diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index abb3f63..a147b3a 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -9,20 +9,23 @@ CLOBBER.include %w( c_src/system )
 directory 'c_src'
 
 DB_LIB = "c_src/system/lib/libdb.a"
+DRIVER = "priv/bdberl_drv.so"
 
 file DB_LIB do
   sh "cd c_src && ./buildlib.sh 2>&1"
 end
 
+file DRIVER do
+  puts "linking priv/#{DRIVER}..."
+  sh "gcc #{erts_link_cflags()} c_src/*.o c_src/system/lib/libdb-*.a -o #{DRIVER}", :verbose => false
+end
+
 rule ".o" => ["%X.c"] do |t|
   puts "compiling #{t.source}..."
   sh "gcc -c -Wall -Werror -Ic_src/system/include -I#{erts_dir()}/include #{t.source} -o #{t.name}", :verbose => false
 end
 
-task :compile_c => ['c_src'] + C_OBJS do
-  puts "linking c_src/bdberl_drv.so..."
-  sh "gcc #{erts_link_cflags()} c_src/*.o c_src/system/lib/libdb-*.a -o priv/bdberl_drv.so", :verbose => false
-end
+task :compile_c => ['c_src'] + C_OBJS
 
-task :compile => [DB_LIB, :compile_c]
+task :compile => [DB_LIB, :compile_c, DRIVER]
 
diff --git a/base.rake b/base.rake
index 4b2e868..93d7091 100644
--- a/base.rake
+++ b/base.rake
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ def erl_app_modules(app)
       ERL
 
   output = erl_run(script, "-pa ebin")
-  puts output
   if output[/badmatch/]
     fail "Error processing .app file: ", output
     ""
diff --git a/c_src/bdberl_drv.c b/c_src/bdberl_drv.c
index 764adba..0a96a45 100644
--- a/c_src/bdberl_drv.c
+++ b/c_src/bdberl_drv.c
@@ -24,10 +24,15 @@ static int bdberl_drv_control(ErlDrvData handle, unsigned int cmd,
                               char* inbuf, int inbuf_sz, 
                               char** outbuf, int outbuf_sz);
 
+static void bdberl_ready_async(ErlDrvData handle, ErlDrvThreadData thread_data);
+
 /**
  * Command codes
  */
-#define CMD_PARSE          0
+#define CMD_OPEN_DB          0
+#define CMD_CLOSE_DB         1
+#define CMD_GET              2
+#define CMD_PUT              3
 
 /** 
  * Driver Entry
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ ErlDrvEntry bdberl_drv_entry =
     bdberl_drv_control,		/* F_PTR control, port_command callback */
     NULL,			/* F_PTR timeout, reserved */
     NULL,                       /* F_PTR outputv, reserved */
-    NULL,                       /* F_PTR ready_async */
+    bdberl_ready_async,         /* F_PTR ready_async */
     NULL,                       /* F_PTR flush */
     NULL,                       /* F_PTR call */
     NULL,                       /* F_PTR event */
@@ -105,3 +110,7 @@ static int bdberl_drv_control(ErlDrvData handle, unsigned int cmd,
     *outbuf = 0;
     return 0;
 }
+
+static void bdberl_ready_async(ErlDrvData handle, ErlDrvThreadData thread_data)
+{
+}
diff --git a/ebin/bdberl.app b/ebin/bdberl.app
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8845fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ebin/bdberl.app
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{application, bdberl,
+ [{description, "Berkeley DB Erlang Driver"},
+  {vsn, "1"},
+  {modules, [ bdberl_port ]},
+  {registered, []},
+  {applications, [kernel, 
+                  stdlib]},
+%  {mod, {sparker, []}},
+  {env, []}
+]}.
diff --git a/src/bdberl_port.erl b/src/bdberl_port.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54e2edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bdberl_port.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+%% -------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%
+%% bdberl: Port Interface
+%% Copyright (c) 2008 The Hive.  All rights reserved.
+%%
+%% -------------------------------------------------------------------
+-module(bdberl_port).
+
+-export([open/0]).
+
+open() ->
+    ok = erl_ddll:load_driver(code:priv_dir(bdberl), bdberl_drv),
+    Port = open_port({spawn, bdberl_drv}, [binary]),
+    {ok, Port}.