diff --git a/boostrap.sh b/boostrap.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ebf764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boostrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+sh proto_gen.sh
+
+# create the program directories:
+# ./build will be the executable is compiled
+# ./data will contain the user files
+mkdir build data
+# run cmake
+cd build
+cmake ../src -DDETACH_KERNEL_DRIVER=ON
+
+
diff --git a/proto_gen.sh b/proto_gen.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4d6d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proto_gen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd src/external/PiScan-protobuf
+
+protoc -I=. --cpp_out=. *.proto
+
+cd ../../..
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 707508e..aebd7dc 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug)
 add_executable(piScan_backend piScan_backend.cpp)
 
 
-include_directories(core drivers external scan server sigproc external/PiScan-protobuf/cpp)
+include_directories(core drivers external scan server sigproc external/PiScan-protobuf)
 
 add_subdirectory(core)
 add_subdirectory(drivers)
diff --git a/src/external/CMakeLists.txt b/src/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d710d5..9b8885c 100644
--- a/src/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ add_library(external
 	convenience.c
 	)
 	
-	add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/cpp)
-	target_include_directories(external PUBLIC PiScan-protobuf/cpp)
-	target_include_directories(piScan_backend PUBLIC PiScan-protobuf/cpp)
+	add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf)
+	target_include_directories(external PUBLIC PiScan-protobuf)
+	target_include_directories(piScan_backend PUBLIC PiScan-protobuf)
 	
 		target_sources(external PUBLIC
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/cpp/context.pb.cc
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/cpp/context.pb.h
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/cpp/messages.pb.cc
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/cpp/messages.pb.h
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/cpp/request.pb.cc
-	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/cpp/request.pb.h
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/context.pb.cc
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/context.pb.h
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/messages.pb.cc
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/messages.pb.h
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/request.pb.cc
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/PiScan-protobuf/request.pb.h
 	)
 	
 
diff --git a/src/external/PiScan-protobuf b/src/external/PiScan-protobuf
index 16a4f2d..c65310f 160000
--- a/src/external/PiScan-protobuf
+++ b/src/external/PiScan-protobuf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 16a4f2dfc4fb0eb969428c0c202b9b90464c807c
+Subproject commit c65310f96340382fcbc2319a4820ff1258fec946
diff --git a/src/server/SocketServer.cpp b/src/server/SocketServer.cpp
index be5379f..f9dc545 100644
--- a/src/server/SocketServer.cpp
+++ b/src/server/SocketServer.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void SocketConnection::contextUpdate(ScannerContext context){
 	msg.set_allocated_scannercontext(ctx);
 
 	msg.SerializeToArray(_writeBuffer, WRITE_BUFFER_LENGTH);
-	_startWrite(_writeBuffer, WRITE_BUFFER_LENGTH);
+	_startWrite(_writeBuffer, msg.ByteSize());
 }
 
 void SocketConnection::contextUpdate(DemodContext context){
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void SocketConnection::contextUpdate(DemodContext context){
 	msg.set_allocated_demodcontext(ctx);
 
 	msg.SerializeToArray(_writeBuffer, WRITE_BUFFER_LENGTH);
-	_startWrite(_writeBuffer, WRITE_BUFFER_LENGTH);
+	_startWrite(_writeBuffer, msg.ByteSize());
 }
 
 void SocketConnection::systemMessage(GeneralMessage message) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void SocketConnection::systemMessage(GeneralMessage message) {
 	msg.set_allocated_generalmessage(ctx);
 
 	msg.SerializeToArray(_writeBuffer, WRITE_BUFFER_LENGTH);
-	_startWrite(_writeBuffer, WRITE_BUFFER_LENGTH);
+	_startWrite(_writeBuffer, msg.ByteSize());
 }
 
 void SocketConnection::_startRead() {
@@ -125,19 +125,14 @@ void SocketConnection::_handleRead(const boost::system::error_code& err,
 		piscan_pb::ClientToServer msg;
 		msg.ParseFromArray(_readBuffer, bytes_transferred);
 
-		std::cerr << msg.DebugString();
-
 		switch(msg.type()){
 		case piscan_pb::ClientToServer_Type_GENERAL_REQUEST:
-			std::cerr << "general" << std::endl;
 			_handleGeneralRequest(msg.generalrequest());
 			break;
 		case piscan_pb::ClientToServer_Type_SCANNER_STATE_REQUEST:
-			std::cerr << "scanner" << std::endl;
 			_handleScanStateRequest(msg.scanstaterequest());
 			break;
 		case piscan_pb::ClientToServer_Type_DEMOD_REQUEST:
-			std::cerr << "demod" << std::endl;
 			_handleDemodRequest(msg.demodrequest());
 			break;
 		default: