diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0b626d5..4a1f1a15 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ clean:
 	@rm -rf build
 
 run: $(iso)
-	@qemu-system-x86_64 -hda $(iso)
+	@qemu-system-x86_64 -s -hda $(iso)
 
 iso: $(iso)
 
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm b/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm
index 41074cbb..bdfdb820 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ setup_page_tables:
     ; map first P3 entry to a huge page that starts at address 0
     mov dword [p3_table], 0b10000011 ; present + writable + huge
 
+    ; recursive map P4
+    mov eax, p4_table
+    or eax, 0b11 ; present + writable
+    mov [p4_table + 511 * 8], eax
+
     ret
 
 enable_paging:
@@ -133,7 +138,9 @@ p4_table:
 p3_table:
     resb 4096
 stack_bottom:
-    resb 64
+    ; TODO a >= 80 byte stack is enough. Theoretically we could use the memory
+    ; of the p3 table as a hack (it won't override the important first entry)
+    resb 4096
 stack_top:
 
 section .rodata
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/linker.ld b/src/arch/x86_64/linker.ld
index 8334f3d3..84f6b0fb 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/linker.ld
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/linker.ld
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ SECTIONS {
 
   .text :
   {
-    *(.text)
+    *(.text .text.*)
   }
+
+  .rodata : {
+    *(.rodata .rodata.*)
+  }
+
+  .data.rel.ro : {
+    *(.data.rel.ro.local*) *(.data.rel.ro .data.rel.ro.*)
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5ccf4e21..d47c3533 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-#![feature(no_std, lang_items)]
-#![feature(core_str_ext, const_fn)]
+#![feature(no_std, lang_items, asm)]
+#![feature(core_str_ext, const_fn, range_inclusive)]
 #![no_std]
 
 extern crate rlibc;
@@ -26,15 +26,18 @@ use core::fmt::Write;
 #[macro_use]
 mod vga_buffer;
 
+mod memory;
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern fn rust_main(multiboot_address: usize) {
     // ATTENTION: we have a very small stack and no guard page
     use vga_buffer::{Writer, Color};
 
-    let multiboot = unsafe{multiboot2::load(multiboot_address)};
-
-
     vga_buffer::clear_screen();
+    let multiboot = unsafe{multiboot2::load(multiboot_address)};
+    memory::init(multiboot);
+
+
     let mut writer = Writer::new(Color::Blue, Color::LightGreen);
     writer.write_byte(b'H');
     let _ = writer.write_str("ello! ");