diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e17f7a8..396cbb6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ISO := Hazel.iso
 
 CFLAGS    := -ffreestanding -Wall -Wextra -Werror -I $(INCLUDEDIR) -I lib
 LDFLAGS   := -ffreestanding -nostdlib -lgcc -T kernel/kernel.ld
-QEMUFLAGS := -cdrom $(BUILDDIR)/$(ISO) -s -m 512M -serial stdio -device virtio-gpu
+QEMUFLAGS :=  -cdrom $(BUILDDIR)/$(ISO) -s -m 512M -serial stdio -device virtio-gpu
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(KIMG): $(KOBJ) $(LOBJ)
 	$(CC) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/boot/initrd b/boot/initrd
index 0430873..2c9cf00 100755
Binary files a/boot/initrd and b/boot/initrd differ
diff --git a/hdd.img b/hdd.img
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9784eb
Binary files /dev/null and b/hdd.img differ
diff --git a/include/kernel/elf.h b/include/kernel/elf.h
index b8b21a7..23572d5 100644
--- a/include/kernel/elf.h
+++ b/include/kernel/elf.h
@@ -41,6 +41,30 @@ typedef struct {
     Elf32_Word	sh_entsize;
 } section_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+	Elf32_Word	p_type;
+	Elf32_Off	p_offset;
+	Elf32_Addr	p_vaddr;
+	Elf32_Addr	p_paddr;
+	Elf32_Word	p_filesz;
+	Elf32_Word	p_memsz;
+	Elf32_Word	p_flags;
+	Elf32_Word	p_align;
+} phdr_t;
+
+#define PT_NULL 	0
+#define PT_LOAD 	1
+#define PT_DYNAMIC 	2
+#define PT_INTERP 	3
+#define PT_NOTE 	4
+#define PT_SHLIB 	5
+#define PT_PHDR 	6
+#define PT_TLS   	7
+#define PT_LOOS 	0x60000000
+#define PT_HIOS 	0x6fffffff
+#define PT_LOPROC 	0x70000000
+#define PT_HIPROC 	0x7fffffff
+
 section_t *elf_find_section(elf_t *elf, const char *name);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/kernel/ide.h b/include/kernel/ide.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43896ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/kernel/ide.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef HAZEL_IDE_H_
+#define HAZEL_IDE_H_
+
+void ide_init();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/kernel/kernel.h b/include/kernel/kernel.h
index 4ee59c4..0ce2001 100644
--- a/include/kernel/kernel.h
+++ b/include/kernel/kernel.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ typedef struct {
    uint32_t *mmap;
    uint32_t mmap_size;
    log_method_t log_method;
-   uint64_t ticks;
-   task_t *current_task;
+   volatile uint64_t ticks;
+   volatile task_t *current_task;
    rsdt_t *rsdt;
 } kernel_ctx_t;
 
diff --git a/kernel/ide.c b/kernel/ide.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2522373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/ide.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <kernel/ide.h>
+
+void ide_init() {
+
+}
diff --git a/kernel/task.c b/kernel/task.c
index b364bd3..c4b1954 100644
--- a/kernel/task.c
+++ b/kernel/task.c
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ extern kernel_ctx_t ctx;
 
 //int task_init(task_t *task, uint32_t *img) {
 int task_init(task_t *task, elf_t *elf) {
-
     if (!elf) return 0;
-    uint8_t *s = (uint8_t *)mmap_find_first_free_block();
-    memcpy(s, elf, 0x1000);
+    if (!elf->e_phoff) return 0;
 
     task->eip = elf->e_entry;
     // Allocate a page for a stack
@@ -31,9 +29,17 @@ int task_init(task_t *task, elf_t *elf) {
         // Map remaining entries as non-present u/s
         else page_dir[i] = 6;
     }
-    // Map the ELF image to its specified entry
-    page_dir[PAGE_DIR_INDEX(elf->e_entry)] = ((uint32_t)page_tab - KERNEL_VMA) | 7;
-    page_tab[PAGE_TAB_INDEX(elf->e_entry)] = ((uint32_t)s - KERNEL_VMA) | 7;
+
+    phdr_t *phdr = (phdr_t *)((uint32_t)elf + elf->e_phoff);
+    for (int i = 0; i < elf->e_phnum; i++) {
+        if (phdr[i].p_type == PT_LOAD) {
+            uint8_t *s = (uint8_t *)mmap_find_first_free_block();
+            memcpy(s, (uint8_t *)elf + phdr[i].p_offset, phdr[i].p_filesz);
+            // Map the ELF image to its specified entry
+            page_dir[PAGE_DIR_INDEX(phdr[i].p_vaddr)] = ((uint32_t)page_tab - KERNEL_VMA) | 7;
+            page_tab[PAGE_TAB_INDEX(phdr[i].p_vaddr)] = ((uint32_t)s - KERNEL_VMA) | 7;
+        }
+    }
 
     return 1;
 }
diff --git a/user/shell.c b/user/shell.c
index 9ca0db6..828d9dc 100644
--- a/user/shell.c
+++ b/user/shell.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "../lib/strcmp.h"
 
+static const char test[] = "Hello\n";
+
 int strlen(const char *str) {
     const char *s;
     for (s = str; *s; s++)
@@ -86,7 +88,8 @@ void print_int(int num){
 
 void _start() {
     char buf1[256] = {0};
-    puts("Welcome to the Hazel user shell!\n");
+    //puts("Welcome to the Hazel user shell!\n");
+    puts(test);
     while (1) {
 	puts("$ ");
 	read(0, buf1, 256);