diff --git a/src/sys/ubixfsv2/main.cpp b/src/sys/ubixfsv2/main.cpp
index 97e9441..9e77d6d 100644
--- a/src/sys/ubixfsv2/main.cpp
+++ b/src/sys/ubixfsv2/main.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   UbixFS * fs = new UbixFS(ramDrive);
   fs->vfs_format(ramDrive);
   fs->vfs_init(); 
+  fs->vfs_stop();
   dev_ramDestroy();
 
 #if 0
diff --git a/src/sys/ubixfsv2/ubixfs.cpp b/src/sys/ubixfsv2/ubixfs.cpp
index d8e402f..7ef1e91 100644
--- a/src/sys/ubixfsv2/ubixfs.cpp
+++ b/src/sys/ubixfsv2/ubixfs.cpp
@@ -74,16 +74,12 @@
   freeBlockList = new signed char[superBlock->batSectors*512];
 assert(freeBlockList);
   memset(freeBlockList, 0, superBlock->batSectors*512);
-printf("block list before reading it in: \n");
-  printFreeBlockList(0);
+
   device->read(device, 
                freeBlockList, 
                device->sectors - superBlock->batSectors-1,
                superBlock->batSectors
               ); // device->read()
-printf("block list after reading it in: \n");
-  printFreeBlockList(0);
-
 
 cout << "allocating root dir inode" << endl;
   root = new ubixfsInode;
@@ -115,11 +111,6 @@
   root->data.btPtr->Info();
 
   printSuperBlock();
-  blockRun br;
-  br.AG = 0;
-  br.start = 0;
-  br.len = 15;
-  br = getFreeBlock(br);
   return 0;
 } // UbixFS::init
 
@@ -130,8 +121,6 @@
   int32 count, holdCount;
 
   blockRun obr = {0, 0, 0};
-  printf("before allocation: \n");
-  printFreeBlockList(0);
 
   // Check to make sure none of these are null
   if (device == NULL || freeBlockList == NULL || superBlock == NULL) return obr;
@@ -199,7 +188,6 @@
   if (ibr.len % 8 != 0) *holdPtr = (-1 << (8-(ibr.len % 8)));
 
   superBlock->usedBlocks += ibr.len;   // increment the number of used blocks
-  printFreeBlockList(ibr.AG);
   return obr;
 } // UbixFS::getFreeBlock
 
@@ -576,6 +564,24 @@
   return 0;
 } // UbixFS::vfs_format
 
+int
+UbixFS::vfs_stop(void) {
+  if (vfs_sync() != 0) return -1;
+  return 0;
+} // UbixFS::vfs_stop
+
+int
+UbixFS::vfs_sync(void) {
+  if (device == NULL || superBlock == NULL || freeBlockList == NULL) return -1;
+  device->write(device, 
+                freeBlockList, 
+                device->sectors - superBlock->batSectors - 1, 
+                superBlock->batSectors
+               );
+  device->write(device, superBlock, device->sectors-1, 1);
+  return 0;
+} // UbixFS::vfs_sync
+
 UbixFS::~UbixFS(void) {
   delete [] freeBlockList;
   return;
diff --git a/src/sys/ubixfsv2/ubixfs.h b/src/sys/ubixfsv2/ubixfs.h
index b306567..cf0409e 100644
--- a/src/sys/ubixfsv2/ubixfs.h
+++ b/src/sys/ubixfsv2/ubixfs.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@
   virtual int      vfs_init(void);
   virtual int      vfs_format(device_t *);
   virtual void *   vfs_mknod(const char *, mode_t);
+  virtual int      vfs_sync(void);
+  virtual int      vfs_stop(void); 
   virtual         ~UbixFS(void); 
   friend class bTree;
 }; // UbixFS