
 	grid.NewButton("doDrives()", func() {
 		doDrives()
 	})
 
-	grid.NewButton("doDrives2()", func() {
-		doDrives2()
-	})
-
-	grid.NewButton("partition drives", func() {
-		log.Info("something")
-	})
-
-	grid.NextRow()
-
-	grid.NewButton("ConfigSave()", func() {
-		log.Info("todo: make code for this")
-	})
+	doDrives2()
 
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1a5be65..3e6acdf 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"debug/buildinfo"
 	"embed"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -33,6 +32,14 @@ func main() {
 	gui.InitArg()
 	me.pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
 
+	// check if the binary is being called to test
+	// if the plugin can actually loaded. This is a hack
+	// around needing a Test() plugin load function in GO
+	if gui.IsGoPluginTestHack() {
+		gui.CheckPlugin()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	if argv.Bash {
 		argv.doBash()
 		os.Exit(0)
@@ -42,9 +49,6 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	// checkPlug("../../../toolkits/gocui/gocui.so")
-	// checkPlug("/usr/lib/go-gui-toolkits/gocui.v0.22.46.so")
-
 	/*
 		if argv.Drives != nil {
 			doDrives()
@@ -52,9 +56,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	*/
 
-	// doDrives()
-	// okExit("everything compiled")
-
 	go listenForBlockEvents()
 	doGui()
 	okExit("everything compiled")
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func dumpDebug() {
 
 func checkPlug(pluginPath string) *plugin.Plugin {
 	if err := checkPluginViaSubprocess(pluginPath); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Plugin check failed: %v\n", err)
+		log.Printf("Plugin check failed: %v\n", err)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -133,11 +134,11 @@ func checkPlug(pluginPath string) *plugin.Plugin {
 func checkPluginViaSubprocess(path string) error {
 	exe, err := os.Executable()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get executable path: %w", err)
+		return log.Errorf("failed to get executable path: %w", err)
 	}
 	resolved, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(exe)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve executable symlink: %w", err)
+		return log.Errorf("failed to resolve executable symlink: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	cmd := exec.Command(resolved, "--gui-check-plugin", path)
diff --git a/plugincheck/check.go b/plugincheck/check.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d3b683..0000000
--- a/plugincheck/check.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-package plugincheck
-
-import (
-	"debug/buildinfo"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"runtime/debug"
-)
-
-// CheckPluginCompatibility verifies that the plugin .so file was built
-// with the same Go version and dependency versions as the host binary.
-func CheckPluginCompatibility(pluginPath string) error {
-	pluginInfo, err := buildinfo.ReadFile(pluginPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read plugin build info: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	mainInfo, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
-	if !ok {
-		return errors.New("failed to read main binary build info")
-	}
-
-	if pluginInfo.GoVersion != mainInfo.GoVersion {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Go version mismatch: plugin=%s, host=%s",
-			pluginInfo.GoVersion, mainInfo.GoVersion)
-	}
-
-	// Create a map of main binary dependencies for quick lookup
-	hostDeps := make(map[string]string)
-	for _, dep := range mainInfo.Deps {
-		hostDeps[dep.Path] = dep.Version
-	}
-
-	// Compare plugin dependencies
-	for _, dep := range pluginInfo.Deps {
-		hostVer, ok := hostDeps[dep.Path]
-		if !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("dependency %s not found in host binary", dep.Path)
-		}
-		if dep.Version != hostVer {
-			return fmt.Errorf("dependency version mismatch for %s: plugin=%s, host=%s",
-				dep.Path, dep.Version, hostVer)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/resources/gocui.so b/resources/gocui.so
deleted file mode 100644
index df8357e..0000000
Binary files a/resources/gocui.so and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index d76a1ff..2fb0554 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ var me *autoType
 
 // this app's variables
 type autoType struct {
-	pp    *arg.Parser // go-arg preprocessor
-	myGui *gui.Node   // the gui toolkit handle
-	dd    *gui.Node   // the drives dropdown list
+	pp         *arg.Parser // go-arg preprocessor
+	myGui      *gui.Node   // the gui toolkit handle
+	dd         *gui.Node   // the drives dropdown list
+	parted     *gui.Node   // the current drive to run parted on
+	currentDev string      // the current dev entry to work on
 }
diff --git a/watchForNewDrives.go b/watchForNewDrives.go
index 78b2954..3f50707 100644
--- a/watchForNewDrives.go
+++ b/watchForNewDrives.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"syscall"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ func listenForBlockEvents() {
 		msg := parseUevent(buf[:n])
 		if msg["SUBSYSTEM"] == "block" && msg["ACTION"] == "add" {
 			log.Printf("New block device added: %s\n", msg["DEVNAME"])
+			me.dd.AddText("/dev/" + msg["DEVNAME"] + " new")
 		}
+		log.Printf("New syscall.NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT: %v\n", msg)
 	}
 }