diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0f036b7..d894c7f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ all:
 
 clean:
 	make -C kernel clean
+	make -C include clean
 #	make -C rmmod clean
-	- rm *~
+	- rm *~ hos.flp
 
 
 grub:
diff --git a/hos.flp b/hos.flp
deleted file mode 100644
index dcdeeb8..0000000
Binary files a/hos.flp and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/include/kernel.h b/include/kernel.h
index c90ad52..2b65b84 100644
--- a/include/kernel.h
+++ b/include/kernel.h
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
 
 #include "multiboot.h"
 
-#define LINK_ADDRESS 0xC0000000
+#define VIRT_OFFSET 0xC0000000
+#define MAX_MODULES 16
+#define MAX_MMAP 16
+
+typedef unsigned int u32_t;
+typedef unsigned short u16_t;
+typedef unsigned char u8_t;
 
 /* returns true to callee if we should jump to a real mode module */
 int k_mbsave(mb_info_t *mbinfo, unsigned int mb_magic);
diff --git a/include/multiboot.h b/include/multiboot.h
index 04f4473..43ae679 100644
--- a/include/multiboot.h
+++ b/include/multiboot.h
@@ -66,26 +66,26 @@ typedef struct
 typedef struct
 {
 	unsigned int flags;
-	unsigned int mem_lower;
+	unsigned int mem_lower;		// present if flags[0] is set
 	unsigned int mem_upper;
-	unsigned int boot_device;
-	unsigned int cmdline;
-	unsigned int mods_count;
+	unsigned int boot_device;	// 1
+	unsigned int cmdline;		// 2
+	unsigned int mods_count;	// 3
 	unsigned int mods_addr;
 	union
 	{
-		mb_aout_symbol_table_t aout_sym;
-		mb_elf_section_header_table_t elf_sec;
+		mb_aout_symbol_table_t aout_sym;	// 4
+		mb_elf_section_header_table_t elf_sec;	// 5
 	};
-	unsigned int mmap_length;
+	unsigned int mmap_length;	// 6
 	unsigned int mmap_addr;
-	unsigned int drives_length;
+	unsigned int drives_length;	// 7
 	unsigned int drives_addr;
-	unsigned int config_table;
-	unsigned int bootloader_name;
-	unsigned int apm_table;
+	unsigned int config_table;	// 8
+	unsigned int bootloader_name;	// 9
+	unsigned int apm_table;		// 10
 
-	unsigned int vbe_control_info;
+	unsigned int vbe_control_info;	// 11
 	unsigned int vbe_mode_info;
 	unsigned short vbe_mode;
 	unsigned short vbe_interface_seg;
diff --git a/kernel/boot.asm b/kernel/boot.asm
index 3f5071d..1164204 100644
--- a/kernel/boot.asm
+++ b/kernel/boot.asm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;boot.asm
 ;Author: Josh Holtrop
 ;Date: 07/08/04
-;Modified: 07/08/04
+;Modified: 07/10/04
 
 
 %define	MULTIBOOT_MAGIC	0x1BADB002
diff --git a/kernel/kernel.c b/kernel/kernel.c
index d736d9c..c40f53d 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -3,10 +3,61 @@
 #include "multiboot.h"
 #include "module.h"
 
+mb_info_t mb_info_block;
+mb_mmap_t mb_mmap[MAX_MMAP];
+mb_module_t mb_modules[MAX_MODULES];
+mb_apm_t mb_apm_table;
+char mb_cmdline[256];
 
-
+/* This function runs in segmented memory - 0xC000_0000 is mapped to 0x0 but 0x0
+   itself is an invalid linear address. Therefore, the multiboot information addresses
+   must be manually adjusted by VIRT_OFFSET to become valid linear addresses. */
 int k_mbsave(mb_info_t *mbinfo, unsigned int mb_magic)
 {
+	if (mb_magic != MULTIBOOT_BOOTLOADER_MAGIC)
+	{
+		char *msg = "Bad multiboot magic identifier!";
+		char *dest = (char *) 0xC00B8000;
+		while (*msg)
+		{
+			*dest++ = *msg++;
+			*dest++ = 0x04;		//red error message
+		}
+		for (;;) ;
+	}
+	mb_info_block = *mbinfo;
+	if (mb_info_block.flags & MB_BOOTLOADER_COMMAND_LINE)
+	{
+		mb_info_block.cmdline += VIRT_OFFSET;
+		memcpy(mb_cmdline, mb_info_block.cmdline, 256);
+		mb_cmdline[255] = 0;
+	}
+	if (mb_info_block.flags & MB_BOOTLOADER_MODS)
+	{
+		mb_info_block.mods_addr += VIRT_OFFSET;
+		int i;
+		for (i = 0; i < mb_info_block.mods_count && i < MAX_MODULES; i++)
+		{
+			mb_modules[i] = ((mb_module_t *)mb_info_block.mods_addr)[i];
+		}
+	}
+	if (mb_info_block.flags & MB_BOOTLOADER_MMAP)
+	{
+		mb_info_block.mmap_addr += VIRT_OFFSET - 4;	//-4 to get to size field, not base_addr_low field
+		mb_mmap_t *mmap = (mb_mmap_t *)mb_info_block.mmap_addr;
+		int i, sz = 0;
+		for (i = 0; sz < mb_info_block.mmap_length && i < MAX_MMAP; i++)
+		{
+			sz += mmap->size;
+			mb_mmap[i] = *mmap;
+			mmap = (mb_mmap_t *)(((u32_t) mmap) + mmap->size);
+		}
+	}
+	if (mb_info_block.flags & MB_BOOTLOADER_APM)
+	{
+		mb_info_block.apm_table += VIRT_OFFSET;
+		mb_apm_table = *(mb_apm_t *)mb_info_block.apm_table;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }