diff --git a/bdisk/__main__.py b/bdisk/__main__.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..69c8362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bdisk/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import host
+import prep
+import bchroot
+
+# we need to:
+# 1.) import the config- this gives us info about things like build paths, etc. host.parseConfig(host.getConfig()) should do this
+# 2.) prep.dirChk
+# 3.) prep.downloadTarball
+# 4.) prep.unpackTarball
+# 5.) prep.buildChroot
+# 6.) prep.prepChroot
+# 7.) prep.chrootCmd (TODO)- this should run the <chroot>/root/pre-build.sh script
+# 7.5) ....figure out a way to get those dirs to *un*mount... and only mount in 7. if they're not currently mounted.
+# 8.) build.chrootClean (TODO) see jenny_craig in old bdisk. i can *probably* do this within the chroot for the most part as part of pre-build.sh
+# 9.) build.genImg (TODO)- build the squashed image, etc. see will_it_blend in old bdisk
+# 10.) build.genUEFI (TODO)- build the uefi binary/bootloading. see stuffy in old bdisk
+# 11.) build.genISO (TODO)- build the .iso file (full boot). see yo_dj in old bdisk
+#
+# we also need to figure out how to implement "mentos" (old bdisk) like functionality, letting us reuse an existing chroot install if possible to save time for future builds.
+#   if not, though, it's no big deal.
diff --git a/bdisk/chroot.py b/bdisk/bchroot.py
similarity index 89%
rename from bdisk/chroot.py
rename to bdisk/bchroot.py
index 2610c75..caa77fa 100755
--- a/bdisk/chroot.py
+++ b/bdisk/bchroot.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import sys
 import psutil
 #from pychroot.base import Chroot
 import pychroot
+import subprocess
 
 #class mountpoints(argparse.Action):
 #
@@ -59,3 +60,9 @@ def chroot(chrootdir, chroot_hostname, cmd = '/root/pre-build.sh'):
         import os
         os.system(cmd)
     chroot.cleanup()
+    return(chrootdir, cmnts)
+
+#def chrootUnmount(chrootdir, cmnts):
+def chrootUnmount(chrootdir):
+    # TODO: https://github.com/pkgcore/pychroot/issues/22 try to do this more pythonically. then we can remove subprocess
+    subprocess.call(['umount', '-lR', chrootdir])
diff --git a/bdisk/host.py b/bdisk/host.py
index ff32dc9..87f058c 100755
--- a/bdisk/host.py
+++ b/bdisk/host.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ def getConfig(conf_file='/etc/bdisk/build.ini'):
     else:
         conf = conf_file
     if not conf:
-        # okay, so let's check for distributed/"blank" ini's then since we can't seem to find one.
+        # okay, so let's check for distributed/"blank" ini's
+        # since we can't seem to find one.
         dist_conf_paths = [re.sub('(build\.ini)','dist.\\1', s) for s in default_conf_paths]
         for q in dist_conf_paths:
             if os.path.isfile(q):
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ def parseConfig(conf):
     config_dict = {s:dict(config.items(s)) for s in config.sections()}
     # Convert the booleans to pythonic booleans in the dict...
     config_dict['bdisk']['user'] = config['bdisk'].getboolean('user')
-    conifg_dict['build']['i_am_a_racecar'] = config['build'].getboolean('i_am_a_racecar')
-    conifg_dict['build']['multiarch'] = config['build'].getboolean('multiarch')
+    config_dict['build']['i_am_a_racecar'] = config['build'].getboolean('i_am_a_racecar')
+    config_dict['build']['multiarch'] = config['build'].getboolean('multiarch')
     for i in ('http', 'tftp', 'rsync', 'git'):
         config_dict['sync'][i] = config['sync'].getboolean(i)
     config_dict['ipxe']['iso'] = config['ipxe'].getboolean('iso')
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ def parseConfig(conf):
             exit(('ERROR: {0} is not a valid host and cannot be used for rsyncing.' +
                     'Check your configuration.').format(config_dict['rsync']['host']))
     # Validate the URI.
-    if config_dict['sync']['ipxe']:
+    if config_dict['build']['ipxe']:
         # so this won't validate e.g. custom LAN domains (https://pxeserver/bdisk.php). TODO.
         if not validators.url(config_dict['ipxe']['uri']):
             if not re.match('^https?://localhost(/.*)?$'):
@@ -105,6 +106,4 @@ def parseConfig(conf):
                     if not os.path.isfile(config_dict['ipxe']['ssl_ca']):
                         exit(('ERROR: {0} is not an existing file. Check your' +
                                 'configuration.').format(config_dict['ipxe']['ssl_ca']))
-
-
     return(config, config_dict)
diff --git a/bdisk/prep.py b/bdisk/prep.py
index af4664b..0e90b81 100755
--- a/bdisk/prep.py
+++ b/bdisk/prep.py
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ def archChk(arch):
     else:
         exit("{0} is not a valid architecture. Must be one of i686 or x86_64.".format(arch))
 
+def dirChk(config_dict):
+    # Make dirs if they don't exist
+    for d in ('archboot', 'isodir', 'mountpt', 'srcdir', 'tempdir'):
+        os.makedirs(config_dict['build'][d], exists_ok = True)
+    # Make dirs for sync staging if we need to
+    for x in ('http', 'tftp'):
+        if config_dict['sync'][x]:
+            os.makedirs(config_dict[x]['path'], exist_ok = True)
+
 def downloadTarball(arch, dlpath):
     # arch - should be i686 or x86_64
     # returns path/filename e.g. /some/path/to/file.tar.gz
diff --git a/extra/dist.build.ini b/extra/dist.build.ini
index 79e5d41..44f35f3 100644
--- a/extra/dist.build.ini
+++ b/extra/dist.build.ini
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ root_password =
 ;	yes|no
 ;	true|false
 ;	1|0
-; If it is undefined/commented out, it is assumed to be no.
+; If it is undefined, it is assumed to be no.
 user = yes
 
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ mountpt = /mnt/${bdisk:uxname}
 ;	yes|no
 ;	true|false
 ;	1|0
-; If it is undefined/commented out, it is assumed to be no.
+; If it is undefined, it is assumed to be no.
 multiarch = yes
 
 ; Would you like to enable iPXE functionality?
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ multiarch = yes
 ;	yes|no
 ;	true|false
 ;	1|0
-; If it is undefined/commented out, it is assumed to be no.
+; If it is undefined, it is assumed to be no.
 ipxe = yes
 
 ; This option should only be enabled if you are on a fairly
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ ipxe = yes
 ;	yes|no
 ;	true|false
 ;	1|0
-; If it is undefined/commented out, it is assumed to be no.
+; If it is undefined, it is assumed to be no.
 i_am_a_racecar = yes
 
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ i_am_a_racecar = yes
 ;	yes|no
 ;	true|false
 ;	1|0
-; If it is undefined/commented out, it is assumed to be no.
+; If it is undefined, it is assumed to be no.
 http = yes
 
 ; Should we generate/prepare TFTP files?
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ http = yes
 ;	yes|no
 ;	true|false
 ;	1|0
-; If it is undefined/commented out, it is assumed to be no.
+; If it is undefined, it is assumed to be no.
 tftp = yes
 
 ; Enable automatic Git pushing for any changes done to the
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ tftp = yes
 ;	yes|no
 ;	true|false
 ;	1|0
-; If it is undefined/commented out, it is assumed to be no.
+; If it is undefined, it is assumed to be no.
 git = yes
 
 ; Enable rsync pushing for the ISO (and other files, if
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ group = root
 ;	yes|no
 ;	true|false
 ;	1|0
-; If it is undefined/commented out, it is assumed to be no.
+; If it is undefined, it is assumed to be no.
 iso = yes
 
 ; Build a "mini-USB" image? Same concept as the ISO file