diff --git a/archlabs-installer b/archlabs-installer
index 358e420..05e1775 100755
--- a/archlabs-installer
+++ b/archlabs-installer
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@
 # Some ideas and code reworked from other resources
 # AIF, Cnichi, Calamares, Arch Wiki.. Credit where credit is due
 
-VER="2.0.49"     # installer version
+VER="2.0.50"     # installer version
 DIST="ArchLabs"  # linux distributor
 MNT="/mnt"       # install mountpoint
 ANS="/tmp/ans"   # dialog answer file
 
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------ #
 # When manually mounting your partitions, you need
 # to set these values to avoid using the mount menu.
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ declare -A WM_EXT=(
 
 # files that can be edited after install is complete {
 declare -A EDIT_FILES=(
-[login]='' # populated once we know the new username and shell
+[login]='' # login is populated once we know the username and shell
 [fstab]='/etc/fstab'
 [sudoers]='/etc/sudoers'
 [crypttab]='/etc/crypttab'
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ declare -A EDIT_FILES=(
 [keyboard]='/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf /etc/default/keyboard'
 ) # }
 
-# mkfs command for formatting each offered filesystem {
+# mkfs command for filesystem formatting {
 declare -A FS_CMDS=(
 [f2fs]='mkfs.f2fs'
 [jfs]='mkfs.jfs -q'
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ declare -A FS_CMDS=(
 [reiserfs]='mkfs.reiserfs -q'
 ) # }
 
-# mount options for each offered filesystem (if any) {
+# mount options for each filesystem (if any) {
 declare -A FS_OPTS=(
 [vfat]=''  # NA
 [ntfs]=''  # NA
@@ -724,7 +723,7 @@ part_menu()
 	part_device || return 1
 	device="$DEVICE"
 
-	while true; do
+	while :; do
 		choice=""
 		if [[ $DISPLAY && $TERM != 'linux' ]] && hash gparted >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 			dlg choice menu "Edit Partitions" "$_part" \
@@ -1200,13 +1199,22 @@ select_filesystem()
 
 select_efi_partition()
 {
-	if (( COUNT == 1 )); then
-		BOOT_PART="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$PARTS")"
-	elif [[ $AUTO_BOOT_PART ]]; then
-		BOOT_PART="$AUTO_BOOT_PART"
-		return 0 # were done here
+	local pts size dev isize bsize ptcount=0
+
+	# walk partition list and skip ones that are too small/big for boot
+	while read -r dev size; do
+		size_t="${size: -1:1}"  # size type eg. K, M, G, T
+		isize=${size:0:-1}      # remove trailing size type character
+		isize=${isize%.*}       # remove any decimal (round down)
+		[[ $size_t =~ [KT] || ($size_t == 'G' && $isize -gt 2) || ($size_t == 'M' && $isize -lt 100) ]] || { pts+=$'\n'"$dev $size"; (( ptcount++ )); }
+	done <<< "$PARTS"
+
+	if [[ $AUTO_BOOT_PART ]]; then
+		BOOT_PART="$AUTO_BOOT_PART"; return 0 # were done here
+	elif (( ptcount == 1 )); then
+		BOOT_PART="$(awk 'NF > 0 {print $1}' <<< "$pts")"
 	else
-		dlg BOOT_PART menu "EFI Partition" "$_uefi" $PARTS
+		dlg BOOT_PART menu "EFI Partition" "$_uefi" $pts
 	fi
 
 	[[ $BOOT_PART ]] || return 1
@@ -1225,13 +1233,23 @@ select_efi_partition()
 
 select_boot_partition()
 {
+	local pts size dev isize bsize ptcount=0
+
+	# walk partition list and skip ones that are too small/big for boot
+	while read -r dev size; do
+		size_t="${size: -1:1}"  # size type eg. K, M, G, T
+		isize=${size:0:-1}      # remove trailing size type character
+		isize=${isize%.*}       # remove any decimal (round down)
+		[[ $size_t =~ [KT] || ($size_t == 'G' && $isize -gt 2) || ($size_t == 'M' && $isize -lt 100) ]] || { pts+=$'\n'"$dev $size"; (( ptcount++ )); }
+	done <<< "$PARTS"
+
 	if [[ $AUTO_BOOT_PART && ! $LVM ]]; then
 		BOOT_PART="$AUTO_BOOT_PART"; return 0 # were done here
 	elif [[ $LUKS && ! $LVM ]]; then
-		dlg BOOT_PART menu "Boot Partition" "$_biosluks" $PARTS
+		dlg BOOT_PART menu "Boot Partition" "$_biosluks" $pts
 		[[ $BOOT_PART ]] || return 1
 	else
-		dlg BOOT_PART menu "Boot Partition" "$_bios" "skip" "don't use a separate boot" $PARTS
+		dlg BOOT_PART menu "Boot Partition" "$_bios" "skip" "don't use a separate boot" $pts
 		[[ -z $BOOT_PART || $BOOT_PART == "skip" ]] && { BOOT_PART=''; return 0; }
 	fi
 
@@ -1248,12 +1266,24 @@ select_boot_partition()
 
 select_root_partition()
 {
+	local pts size dev isize bsize ptcount=0
+
+	# walk partition list and skip ones that are too small for / (root)
+	while read -r dev size; do
+		size_t="${size: -1:1}"  # size type eg. K, M, G, T
+		isize=${size:0:-1}      # remove trailing size type character
+		isize=${isize%.*}       # remove any decimal (round down)
+		[[ $size_t =~ [MK] || ($size_t == 'G' && $isize -lt 4) ]] || { pts+=$'\n'"$dev $size"; (( ptcount++ )); }
+	done <<< "$PARTS"
+
 	if [[ $AUTO_ROOT_PART && -z $LVM && -z $LUKS ]]; then
 		ROOT_PART="$AUTO_ROOT_PART"
-	elif (( COUNT == 1 )); then
-		ROOT_PART="$(awk 'NR==1 {print $1}' <<< "$PARTS")"
+		part_mount "$ROOT_PART" || { ROOT_PART=''; return 1; }
+		return 0  # we're done here
+	elif (( ptcount == 1 )); then  # only one available device
+		ROOT_PART="$(awk 'NR==1 {print $1}' <<< "$pts")"
 	else
-		dlg ROOT_PART menu "Mount Root" "\nSelect the root (/) partition, this is where $DIST will be installed.\n\nDevices smaller than 8G will not be shown here." $PARTS
+		dlg ROOT_PART menu "Mount Root" "\nSelect the root (/) partition, this is where $DIST will be installed.\n\nDevices smaller than 8G will not be shown here." $pts
 	fi
 	[[ $ROOT_PART ]] || return 1
 
@@ -1265,10 +1295,16 @@ select_root_partition()
 
 select_extra_partitions()
 {
-	local part
-	while (( COUNT > 0 )); do
+	local part pts size dev isize bsize ptcount=0
+
+	# walk partition list and skip ones that are too small to be usable
+	while read -r dev size; do
+		[[ ${size: -1:1} =~ [KM] ]] || { pts+=$'\n'"$dev $size"; (( ptcount++ )); }
+	done <<< "$PARTS"
+
+	while (( ptcount > 0 )); do
 		part=''
-		dlg part menu 'Mount Extra' "$_expart" 'done' 'finish mounting step' $PARTS || break
+		dlg part menu 'Mount Extra' "$_expart" 'done' 'finish mounting step' $pts || break
 		if [[ $part == 'done' ]]; then
 			break
 		elif select_filesystem "$part" && select_mountpoint && part_mount "$part" "$EXMNT"; then
@@ -1301,7 +1337,7 @@ install_main()
 	chrun "chown -Rf $NEWUSER:users /home/$NEWUSER"
 	sleep 1
 
-	while true; do
+	while :; do
 		dlg choice menu "Finalization" "$_edit" \
 			finished   "exit the installer and reboot" \
 			keyboard   "${EDIT_FILES[keyboard]}" \
@@ -1987,7 +2023,7 @@ get_lv_size()
 {
 	local txt="${VGROUP}: ${SIZE}$SIZE_UNIT (${VGROUP_MB}MB remaining).$_lvmlvsize"
 
-	while true; do
+	while :; do
 		ERR_SIZE=0
 		dlg VOLUME_SIZE input "$_lvmnew (LV:$VOL_COUNT)" "$txt" ''
 		if [[ -z $VOLUME_SIZE ]]; then
@@ -2612,16 +2648,12 @@ msg "Welcome to the $DIST Installer" "\nThis will help you get $DIST setup on yo
 
 select_keymap || { clear; die 0; }
 
-if lspci -vnn -d 14e4: | grep -q 'BCM4352'; then
-	load_bcm
-fi
+# try to fix problematic broadcom wireless chipset before network check
+lspci -vnn -d 14e4: | grep -q 'BCM4352' && load_bcm
 
-if ! net_connect; then
-	msg "Not Connected" "\nThis installer requires an active internet connection.\n\nExiting..\n" 2
-	die 1
-fi
+net_connect || { msg "Not Connected" "\nThis installer requires an active internet connection.\n\nExiting..\n" 2; die 1; }
 
-while true; do
+while :; do
 	select_main
 done