diff --git a/zfs-install-redhat-alma.sh b/zfs-install-redhat-alma.sh
index ac1a7c0..61a6e3d 100644
--- a/zfs-install-redhat-alma.sh
+++ b/zfs-install-redhat-alma.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,65 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# tested on alma linux 8.3 // centos replacement
+# tested on alma linux 8.3 // centos / RHEL replacement
 
-# xxx EDITME
+# Args/parameters to pass:
+#
+# upgrade = Unmount zfs datasets, export all zfs pools, unload zfs module, recompile zfs, reload module (does not re-import pools)
+# fixit = just recompile zfs module for running kernel and load module
+
+logfile=~/zfs-install-redhat-alma.log
+mv -v $logfile $logfile-old
+# blankit
+> $logfile
+chmod 750 $logfile
+
+# xxx TODO EDITME
 zver="2.0.4"
 
+firstrun=1
+# if set to 1, will install prereq packages - set 0 to skip
+
+# logecho.mrg 
+# Echo something to current console AND log
+# Can also handle piped input ( cmd |logecho )
+# Warning: Has trouble echoing '*' even when quoted.
+function logecho () {
+  args=$@
+
+  if [ -z "$args" ]; then
+    args='placeholder'
+
+    while [ 1 ]; do
+      read -e -t2 args
+
+      if [ -n "$args" ]; then
+         echo "$args" |tee -a $logfile;
+      else
+        break;
+      fi
+    done
+
+  else
+    echo "$args" |tee -a $logfile;
+  fi
+} # END FUNC
+
 if [ "$1" = "fixit" ]; then
-  echo "$(date) recompiling ZFS module for new/current kernel"
+  logecho "$(date) - Recompiling ZFS module for new/current kernel"
+
   cd /usr/local/src/zfs-$zver
   time rpm --reinstall zfs-dkms*.rpm && modprobe zfs
+
   dmesg |grep ZFS
   zpool version
+  logecho "o $(date) + Finished run = $0 $1"
+
   exit;
 fi
 
 # failexit.mrg
 function failexit () {
-  echo '! Something failed! Code: '"$1 $2" # code # (and optional description)
+  logecho "$(date) - Something failed! Code: $1 $2" # code # (and optional description)
   exit $1
 }
 
@@ -25,66 +68,72 @@ if [ "$1" = "upgrade" ]; then
   systemctl stop smb
 # TODO also do nfs if you use that with zfs
 
-  echo "! Unmounting all ZFS datasets and exporting pools..."
+  logecho "! $(date) - Unmounting all ZFS datasets and exporting pools..."
   zfs umount -a -f
   zpool export -a -f
-  [ $(df -hT |grep -c zfs) -gt 0 ] && failexit 111 "ZFS pool/dataset found still mounted, lsof may come in handy"  
+  [ $(df -hT |grep -c zfs) -gt 0 ] && failexit 111 "! $(date) - ZFS pool/dataset found still mounted, lsof may come in handy"  
 # handy REF if you need fuser: https://vander.host/knowledgebase/operating-systems/how-to-deal-with-fuser-command-not-found-on-centos/
 # yum install -y psmisc
 
-  echo "o Unloading ZFS modules..."
+  logecho "o $(date) - Unloading ZFS modules..."
   modprobe -rv zfs zunicode zzstd zlua zcommon znvpair zavl icp spl
   if [ $(lsmod |grep -c zfs) -gt 0 ]; then
-    echo "NOTE if you get error here, ' lsof |grep zfs ' and kill the process holding it, then retry"
-    failexit 302 "ZFS module(s) are still loaded!"
+    logecho "NOTE if you get error here, ' lsof |grep zfs ' and kill the process holding it, then retry"
+    failexit 302 "! ($date) - ZFS module(s) are still loaded!"
   fi
   
   yum remove -y zfs zfs-dkms* libnvpair* libuutil* libzfs* libzpool* python3-pyzfs zfs-debug* zfs-dracut zfs-test* \
     --setopt=clean_requirements_on_remove=false \
-  || failexit 999 "Failed to uninstall ZFS RPMs"
+  || failexit 999 "! $(date) - Failed to uninstall ZFS RPMs"
 # REF: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5577491
 # otherwise it removes ~128 packages and is a big PITA :b
+
+  logecho "o $(date) - TODO NOTE upgrade was called, dont forget to restart services"
 fi
 
-echo "o Installing prereq pkgs..."
-yum install -y epel-release
+if [ "$firstrun" -gt 0 ]; then
+  logecho "o $(date) + Installing prereq pkgs..."
+  yum install -y epel-release
 #yum install -y https://zfsonlinux.org/epel/zfs-release.el8_3.noarch.rpm
 #gpg --import --import-options show-only /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-zfsonlinux
 
 # REF: https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Developer%20Resources/Custom%20Packages.html
 
-yum install -y kernel-devel kernel-headers wget curl lsof
-yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
+  yum install -y kernel-devel kernel-headers wget curl lsof
+  yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
 
-dnf install -y gcc make autoconf automake libtool rpm-build kernel-rpm-macros dkms libtirpc-devel \
- libblkid-devel libuuid-devel libudev-devel openssl-devel zlib-devel libaio-devel libattr-devel \
- elfutils-libelf-devel kernel-devel-$(uname -r) python3 python3-devel python3-setuptools python3-cffi libffi-devel
+  dnf install -y gcc make autoconf automake libtool rpm-build kernel-rpm-macros dkms libtirpc-devel \
+   libblkid-devel libuuid-devel libudev-devel openssl-devel zlib-devel libaio-devel libattr-devel \
+   elfutils-libelf-devel kernel-devel-$(uname -r) python3 python3-devel python3-setuptools python3-cffi libffi-devel
+ 
+fi
  
 cd /usr/local/src
-echo "o Downloading ZFS source code"
+logecho "o $(date) + Downloading ZFS source code"
 wget --no-clobber https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/download/zfs-$zver/zfs-$zver.tar.gz
 tar xzf zfs-$zver.tar.gz 
 
-cd zfs-$zver
+cd zfs-$zver || failexit 404 "! $(date) - ZFS source code not found!"
 
+logecho "o $(date) + Compiling ZFS"
 # REF: https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Developer%20Resources/Custom%20Packages.html
 time ./configure
 time make -s -j4 rpm-utils rpm-dkms && \
   mv -v *.src.rpm ..
   
-echo "$(date) + Installing ZFS RPMs" 
+logecho "o $(date) + Installing ZFS RPMs" 
 time yum localinstall -y *.$(uname -p).rpm *.noarch.rpm \
-  || failexit 666 "Failed to install ZFS packages"
+  || failexit 666 "! $(date) - Failed to install ZFS packages"
 
 modprobe zfs
 dmesg |grep ZFS
 
 zpool version && \
- echo "o Now you should be able to issue ' zpool import '"
+ logecho "o $(date) + Now you should be able to issue ' zpool import '"
 
-date
+logecho "o $(date) + Finished run = $0 $1"
 
-exit;
+exit 0;
 
 # Download and install zfs from source code, load module
 # 2021 Dave Bechtel