diff --git a/BootRoot/BootRoot.pm b/BootRoot/BootRoot.pm
index a49bba8..5350972 100644
--- a/BootRoot/BootRoot.pm
+++ b/BootRoot/BootRoot.pm
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ my $tmp1 = "/tmp";              # tmp should be default - Cristian
 my $lilo_conf = "/etc/lilo.conf";
 my $pwd = `pwd`; chomp $pwd;
 my $home;
+$option{home} = $option{gui_mode} if $option{gui_mode};
 $option{home} ? ($home = $pwd) : ($home = "$ENV{HOME}/.gbootroot");
 my $uml_xterm = "xterm -e";
 
@@ -63,13 +64,16 @@ my $uml_xterm = "xterm -e";
 # and to make sure modules are correct in Initrd.gz
 # apply special patches
 
-my $version = "1.3.6";
-my $date = "03.10.2002";
+my $version = "1.4.0";
+my $date = "11.19.2002";
 my $gtk_perl_version = "0.7002";
 my $home_rootfs = "$home/root_filesystem/";
 my $home_uml_kernel = "$home/uml_kernel/";
 my $modules_directory = "/lib/modules";
-my $Initrd = "/usr/lib/bootroot/root_filesystem/Initrd.gz";
+my $Initrd;
+$option{gui_mode} ?
+    ($Initrd = $home_rootfs . "Initrd.gz")
+    : ($Initrd = "/usr/lib/bootroot/root_filesystem/Initrd.gz");
 
 # This is for experimental stuff .. basically so I can test
 # the boot fs as a normal user, since it's hard to create a boot disk
@@ -250,11 +254,10 @@ my $ars = {}; # anonymous hash
 
 sub start {
 
-if ( $> != 0 && -e "/usr/lib/bootroot/genext2fs" ) {
+    if ( $> != 0 && -e "/usr/lib/bootroot/genext2fs" ) {
     $main::makefs = "genext2fs -z -r0"; # -i8192 not a good idea
 }
 
-
 $SIG{INT} = \&signal;
 $SIG{ABRT} = \&signal;
 $SIG{TERM} = \&signal;
@@ -350,7 +353,7 @@ my $verbosity = 1; # info & sys use this as Global
 $verbosefn = "$tmp/verbose"; # All verbosity
 #my $verbosefn = "/tmp/verbose";  # Yard - always logged, but 0&1 = STDOUT
 
-if ( !%option ) {
+if ( !%option || $option{gui_mode} ) {
     if ( !$::commandline ) {
 
 	# Need this before everything.
@@ -367,80 +370,87 @@ if ( !%option ) {
 # /tmp
 home_builder($tmp1);
 
-# $HOME/.gbootroot/root_filesystem
-home_builder($home_rootfs);
-
-# $HOME/.gbootroot/uml_kernel
-home_builder($home_uml_kernel);
-symlink_builder("/usr/bin/linux","$home_uml_kernel/linux");
-if (!-e "$home_uml_kernel/.options") {
-    open(OPTIONS,">$home_uml_kernel/.options") 
-	or die "Couldn't write $home_uml_kernel/.options at $?\n";
-    # I removed mem=16M to make sure the optimal mem size was being chosen for the MTD Emulator
-    # in case the user didn't know any better.
-    print OPTIONS "umid=bootroot root=/dev/ubd0\n";
-    close(OPTIONS);
-}
-
-# $HOME/.gbootroot/yard/templates 
-home_builder($template_dir);
-if ( -d $global_yard_templates ) {
-    opendir(DIR,$global_yard_templates) if -d $template_dir;
-    # I decided this may be too restrictive, besides, everything
-    # is kept in its own directory.
-    #my @templates = grep { m,\.yard$, } readdir(DIR); 
-    my @templates = grep { m,^\w+, } readdir(DIR); 
-    closedir(DIR);
-    foreach ( @templates ) {
-	if (!-e "$template_dir/$_" && !-l "$template_dir/$_") {
-	    symlink_builder("$global_yard_templates/$_","$template_dir/$_");
-	}
-    }
-}
+# gbootroot will need to be run at least once without options to make these
+# directories
+if ( !%option ) {
 
-# Arch indep replacements repository
-# $HOME/.gbootroot/yard/Replacements 
-home_builder($home_yard_replacements);
-if ( -d $global_yard_replacements_arch_indep ) {
-    if (-d $home_yard_replacements) {
-	find sub {  ( my $replacement = 
-		       $File::Find::name ) =~ s/$global_yard_replacements_arch_indep\///;
-		   if (!-e "$home_yard_replacements/$replacement") {
-
-		       #system "cp -a $File::Find::name $home_yard_replacements/$replacement > /dev/null 2>&1";
-		       system "mkdir $home_yard_replacements/$replacement > /dev/null 2>&1" if -d $File::Find::name;
-		       symlink_builder( $File::Find::name,"$home_yard_replacements/$replacement") if !-d $File::Find::name;
-		   }
-
-	       }, $global_yard_replacements_arch_indep;
-		      
 
+# $HOME/.gbootroot/root_filesystem
+    home_builder($home_rootfs);
+
+    # $HOME/.gbootroot/uml_kernel
+    home_builder($home_uml_kernel);
+    symlink_builder("/usr/bin/linux","$home_uml_kernel/linux");
+    if (!-e "$home_uml_kernel/.options") {
+	open(OPTIONS,">$home_uml_kernel/.options") 
+	    or die "Couldn't write $home_uml_kernel/.options at $?\n";
+	# I removed mem=16M to make sure the optimal mem size was being 
+	# chosen for the MTD Emulator
+	# in case the user didn't know any better.
+	print OPTIONS "umid=bootroot root=/dev/ubd0\n";
+	close(OPTIONS);
     }
-}
-
-# Arch dep replacements repository
-if ( -d $global_yard_replacements_arch_dep ) {
-    if (-d $home_yard_replacements) {
-	find sub {  ( my $replacement = 
-		       $File::Find::name ) =~ s/$global_yard_replacements_arch_dep\///;
-		   if (!-e "$home_yard_replacements/$replacement") {
-
-		       #system "cp -a $File::Find::name $home_yard_replacements/$replacement > /dev/null 2>&1";
-		       system "mkdir $home_yard_replacements/$replacement > /dev/null 2>&1" if -d $File::Find::name;
-		       symlink_builder( $File::Find::name,"$home_yard_replacements/$replacement") if !-d $File::Find::name;
-		   }
-
-	       }, $global_yard_replacements_arch_dep;
-		      
 
+    # $HOME/.gbootroot/yard/templates 
+    home_builder($template_dir);
+    if ( -d $global_yard_templates ) {
+	opendir(DIR,$global_yard_templates) if -d $template_dir;
+	# I decided this may be too restrictive, besides, everything
+	# is kept in its own directory.
+	#my @templates = grep { m,\.yard$, } readdir(DIR); 
+	my @templates = grep { m,^\w+, } readdir(DIR); 
+	closedir(DIR);
+	foreach ( @templates ) {
+	    if (!-e "$template_dir/$_" && !-l "$template_dir/$_") {
+		symlink_builder("$global_yard_templates/$_","$template_dir/$_");
+	    }
     }
 }
+    
+    # Arch indep replacements repository
+    # $HOME/.gbootroot/yard/Replacements 
+    home_builder($home_yard_replacements);
+    if ( -d $global_yard_replacements_arch_indep ) {
+	if (-d $home_yard_replacements) {
+	    find sub {  ( my $replacement = 
+			  $File::Find::name ) =~ s/$global_yard_replacements_arch_indep\///;
+			if (!-e "$home_yard_replacements/$replacement") {
+			    
+			    #system "cp -a $File::Find::name $home_yard_replacements/$replacement > /dev/null 2>&1";
+			    system "mkdir $home_yard_replacements/$replacement > /dev/null 2>&1" if -d $File::Find::name;
+			    symlink_builder( $File::Find::name,"$home_yard_replacements/$replacement") if !-d $File::Find::name;
+			}
+			
+		    }, $global_yard_replacements_arch_indep;
+	    
 
-
+	}
+    }
+    
+    # Arch dep replacements repository
+    if ( -d $global_yard_replacements_arch_dep ) {
+	if (-d $home_yard_replacements) {
+	    find sub {  ( my $replacement = 
+			  $File::Find::name ) =~ s/$global_yard_replacements_arch_dep\///;
+			if (!-e "$home_yard_replacements/$replacement") {
+			    
+			    #system "cp -a $File::Find::name $home_yard_replacements/$replacement > /dev/null 2>&1";
+			    system "mkdir $home_yard_replacements/$replacement > /dev/null 2>&1" if -d $File::Find::name;
+			    symlink_builder( $File::Find::name,"$home_yard_replacements/$replacement") if !-d $File::Find::name;
+			}
+			
+		    }, $global_yard_replacements_arch_dep;
+	    
+	    
+	}
+    }
+    
+    
+} # !%options
 
 #-------------------------------
 
-if ( !%option ) {
+if ( !%option || $option{gui_mode} ) {
     if ( !$::commandline ) {
 
 # Gtk::check_version expects different arguments than .7004 so will have
@@ -462,8 +472,9 @@ if ( !%option ) {
 
 my $window;
 
-if ( !%option ) {
-    if ( !$::commandline  ) {
+if ( !%option || $option{gui_mode} ) {
+    if ( !$::commandline ) {
+
 
 $window = Gtk::Window->new("toplevel");
 # special policy
@@ -929,7 +940,7 @@ if ( $method eq "yard" ) {
 
 ######################################################
 
-}  # end if !$::commandline
+}  # end if !$::commandline || $option{gui_mode}
 
 } # end start
 
diff --git a/BootRoot/Yard.pm b/BootRoot/Yard.pm
index 57bc421..47031dc 100644
--- a/BootRoot/Yard.pm
+++ b/BootRoot/Yard.pm
@@ -1516,14 +1516,27 @@ sub create_expect_uml {
 
 
 	    my $expect_program;
-	    $option{"expect-program"} ?
-		($expect_program = $option{"expect-program"}) :
-		    ($expect_program = "/usr/lib/bootroot/expect_uml");
+	    if ( !$option{gui_mode} ) {
+		$option{"expect-program"} ?
+		    ($expect_program = $option{"expect-program"}) :
+			($expect_program = "/usr/lib/bootroot/expect_uml");
+	    }
+	    else {
+		$expect_program = $option{home} . "/expect_uml";
+	    }
+
 	    my $version = "2.4";
+
 	    my $ubd0;
-	    $option{"root-fs-helper-location"} ?
-		($ubd0 = "ubd0=" . $option{"root-fs-helper-location"}) :
-	    ($ubd0 = "ubd0=/usr/lib/bootroot/root_filesystem/root_fs_helper");
+	    if ( !$option{gui_mode} ) {
+		$option{"root-fs-helper-location"} ?
+		    ($ubd0 = "ubd0=" . $option{"root-fs-helper-location"}) :
+			($ubd0 = "ubd0=/usr/lib/bootroot/root_filesystem/root_fs_helper");
+	    }
+	    else {
+		$ubd0 = "ubd0=./" .  "root_filesystem/root_fs_helper";
+	    }
+
 	    my $ubd1 = "ubd1=$device";
 	    my $options = "root=/dev/ubd0"; # need to keep this 1
 	    my $filesystem;
@@ -1587,17 +1600,39 @@ sub create_expect_uml {
 
 	    
         }
-	elsif (
-	       sys("/usr/lib/bootroot/$main::makefs -b $fs_size -d $mount_point -D $device_table $device") !~ 
-	       /^0$/ ) {
-	    $error = error("Cannot $fs_type filesystem.\n");
-	    return "ERROR" if $error && $error eq "ERROR";
-	}
+	else {
+	    # This could have been done with one if statement --freesource
+	       if ( $option{genext2fs} ) {
+
+		   my $command = $option{genext2fs} . "/genext2fs/$main::makefs";
+
+		   if ( sys("$command -b $fs_size -d $mount_point -D $device_table $device") !~ 
+			/^0$/ ) {
+		       $error = error("Cannot $fs_type filesystem.\n");
+		       return "ERROR" if $error && $error eq "ERROR";
+		   }
+	       }
+	       elsif ( $option{gui_mode} ) {
+
+		   my $command = $option{home} . "/genext2fs/$main::makefs";
+		   if ( sys("$command  -b $fs_size -d $mount_point -D $device_table $device") !~ 
+			/^0$/ ) {
+		       $error = error("Cannot $fs_type filesystem.\n");
+		       return "ERROR" if $error && $error eq "ERROR";
+                 
+		   }
+	       }
+	       elsif ( sys("/usr/lib/bootroot/$main::makefs -b $fs_size -d $mount_point -D $device_table $device") !~ 
+		       /^0$/ ) {
+		   $error = error("Cannot $fs_type filesystem.\n");
+		   return "ERROR" if $error && $error eq "ERROR";
+	       }
+	   }
     }
 
 
     info(0, "\nDone making the root filesystem.  $Warnings warnings.\n",
-	     "$device is now umounted from $mount_point\n\n");
+	 "$device is now umounted from $mount_point\n\n");
 
     #info(0, "All done!\n");
     #info(0, "You can run more tests with the UML kernel\n", 
diff --git a/gbootroot b/gbootroot
index 08b69c9..0f8a86f 100755
--- a/gbootroot
+++ b/gbootroot
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ BEGIN {
 
     $::commandline = \%option if %option;
     $::commandline = $ARGV[0] if $ARGV[0];
+    
+    if ( $option{home} && !$option{template} ) {
+	undef $::commandline;
+	$option{gui_mode} = $option{home};
+	undef $option{home};
+    }
 
     if ( $Getopt::Long::error > 0 ) {
 	
@@ -244,8 +250,8 @@ BEGIN {
 
     }
 
-
-    if ( !%option ) {
+    
+    if ( !%option || $option{gui_mode}) {
 	if ( !$::commandline  ) {
 
 	    use Gtk;
@@ -270,7 +276,7 @@ $main::sudo = "sudo";
 start();
 
 
-if ( !%option ) {
+if ( !%option || $option{gui_mode} ) {
     if ( !$::commandline  ) {
 
 	main Gtk;