diff --git a/bootdef.inc b/bootdef.inc
index 6d6ef9a..55ab767 100644
--- a/bootdef.inc
+++ b/bootdef.inc
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 %define BOOT_VESA_OEM	0x0004		;258 - null-terminated OEM identification string
 %define BOOT_VESA_VBE	0x0106		;512 - copy of VESA VBEInfoBlock
 %define	BOOT_VESA_INFO	0x0306		;256 - copy of VESA ModeInfoBlock for selected mode
-%define BOOT_MEGS	0x040A		;4 - dword - # of megabytes of RAM detected
+%define BOOT_MEMENTRIES	0x040A		;4 - dword = number of memmap entries
+%define BOOT_MEMMAP	0x040E		;? -  memory map information
 
 
 
diff --git a/stage2.asm b/stage2.asm
index cb48253..a3184cd 100644
--- a/stage2.asm
+++ b/stage2.asm
@@ -196,34 +196,70 @@ copydisk_loop:
 
 ;------------------------------------------------------
 no_rd:
+	mov	ax, BOOT_DATA_SEG
+	mov	es, ax
+	mov	di, BOOT_MEMMAP			;store memmap info in es:di for kernel
+	xor	edx, edx
+	mov	ax, 0x0100
+	mov	ds, ax
+	xor	ebx, ebx
+getmemmap_loop:
+	push	es
+	push	di
+	push	edx
+	mov	ax, 0x0100			;get memory map
+	mov	es, ax
+	xor	di, di
+	mov	eax, 0x0000E820
+	mov	ecx, 0x00000014
+	;mov	ebx, 0x00000000
+	mov	edx, 0x534D4150			;'SMAP'
+	int	0x15
+	jc	getmemmap_done
+	cmp	eax, 0x534D4150			;eax should be 'SMAP' on return...
+	jnz	getmemmap_error
+	cmp	ebx, 0
+	jz	getmemmap_done
+
+	pop	edx				;now, copy memmap entry to es:di on the stack
+	pop	di
+	pop	es
+	xor	si, si
+	mov	cx, 20
+getmemmap_copymem_loop:
+	lodsb
+	stosb
+	loop	getmemmap_copymem_loop
+	inc	edx
+	jmp	getmemmap_loop
+
+getmemmap_error:
+	mov	ax, 0xb800
+	mov	es, ax
+	mov	di, 160*24
 	xor	ax, ax
 	mov	ds, ax
-	mov	edx, 4				;we'll assume the system has 4 megabytes of RAM...
-	mov	esi, 0x3FFFFC			;4 bytes under 4 MB
-ram_loop:
-	mov	ebx, [ds:esi]
-	mov	dword [ds:esi], "KRIS"
-	mov	eax, [ds:esi]
-	mov	[ds:esi], ebx
-	cmp	eax, "KRIS"
-	jnz	got_mem
-	inc	edx
-	add	esi, 0x100000
-	jmp	ram_loop
-got_mem:
-	mov	ax, BOOT_DATA_SEG
-	mov	ds, ax
-	mov	[ds:BOOT_MEGS], edx
+	mov	si, txt_memerror
+	mov	ah, 0x04
+	call	puts
+	hlt
+	jmp	$
 
-;	mov	ax, 0xb800
-;	mov	es, ax
-;	xor	di, di
-;	mov	al, dh
-;	call	puthex2
-;	mov	al, dl
-;	call	puthex2
-;	xor	ax, ax
-;	int	0x16
+getmemmap_done:
+	pop	edx
+	pop	di
+	pop	es
+
+	xor	si, si
+	mov	cx, 20
+getmemmap_done_copymem_loop:
+	lodsb
+	stosb
+	loop	getmemmap_done_copymem_loop
+	inc	edx
+
+	mov	di, BOOT_MEMENTRIES
+	mov	[es:di], edx			;save # of memmap entries for kernel
 
 						;on to vesa info...
 	xor	ax, ax
@@ -246,7 +282,7 @@ cls_vesa_loop:
 	mov	ax, 0x0100
 	mov	es, ax
 	xor	di, di
-	mov	dword [es:si], "2EBV"
+	mov	dword [es:di], "2EBV"
 	mov	ax, 0x4F00
 
 	int	0x10
@@ -807,6 +843,7 @@ txt_vesaerror: db "VESA function call error! Halting system!", 0
 txt_novesa: db	"VESA not found. Starting in console mode...", 0
 txt_vesaold: db	"VESA version 2.0 required. Starting in console mode...", 0
 txt_consolemode: db "a. Console mode only.", 0
+txt_memerror: db "Extended Memory Map information unavailable! Halting system...", 0
 
 ;------------------------------------------------------
 getCHSfromCluster:
@@ -876,6 +913,6 @@ pmode:
 	mov	gs, ax
 	jmp	KERNEL_CODE:BOOT_KERNEL_ADD
 
-kernel:	db	"KERNEL  BIN"
+kernel:	db	"KERNEL  BIN", 0
 
 
diff --git a/vfs.h b/vfs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/vhs.c b/vhs.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29