diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e93076..ee6212d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include ../toolchain.rules
 
-CFLAGS = -mbig-endian -fomit-frame-pointer -Os -Wall -I.
+CFLAGS = -mbig-endian -fomit-frame-pointer -Os -Wall -I.	
 ASFLAGS = -mbig-endian
 LDFLAGS = -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs -mbig-endian -Wl,-T,miniios.ld,-Map,miniios.map -n
 LIBS = -lgcc
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ MAKEBIN = python ../makebin.py
 
 TARGET = miniios.bin
 ELF = miniios.elf
-OBJECTS = start.o main.o vsprintf.o string.o gecko.o memory.o memory_asm.o \
-	utils_asm.o utils.o ff.o diskio.o sdhc.o powerpc_elf.o powerpc.o panic.o
+OBJECTS = start.o ipcstruct.o main.o ipc.o vsprintf.o string.o gecko.o memory.o memory_asm.o \
+	utils_asm.o utils.o ff.o diskio.o sdhc.o powerpc_elf.o powerpc.o panic.o irq.o irq_asm.o
 
 $(TARGET) : $(ELF) $(ELFLOADER) 
 	@echo  "MAKEBIN	$@"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $(ELF) : miniios.ld $(OBJECTS)
 
 %.o : %.S
 	@echo  "AS	$@"
-	@$(AS) $(ASFLAGS) -o $@ $<
+	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -D_LANGUAGE_ASSEMBLY -c -x assembler-with-cpp -o $@ $<
 
 %.o : %.c
 	@echo  "CC	$@"
diff --git a/diskio.c b/diskio.c
index af33687..56cfd86 100644
--- a/diskio.c
+++ b/diskio.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 static sdhci_t sdhci;
-static u8 *buffer[512] __attribute__((aligned(32)));
+static u8 buffer[512] MEM2_BSS ALIGNED(32);
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Inidialize a Drive                                                    */
diff --git a/hollywood.h b/hollywood.h
index 0486e9f..3ece9e3 100644
--- a/hollywood.h
+++ b/hollywood.h
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 // maybe a GPIO???
 #define		HW_RESETS			(HW_REG_BASE + 0x194)
 
+#define		HW_CLOCKS			(HW_REG_BASE + 0x1b4)
+
 #define		HW_GPIO2OUT			(HW_REG_BASE + 0x1c8)
 #define		HW_GPIO2DIR			(HW_REG_BASE + 0x1cc)
 #define		HW_GPIO2IN			(HW_REG_BASE + 0x1d0)
diff --git a/ipc.c b/ipc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ipcstruct.S b/ipcstruct.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a79547c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipcstruct.S
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "ipcstruct.h"
+
+	.section	.rodata.ipc,"a",%progbits
+	.globl	ipc_header
+	.type	ipc_header, %object
+	.size	ipc_header, 32
+	.align	5
+ipc_header:
+	.ascii	"IPC1"
+	.long	0
+	.long	ipc_in
+	.long	32
+	.long	ipc_out
+	.long	32
+	
+	.section	.bss.ipc,"aw",%nobits
+	.globl	ipc_in
+	.type	ipc_in, %object
+	.size	ipc_in, 32 * IPC_IN_SIZE
+	.align	5
+ipc_in:
+	.space 32 * IPC_IN_SIZE
+
+	.globl	ipc_out
+	.type	ipc_out, %object
+	.size	ipc_out, 32 * IPC_OUT_SIZE
+	.align	5
+ipc_out:
+	.space 32 * IPC_IN_SIZE
diff --git a/ipcstruct.h b/ipcstruct.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cb63bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipcstruct.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef __IPCSTRUCT_H__
+#define __IPCSTRUCT_H__
+
+#define IPC_IN_SIZE		32
+#define IPC_OUT_SIZE	32
+
+#ifndef _LANGUAGE_ASSEMBLY
+
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/irq.c b/irq.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80088af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irq.c
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#include "irq.h"
+#include "hollywood.h"
+#include "gecko.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+void irq_setup_stack(void);
+
+void irq_initialize(void)
+{
+	irq_setup_stack();
+	write32(HW_IRQENABLE, 0);
+	write32(HW_IRQFLAG, 0xffffffff);
+	irq_restore(CPSR_FIQDIS);
+
+	//???
+	write32(HW_IRQENABLE+0x04, 0);
+	write32(HW_IRQENABLE+0x20, 0);
+}
+
+void irq_shutdown(void)
+{
+	write32(HW_IRQENABLE, 0);
+	write32(HW_IRQFLAG, 0xffffffff);
+	irq_kill();
+}
+
+void irq_handler(void)
+{
+	u32 enabled = read32(HW_IRQENABLE);
+	u32 flags = read32(HW_IRQFLAG);
+	
+	gecko_printf("In IRQ handler: 0x%08x 0x%08x 0x%08x\n", enabled, flags, flags & enabled);
+
+	flags = flags & enabled;
+
+	if(flags & IRQF_TIMER) {
+		gecko_printf("IRQ: timer\n");
+		gecko_printf("Timer: %08x\n", read32(HW_TIMER));
+		gecko_printf("Alarm: %08x\n", read32(HW_ALARM));
+		write32(HW_ALARM, 0); // shut it up
+		write32(HW_IRQFLAG, IRQF_TIMER);
+	}
+	if(flags & IRQF_NAND) {
+		gecko_printf("IRQ: NAND\n");
+		write32(NAND_CMD, 0x7fffffff); // shut it up
+		write32(HW_IRQFLAG, IRQF_NAND);
+	}
+	if(flags & IRQF_GPIO1B) {
+		gecko_printf("IRQ: GPIO1B\n");
+		write32(HW_GPIO1BINTFLAG, 0xFFFFFF); // shut it up
+		write32(HW_IRQFLAG, IRQF_GPIO1B);
+	}
+	if(flags & IRQF_GPIO1) {
+		gecko_printf("IRQ: GPIO1\n");
+		write32(HW_GPIO1INTFLAG, 0xFFFFFF); // shut it up
+		write32(HW_IRQFLAG, IRQF_GPIO1);
+	}
+	if(flags & IRQF_RESET) {
+		gecko_printf("IRQ: RESET\n");
+		write32(HW_IRQFLAG, IRQF_RESET);
+	}
+	if(flags & IRQF_IPC) {
+		gecko_printf("IRQ: IPC\n");
+		write32(HW_IRQFLAG, IRQF_IPC);
+	}
+	flags &= ~IRQF_ALL;
+	if(flags) {
+		gecko_printf("IRQ: unknown 0x%08x\n");
+		write32(HW_IRQFLAG, flags);
+	}
+}
+
+void irq_enable(u32 irq)
+{
+	set32(HW_IRQENABLE, 1<<irq);
+}
+
+void irq_disable(u32 irq)
+{
+	clear32(HW_IRQENABLE, 1<<irq);
+}
diff --git a/irq.h b/irq.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aba6ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irq.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef __IRQ_H__
+#define __IRQ_H__
+
+#define IRQ_TIMER	0
+#define IRQ_NAND	1
+#define IRQ_GPIO1B	10
+#define IRQ_GPIO1	11
+#define IRQ_RESET	17
+#define IRQ_IPC		31
+
+#define IRQF_TIMER	(1<<IRQ_TIMER)
+#define IRQF_NAND	(1<<IRQ_NAND)
+#define IRQF_GPIO1B	(1<<IRQ_GPIO1B)
+#define IRQF_GPIO1	(1<<IRQ_GPIO1)
+#define IRQF_RESET	(1<<IRQ_RESET)
+#define IRQF_IPC	(1<<IRQ_IPC)
+
+#define IRQF_ALL	( \
+	IRQF_TIMER|IRQF_NAND|IRQF_GPIO1B|IRQF_GPIO1| \
+	IRQF_RESET|IRQF_IPC \
+	)
+
+#define CPSR_IRQDIS 0x80
+#define CPSR_FIQDIS 0x40
+
+#ifndef _LANGUAGE_ASSEMBLY
+#include "types.h"
+
+void irq_initialize(void);
+void irq_shutdown(void);
+
+void irq_enable(u32 irq);
+void irq_disable(u32 irq);
+
+u32 irq_kill(void);
+void irq_restore(u32 cookie);
+
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/irq_asm.S b/irq_asm.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7825a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irq_asm.S
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include "hollywood.h"
+#include "irq.h"
+
+.globl v_irq
+.globl irq_setup_stack
+.globl irq_kill
+.globl irq_restore
+.extern __irqstack_addr
+.extern irq_handler
+
+irq_setup_stack:
+	@ Switch to IRQ mode
+	mrs	r0, cpsr
+	bic	r1, r0, #0x1f
+	orr	r1, #0x12
+	msr cpsr, r1
+	
+	@ Setup interrupt stack
+	ldr	sp, =__stack_addr
+	add	sp, r4
+
+	@ Restore mode
+	msr cpsr, r0
+	bx	lr
+
+v_irq:
+	push	{r0-r3, r9, r12, lr}
+
+	blx		irq_handler
+
+	pop		{r0-r3, r9, r12, lr}
+	subs	pc, lr, #4
+
+irq_kill:
+	mrs		r1, cpsr
+	and		r0, r1, #(CPSR_IRQDIS|CPSR_FIQDIS)
+	orr		r1, r1, #(CPSR_IRQDIS|CPSR_FIQDIS)
+	msr		cpsr, r1
+	bx		lr
+
+irq_restore:
+	mrs		r1, cpsr
+	bic		r1, r1, #(CPSR_IRQDIS|CPSR_FIQDIS)
+	orr		r1, r1, r0
+	msr		cpsr, r1
+	bx		lr
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 4870368..909244a 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "ff.h"
 #include "panic.h"
 #include "powerpc_elf.h"
+#include "irq.h"
 
 typedef struct {
 	u32 hdrsize;
@@ -152,6 +153,15 @@ void *_main(void *base)
 		gecko_printf("Error %d while trying to mount SD\n", fres);
 		panic2(0, PANIC_MOUNT);
 	}
+	
+	irq_initialize();
+	irq_enable(IRQ_TIMER);
+	irq_enable(IRQ_NAND);
+	irq_enable(IRQ_GPIO1B);
+	irq_enable(IRQ_GPIO1);
+	irq_enable(IRQ_RESET);
+	irq_enable(IRQ_IPC);
+	gecko_puts("Interrupts initialized\n");
 
 	gecko_puts("Trying to boot:" PPC_BOOT_FILE "\n");
 
@@ -180,7 +190,11 @@ void *_main(void *base)
 		}
 	}
 
+	void *bootmii = patch_boot2(base, (((u64)tidh)<<32) | tidl);
+	
+	gecko_puts("Shutting down interrupts\n");
+	irq_shutdown();
+	
 	gecko_puts("Returning to BootMii...\n");
-
-	return patch_boot2(base, (((u64)tidh)<<32) | tidl);
+	return bootmii;
 }
diff --git a/miniios.ld b/miniios.ld
index 7e76383..bef6158 100644
--- a/miniios.ld
+++ b/miniios.ld
@@ -3,35 +3,65 @@ OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
 EXTERN(_start)
 ENTRY(_start)
 
-__base_addr	=	0xffff0000;
+__stack_size = 0x800;
+__irqstack_size = 0x100;
 
-__data_addr =   0x11000000;
-
-__stack_area =  0xfffe0000;
+MEMORY {
+	sram	: ORIGIN = 0xffff0000, LENGTH = 64K
+	sram2	: ORIGIN = 0xfffe0000, LENGTH = 32K
+	mem2	: ORIGIN = 0x13f00000, LENGTH = 1M
+}
 
 SECTIONS
 {
-	. = __base_addr;
+	.rodata.ipc :
+	{
+		*(.rodata.ipc)
+		. = ALIGN(4);
+	} >mem2
 
+	.bss.ipc :
+	{
+		*(.bss.ipc)
+		. = ALIGN(4);
+	} >mem2
+	
+	.rodata.mem2 :
+	{
+		*(.rodata.mem2)
+		. = ALIGN(4);
+	} >mem2
+	
+	.data.mem2 :
+	{
+		*(.data.mem2)
+		. = ALIGN(4);
+	} >mem2
+
+	.bss.mem2 :
+	{
+		__bss2_start = . ;
+		*(.bss.mem2)
+		. = ALIGN(4);
+		__bss2_end = . ;
+	} >mem2
+	
 	.init :
 	{
 		*(.init)
 		. = ALIGN(4);
-	}
+	} >sram
 
 	.text :
 	{
+		*(.text*)
 		*(.text.*)
 		*(.gnu.warning)
 		*(.gnu.linkonce.t*)
 		*(.glue_7)
 		*(.glue_7t)
 		. = ALIGN(4);
-	}
-
-	__text_end = . ;
-	
-	. = __data_addr;
+	} >sram
 
 	.rodata :
 	{
@@ -41,7 +71,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.rodata.*)
 		*(.gnu.linkonce.r*)
 		. = ALIGN(4);
-	}
+	} >sram2
 	
 	.data :
 	{
@@ -49,7 +79,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(.data.*)
 		*(.gnu.linkonce.d*)
 		. = ALIGN(4);
-	}
+	} >sram2
 	
 	.bss :
 	{
@@ -61,23 +91,27 @@ SECTIONS
 		*(COMMON)
 		. = ALIGN(4);
 		__bss_end = . ;
-	}
+	} >sram2
 
-	. = __stack_area;
 	.stack :
 	{
 		__stack_end = .;
-		. += 0x800;
-		LONG(0);
+		. = . +__stack_size;
 		. = ALIGN(64);
 		__stack_addr = .;
-	}
-	
-	__end = .;
-	
+		__irqstack_end = .;
+		. = . +__irqstack_size;
+		. = ALIGN(64);
+		__irqstack_addr = .;
+	} >sram2
+
 }
 
 PROVIDE (__stack_end = __stack_end);
 PROVIDE (__stack_addr = __stack_addr);
+PROVIDE (__irqstack_end = __irqstack_end);
+PROVIDE (__irqstack_addr = __irqstack_addr);
 PROVIDE (__bss_start = __bss_start);
 PROVIDE (__bss_end = __bss_end);
+PROVIDE (__bss2_start = __bss2_start);
+PROVIDE (__bss2_end = __bss2_end);
diff --git a/start.S b/start.S
index 04fbc8c..5a91d89 100644
--- a/start.S
+++ b/start.S
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 .extern __got_end
 .extern __bss_start
 .extern __bss_end
+.extern __bss2_start
+.extern __bss2_end
 .extern __stack_addr
 .globl _start
 .globl debug_output
-.globl panic
-.globl delay
+
+.extern v_irq
 
 .section .init
 
@@ -54,6 +56,22 @@ bss_loop:
 	b	bss_loop
 
 done_bss:
+	@ clear BSS2
+	ldr	r1, =__bss2_start
+	add	r1, r4
+	ldr	r2, =__bss2_end
+	add	r2, r4
+	mov	r3, #0
+bss2_loop:
+	@ check for the end
+	cmp	r1, r2
+	beq	done_bss2
+	@ clear the word and move on
+	str	r3, [r1]
+	add	r1, r1, #4
+	b	bss2_loop
+
+done_bss2:
 	mov	r0, #0x84
 	bl	debug_output
 	@ take the plunge
@@ -79,8 +97,8 @@ v_data_abrt:
 v_reserved:
 	b v_reserved
 
-v_irq:
-	b v_irq
+#v_irq:
+#	b v_irq
 
 v_fiq:
 	b v_fiq
@@ -97,30 +115,6 @@ debug_output:
 	orr	r2, r2, r0, LSL #16
 	@ store back
 	str	r2, [r3, #0xe0]
-	mov	pc, lr
-
-panic:
-	mov	r4, r0
-_panic:
-	mov	r0, r4
-	bl	debug_output
-	ldr	r0, =6175000
-	bl	delay
-	mov	r0, #0x00
-	bl	debug_output
-	ldr	r0, =6175000
-	bl	delay
-	b	_panic
-
-@ the speed of this seems to decrease wildly with certain (non-)alignments
-@ probably some prefetch buffer / cache / DRAM junk
-	.balign 64
-delay:
-	cmp	r0, #0
-	moveq	pc, lr
-1:
-	subs	r0, r0, #1
-	bne	1b
-	mov	pc, lr
+	bx	lr
 
 .pool
diff --git a/start.h b/start.h
index fe82649..9d37304 100644
--- a/start.h
+++ b/start.h
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "types.h"
 
-void delay(u32 delay);
-
-#define udelay(d) delay(247*(d)/10)
-
 void debug_output(u8 byte);
-void panic(u8 code);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/types.h b/types.h
index 78e16b3..d469da0 100644
--- a/types.h
+++ b/types.h
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ typedef volatile signed long long vs64;
 
 typedef s32 size_t;
 
-#define	NULL	((void *)0)
+#define NULL ((void *)0)
+
+#define MEM2_BSS __attribute__ ((section (".bss.mem2")))
+#define MEM2_DATA __attribute__ ((section (".data.mem2")))
+#define MEM2_RODATA __attribute__ ((section (".rodata.mem2")))
+#define ALIGNED(x) __attribute__((aligned(x)))
+
+#define STACK_ALIGN(type, name, cnt, alignment)         \
+	u8 _al__##name[((sizeof(type)*(cnt)) + (alignment) + \
+	(((sizeof(type)*(cnt))%(alignment)) > 0 ? ((alignment) - \
+	((sizeof(type)*(cnt))%(alignment))) : 0))]; \
+	type *name = (type*)(((u32)(_al__##name)) + ((alignment) - (( \
+	(u32)(_al__##name))&((alignment)-1))))
+
+
 
 #endif
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index a72fb2e..ad9b07c 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "gecko.h"
 #include "vsprintf.h"
+#include "start.h"
+#include "hollywood.h"
 
 static char ascii(char s) {
   if(s < 0x20) return '.';
@@ -38,3 +40,35 @@ int sprintf(char *str, const char *fmt, ...)
 	return i;
 }
 
+void udelay(u32 d)
+{
+	// should be good to max .2% error
+	u32 ticks = d * 19 / 10;
+
+	if(ticks < 2)
+		ticks = 2;
+
+	u32 now = read32(HW_TIMER);
+
+	u32 then = now  + ticks;
+
+	if(then < now) {
+		while(read32(HW_TIMER) >= now);
+		now = read32(HW_TIMER);
+	}
+
+	while(now < then) {
+		now = read32(HW_TIMER);
+	}
+}
+
+void panic(u8 v)
+{
+	while(1) {
+		debug_output(v);
+		udelay(500000);
+		debug_output(0);
+		udelay(500000);
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index cdf97b6..6757f2e 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -160,16 +160,6 @@ static inline u8 mask8(u32 addr, u8 clear, u8 set)
 	return data;
 }
 
-#define STACK_ALIGN(type, name, cnt, alignment)         \
-u8 _al__##name[((sizeof(type)*(cnt)) + (alignment) + \
-(((sizeof(type)*(cnt))%(alignment)) > 0 ? ((alignment) - \
-((sizeof(type)*(cnt))%(alignment))) : 0))]; \
-type *name = (type*)(((u32)(_al__##name)) + ((alignment) - (( \
-(u32)(_al__##name))&((alignment)-1))))
-
-#define ATTRIBUTE_ALIGN(v)				__attribute__((aligned(v)))
-
-
 /*
  * These functions are guaranteed to copy by reading from src and writing to dst in <n>-bit units
  * If size is not aligned, the remaining bytes are not copied
@@ -183,5 +173,7 @@ void memcpy8(void *dst, void *src, u32 size);
 
 void hexdump(void *d, int len);
 int sprintf(char *str, const char *fmt, ...);
+void udelay(u32 d);
+void panic(u8 v);
 
 #endif