diff --git a/initrc.conf b/initrc.conf
index a62b0e4..8611be3 100644
--- a/initrc.conf
+++ b/initrc.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-echo "This is a test"
-
-panic
\ No newline at end of file
+ECHO "Initrc for Kimi's OS"
+MODULE boot/idm.elf
+MODULE boot/ifsm.elf
+# This is a comment
+END # does nothing but make the whole thing slightly more efficient
diff --git a/src/kernel/arch_i386/memory.c b/src/kernel/arch_i386/memory.c
index 37c2295..5dd96cc 100644
--- a/src/kernel/arch_i386/memory.c
+++ b/src/kernel/arch_i386/memory.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int pm_init(kernel_info_t *kernel_info){
     for(uint32_t i = 0; i < mmap_count; i++){
         pm_map[i] = 0xff;
     }
-    mlog("KERNEL", "   BASE  | LENGTH | TYPE\n           --------|--------|----\n", MLOG_PRINT);
+    // mlog("KERNEL", "   BASE  | LENGTH | TYPE\n           --------|--------|----\n", MLOG_PRINT);
     for(uint32_t i = 0; i < kernel_info->mmap_entry_count; i++){
         for(uint32_t j = 0; j < (mmap[i].entry_length >> 12); j++){
             if(mmap[i].entry_base + (j << 12) <= mmap[i-1].entry_base + mmap[i-1].entry_length){
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int pm_init(kernel_info_t *kernel_info){
             //     printf("%d, %x, %d\n", j >> 3, pm_map[(mmap[i].entry_base >> 12 ) + (j >> 3)], mmap[i].type);
             // }
         }
-        mlog("KERNEL", " %x|%x|%d\n", MLOG_PRINT, (uint32_t)mmap[i].entry_base, (uint32_t)mmap[i].entry_length, mmap[i].type);
+        // mlog("KERNEL", " %x|%x|%d\n", MLOG_PRINT, (uint32_t)mmap[i].entry_base, (uint32_t)mmap[i].entry_length, mmap[i].type);
         // printf("%x",  mmap[i].entry_length);
         // printf("|%d   |\n", mmap[i].type);
     }
diff --git a/src/kernel/drivers/ustar.c b/src/kernel/drivers/ustar.c
index f218bbc..2b91eff 100644
--- a/src/kernel/drivers/ustar.c
+++ b/src/kernel/drivers/ustar.c
@@ -27,16 +27,17 @@ int read_initrd(initrd_t *initrd){
         //     *out = ptr + 512;
         //     return filesize;
         // }
+        // printf("size: %d", sizeof(USTAR_file_t));
         uint32_t fsize_pgs = (((filesize + 4095)/4096) + 1);
         // uint32_t *ptr = kmalloc(fsize_pgs);
-        
         // for(uint32_t i = 0; i < (filesize/4) + 1; i++){
-        //     ptr[i] = ((uint32_t *)(archive + offset))[i];
+        //     ptr[i] = ((uint32_t *)(archive + offset + sizeof(USTAR_file_t)))[i];
+        //     if(fsize_pgs == 2)printf("%x", ptr[i]);
         // }
         char final_fname[80] = "/boot/";
         strcat(file->filename, final_fname);
-        fcreate(final_fname, VFILE_POINTER, archive + offset + sizeof(USTAR_file_t), fsize_pgs);
-        printf("%s, %d, %d\n", final_fname, filesize, fsize_pgs);
+        fcreate(final_fname, VFILE_POINTER, (archive + offset + sizeof(USTAR_file_t)), fsize_pgs);
+        // printf("%s, %d, %d\n", final_fname, filesize, fsize_pgs);
         offset += (((filesize + 511) / 512) + 1) * 512;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kernel/drivers/ustar.h b/src/kernel/drivers/ustar.h
index b3b0b9f..4cceabd 100644
--- a/src/kernel/drivers/ustar.h
+++ b/src/kernel/drivers/ustar.h
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 #include "../shared/kstdlib.h"
 typedef struct{
     char filename[100];
-    uint64_t mode;
-    uint64_t owner_uid;
-    uint64_t group_uid;
+    char mode[8];
+    char owner_uid[8];
+    char group_uid[8];
     char fsize[12];
     char last_modified[12];
-    uint64_t checksum;
+    char checksum[8];
     uint8_t type;
     char linked_file[100];
     char ustar[6];
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ typedef struct{
     char dev_major[8];
     char dev_minor[8];
     char filename_prefix[155];
+    char reserved[12];
 }__attribute__((packed)) USTAR_file_t;
 
 enum USTAR_TYPES{
diff --git a/src/kernel/kmain.c b/src/kernel/kmain.c
index 585774a..2083278 100644
--- a/src/kernel/kmain.c
+++ b/src/kernel/kmain.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "system/elf.h"
 #include "system/vfs.h"
 #include "drivers/ustar.h"
+#include "system/initrc.h"
 
 kernel_info_t *boot_info = 0;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ void sysinit(){
     // modules_init(boot_info, 0);
     read_initrd(boot_info->initrd);
     vfile_t *initrc = fopen("/boot/initrc.conf");
+    if(initrc){
+        mlog("KERNEL", "Found initrc at: %x\n", MLOG_PRINT, initrc->access.data.ptr);
+    }
+    modules_init();
+    initrc_read(initrc);
     // uint8_t *buffer = kmalloc(1);
     // int status = fread(drive_test, buffer, 0, 4096);
     // if(status == -1){
@@ -40,13 +46,13 @@ void sysinit(){
 extern void kmain(kernel_info_t *kernel_info){
     serial_init();
     pm_init(kernel_info);
+    vfs_init();
     mlog("KERNEL", "Initializing IDT\n", MLOG_PRINT);
     idt_load();
     pic_init(0x20);
     pic_disable();
     pic_setmask(0x0, PIC1_DATA);
     pic_setmask(0x0, PIC2_DATA);
-    vfs_init();
     
     fcreate("/dev", VFILE_DIRECTORY, kmalloc(1), 1);
     fcreate("/dev/disk", VFILE_DIRECTORY, kmalloc(1), 1);
diff --git a/src/kernel/system/initrc.h b/src/kernel/system/initrc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac98c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/system/initrc.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+void initrc_read(char *file);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kernel/system/intirc.c b/src/kernel/system/intirc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9c263a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/system/intirc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include "../shared/kstdlib.h"
+#include "../shared/memory.h"
+#include "../shared/string.h"
+#include "modules.h"
+#include "vfs.h"
+
+//COMMANDS TO WRITE:
+//link: create symlink from one file to another (useful for actually selecting where to mount things)
+//exec: execute program in userspace
+
+
+void initrc_read(vfile_t *file){
+    mlog("KERNEL", "Reading initrc:\n", MLOG_PRINT);
+    char *ptr = file->access.data.ptr;
+    uint32_t size = file->access.data.size_pgs * 4096;
+    char statement[512];
+    uint32_t i = 0;
+    while(strcmp(statement, "END")){
+        uint32_t s_i = 0;
+        while(ptr[i] != ' ' && ptr[i] != '\n' && ptr[i]){
+            statement[s_i++] = ptr[i];
+            i++;
+        }
+        statement[s_i]=0;
+        if(statement[0] == '#'){
+            while(ptr[i] != '\n' && ptr[i]){
+                i++;
+            }
+        }
+        if(!strcmp(statement, "ECHO")){
+            //this is purely for testing purposes.
+            i++;
+            while(ptr[i] != '\n' && ptr[i]){
+                if(ptr[i] != '\"'){
+                    printf("%c", ptr[i]);
+                }
+                i++;
+            }
+            printf("\n");
+        }
+        if(!strcmp(statement, "MODULE")){
+            i++;
+            char module_name[512];
+            int j = 0;
+            for(; j < 512 && ptr[i + j] && ptr[i+j] != '\n'; j++){
+                module_name[j] = ptr[i + j];
+            }
+            i+=j;
+            module_name[j] = 0;
+            // printf("%s\n", module_name);
+            vfile_t *module = fopen(module_name);
+            if(!module){
+                printf("Error: Could not find module in Initrc.conf: %s\n", module_name);
+                continue;
+            }
+            module_start(module->access.data.ptr);
+        }
+        // printf("%d\n", i);
+        if(i >= size){
+            return;
+        }
+        i++;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kernel/system/modules.c b/src/kernel/system/modules.c
index 48c4f71..8bd73fa 100644
--- a/src/kernel/system/modules.c
+++ b/src/kernel/system/modules.c
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ uint32_t module_api(uint32_t func, ...){
     va_end(vars);
     return return_value;
 }
-
+void module_start(void *ptr){
+    void (*entry)(void* api, uint32_t version) = load_elf(ptr, PT_SYS);
+    (*entry)(module_api, 0);
+}
 void modules_init(){
     mlog(MODULE_NAME, "Initializing Boot-Time Modules\n", MLOG_PRINT);
     // kernel_module_t *module = kernel_info->loaded_modules;
diff --git a/src/kernel/system/modules.h b/src/kernel/system/modules.h
index d7df4ee..5b17f3b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/system/modules.h
+++ b/src/kernel/system/modules.h
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ typedef struct module{
     void (*fini)(void);
 }module_t;
 
-void modules_init();
\ No newline at end of file
+void modules_init();
+void module_start(void *ptr);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kernel/system/vfs.c b/src/kernel/system/vfs.c
index 2bc9d11..e32876b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/system/vfs.c
+++ b/src/kernel/system/vfs.c
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ vfile_t *fcreate(char *name, VFILE_TYPE type, ...){
                     void *ptr = va_arg(args, void*);
                     vfile->access.data.ptr = ptr;
                     vfile->access.data.size_pgs = va_arg(args, uint32_t);
-                    *(uint32_t *)ptr = 0;
+                    // *(uint32_t *)(ptr + (vfile->access.data.size_pgs * 4096)) = 0;
+                    // what was the above line even for
                     add_file(vfile, current_dir);
                     break;
                 case VFILE_FILE: