diff --git a/diskio.c b/diskio.c
index 9bd78eb..5c4dc1b 100644
--- a/diskio.c
+++ b/diskio.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "diskio.h"
 #include "string.h"
+#include "sdmmc.h"
 //#include "sdhc.h"
 
 #ifndef MEM2_BSS
@@ -23,15 +24,11 @@ DSTATUS disk_initialize (
 	BYTE drv				/* Physical drive nmuber (0..) */
 )
 {
-	s32 ret;
-
-//	sd_init(&sdhci, 0);
-//	ret = sd_mount(&sdhci);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (sdmmc_check_card(SDMMC_DEFAULT_DEVICE) == SDMMC_NO_CARD)
 		return STA_NOINIT;
-	else
-		return disk_status(drv);
+
+	sdmmc_ack_card(SDMMC_DEFAULT_DEVICE);
+	return disk_status(drv);
 }
 
 
@@ -46,7 +43,10 @@ DSTATUS disk_status (
 //	if (sd_inserted(&sdhci) == 0)
 //		return STA_NODISK;
 
-	return 0;
+	if (sdmmc_check_card(SDMMC_DEFAULT_DEVICE) == SDMMC_INSERTED)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return STA_NODISK;
 }
 
 
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ DRESULT disk_read (
 
 	res = RES_OK;
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-/*		if (sd_read(&sdhci, sector + i, 1, buffer) != 0) {
+		if (sdmmc_read(SDMMC_DEFAULT_DEVICE, sector+i, 1, buffer) != 0){
 			res = RES_ERROR;
 			break;
-		}*/
+		}
 
 		memcpy(buff + i * 512, buffer, 512);
 	}
diff --git a/mini.ld b/mini.ld
index acb27b1..ad74032 100644
--- a/mini.ld
+++ b/mini.ld
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ EXTERN(__ipc_info)
 ENTRY(_start)
 
 __stack_size = 0x800;
-__irqstack_size = 0x400;  /* blame the bsd's sdhc_intr function */
+__irqstack_size = 0x200;  /* blame the bsd's sdhc_intr function */
 __excstack_size = 0x100;
 
 MEMORY {
diff --git a/sdhc.c b/sdhc.c
index f63fa49..fc44b19 100644
--- a/sdhc.c
+++ b/sdhc.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "ipc.h"
 
-#define SDHC_DEBUG	0
+#define SDHC_DEBUG	1
 
 #define SDHC_COMMAND_TIMEOUT	0
 #define SDHC_BUFFER_TIMEOUT	0
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void	sdhc_read_data(struct sdhc_host *, u_char *, int);
 void	sdhc_write_data(struct sdhc_host *, u_char *, int);
 
 #ifdef SDHC_DEBUG
-int sdhcdebug = 0;
+int sdhcdebug = 2;
 #define DPRINTF(n,s)	do { if ((n) <= sdhcdebug) gecko_printf s; } while (0)
 void	sdhc_dump_regs(struct sdhc_host *);
 #else
@@ -972,8 +972,8 @@ sdhc_intr(void *arg)
 
 		/* Acknowledge the interrupts we are about to handle. */
 		HWRITE2(hp, SDHC_NINTR_STATUS, status);
-		DPRINTF(2,("%s: interrupt status=%d\n", HDEVNAME(hp),
-		    status));
+//		DPRINTF(2,("%s: interrupt status=%d\n", HDEVNAME(hp),
+//		    status));
 
 
 		/* Claim this interrupt. */
@@ -988,11 +988,11 @@ sdhc_intr(void *arg)
 			/* Acknowledge error interrupts. */
 			error = HREAD2(hp, SDHC_EINTR_STATUS);
 			HWRITE2(hp, SDHC_EINTR_STATUS, error);
-			DPRINTF(2,("%s: error interrupt, status=%d\n",
-			    HDEVNAME(hp), error));
+//			DPRINTF(2,("%s: error interrupt, status=%d\n",
+//			    HDEVNAME(hp), error));
 
 			if (ISSET(error, SDHC_CMD_TIMEOUT_ERROR|
-			    SDHC_DATA_TIMEOUT_ERROR)) {
+		 	    SDHC_DATA_TIMEOUT_ERROR)) {
 				hp->intr_error_status |= error;
 				hp->intr_status |= status;
 				wakeup(&hp->intr_status);
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ sdhc_intr(void *arg)
 		 * TODO: move request to slow queue to make sure that
 		 *       we're not blocking other IRQs
 		 */
-		if (ISSET(status, SDHC_CARD_REMOVAL|SDHC_CARD_INSERTION)) {
+		 if (ISSET(status, SDHC_CARD_REMOVAL|SDHC_CARD_INSERTION)) {
 			ipc_request req;
 			memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
 			req.device = IPC_DEV_SD;
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ sdhc_intr(void *arg)
 		 */
 		if (ISSET(status, SDHC_BUFFER_READ_READY|
 		    SDHC_BUFFER_WRITE_READY|SDHC_COMMAND_COMPLETE|
-		    SDHC_TRANSFER_COMPLETE)) {
+		     SDHC_TRANSFER_COMPLETE)) {
 			hp->intr_status |= status;
 			wakeup(&hp->intr_status);
 		}
@@ -1027,8 +1027,8 @@ sdhc_intr(void *arg)
 		/*
 		 * Service SD card interrupts.
 		 */
-		if (ISSET(status, SDHC_CARD_INTERRUPT)) {
-			DPRINTF(0,("%s: card interrupt\n", HDEVNAME(hp)));
+		if  (ISSET(status, SDHC_CARD_INTERRUPT)) {
+//			DPRINTF(0,("%s: card interrupt\n", HDEVNAME(hp)));
 			HCLR2(hp, SDHC_NINTR_STATUS_EN, SDHC_CARD_INTERRUPT);
 //			sdmmc_card_intr(hp->sdmmc);
 		}
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ sdhc_dump_regs(struct sdhc_host *hp)
 #endif
 
 #include "hollywood.h"
-static struct sdhc_softc __softc;
+static struct sdhc_softc __softc MEM2_BSS;
 
 void sdhc_irq(void)
 {
diff --git a/sdmmc.c b/sdmmc.c
index 6fdd365..dc96cd3 100644
--- a/sdmmc.c
+++ b/sdmmc.c
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ struct sdmmc_card {
 	int no;
 	int inserted;
 	int sdhc_blockmode;
+	int selected;
+	int new_card; // set to 1 everytime a new card is inserted
 
 	u32 cid;
 	u16 rca;
 };
 
-static struct sdmmc_card cards[SDHC_MAX_HOSTS];
+static struct sdmmc_card cards[SDHC_MAX_HOSTS] MEM2_BSS;
 static int n_cards = 0;
 
 static inline int sdmmc_host_reset(struct sdmmc_card *card)
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ void sdmmc_needs_discover(struct device *dev)
 
 	DPRINTF(0, ("sdmmc: card %d needs discovery.\n", no));
 	sdmmc_host_reset(c);
+	c->new_card = 1;
 
 	if (!sdmmc_host_card_detect(c)) {
 		DPRINTF(1, ("sdmmc: card %d (no longer?) inserted.\n", no));
@@ -209,6 +212,11 @@ void sdmmc_needs_discover(struct device *dev)
 		goto out_power;
 	}
 
+	if (ISSET(MMC_R1(cmd.c_resp), SD_OCR_SDHC_CAP))
+		c->sdhc_blockmode = 1;
+	else
+		c->sdhc_blockmode = 0;
+
 	DPRINTF(2, ("sdmmc: MMC_ALL_SEND_CID\n"));
 	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
 	cmd.c_opcode = MMC_ALL_SEND_CID;
@@ -237,7 +245,23 @@ void sdmmc_needs_discover(struct device *dev)
 
 	c->rca = MMC_R1(cmd.c_resp)>>16;
 	DPRINTF(2, ("sdmmc: rca: %08x\n", c->rca));
+
+	c->selected = 0;
 	c->inserted = 1;
+
+	sdmmc_select(dev);
+	DPRINTF(2, ("sdmmc: MMC_SET_BLOCKLEN\n"));
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.c_opcode = MMC_SET_BLOCKLEN;
+	cmd.c_arg = SDMMC_DEFAULT_BLOCKLEN;
+	cmd.c_flags = SCF_RSP_R1;
+	sdmmc_host_exec_command(c, &cmd);
+	if (cmd.c_error) {
+		gecko_printf("sdmmc: MMC_SET_BLOCKLEN failed with %d for card %d\n",
+				cmd.c_error, no);
+		c->inserted = c->selected = 0;
+		goto out_clock;
+	}
 	return;
 
 out_clock:
@@ -286,3 +310,88 @@ out:
 #endif
 }
 
+int sdmmc_select(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int no = (int)dev;
+	struct sdmmc_card *c = &cards[no];
+	struct sdmmc_command cmd;
+
+	DPRINTF(2, ("sdmmc: MMC_SELECT_CARD\n"));
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.c_opcode = MMC_SELECT_CARD;
+	cmd.c_arg = ((u32)c->rca)<<16;;
+	cmd.c_flags = SCF_RSP_R1;
+	sdmmc_host_exec_command(c, &cmd);
+	if (cmd.c_error) {
+		gecko_printf("sdmmc: MMC_SELECT card failed with %d for	%d.\n",
+				cmd.c_error, no);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	c->selected = 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int sdmmc_check_card(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int no = (int)dev;
+	struct sdmmc_card *c = &cards[no];
+	if (c->inserted == 0)
+		return SDMMC_NO_CARD;
+	if (c->new_card == 1)
+		return SDMMC_NEW_CARD;
+	return SDMMC_INSERTED;
+}
+
+void sdmmc_ack_card(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int no = (int)dev;
+	struct sdmmc_card *c = &cards[no];
+	c->new_card = 0;
+}
+
+int sdmmc_read(struct device *dev, u32 blk_start, u32 blk_count, void *data)
+{
+	int no = (int)dev;
+	struct sdmmc_card *c = &cards[no];
+	struct sdmmc_command cmd;
+
+	if (c->inserted == 0) {
+		gecko_printf("sdmmc: READ: no card inserted.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (c->selected == 0) {
+		if (sdmmc_select(dev) < 0) {
+			gecko_printf("sdmmc: READ: cannot select card.\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (c->new_card == 1) {
+		gecko_printf("sdmmc: new card inserted but not acknowledged yet.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	DPRINTF(2, ("sdmmc: MMC_READ_BLOCK_MULTIPLE\n"));
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.c_opcode = MMC_READ_BLOCK_MULTIPLE;
+	if (c->sdhc_blockmode)
+		cmd.c_arg = blk_start;
+	else
+		cmd.c_arg = blk_start * SDMMC_DEFAULT_BLOCKLEN;
+	cmd.c_data = data;
+	cmd.c_datalen = blk_count * SDMMC_DEFAULT_BLOCKLEN;
+	cmd.c_blklen = SDMMC_DEFAULT_BLOCKLEN;
+	cmd.c_flags = SCF_RSP_R1 | SCF_CMD_READ;
+	sdmmc_host_exec_command(c, &cmd);
+
+	if (cmd.c_error) {
+		gecko_printf("sdmmc: MMC_READ_BLOCK_MULTIPLE failed for "
+				"card %d with %d", no, cmd.c_error);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	gecko_printf("success!!\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/sdmmc.h b/sdmmc.h
index 9ca8ec1..d98e9f9 100644
--- a/sdmmc.h
+++ b/sdmmc.h
@@ -22,12 +22,25 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 #ifndef __SDMMC_H__
 #define __SDMMC_H__	1
 
-#include "sdmmcvar.h"
+#include "bsdtypes.h"
 #include "sdmmcchip.h"
+#include "sdmmcvar.h"
 
 #define SDMMC_DEFAULT_CLOCK		25000
+#define SDMMC_DEFAULT_BLOCKLEN		  512
+
+#define SDMMC_NO_CARD			    1
+#define SDMMC_NEW_CARD			    2
+#define SDMMC_INSERTED			    3
+
+// HACK
+#define SDMMC_DEFAULT_DEVICE	((struct device *)0)
 
 struct device *sdmmc_attach(struct sdmmc_chip_functions *functions,
 		sdmmc_chipset_handle_t handle, const char *name, int no);
 void sdmmc_needs_discover(struct device *dev);
+int sdmmc_select(struct device *dev);
+int sdmmc_check_card(struct device *dev);
+void sdmmc_ack_card(struct device *dev);
+int sdmmc_read(struct device *dev, u32 blk_start, u32 blk_count, void *data);
 #endif