diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 11a40a9..7cf8d45 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ name = "init"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "hexdump",
+ "syslog_msg_ipc",
+ "syslog_rpc",
  "tar-no-std",
  "vfs_rpc",
 ]
@@ -272,6 +274,32 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "syslog_msg_ipc"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "parking_lot",
+ "postcard",
+ "syslog_structs",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "syslog_rpc"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "parking_lot",
+ "postcard",
+ "serde",
+ "syslog_structs",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "syslog_structs"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tar-no-std"
 version = "0.3.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b41931b..3f5a549 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 hexdump = "0.1.2"
+syslog_msg_ipc = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../syslog/syslog_msg_ipc" }
+syslog_rpc = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../syslog/syslog_rpc" }
 tar-no-std = "0.3.1"
 vfs_rpc = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../vfs/vfs_rpc" }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5edbf3c..f31338c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,28 +8,43 @@ use std::process::Command;
 use tar_no_std::TarArchiveRef;
 
 fn main() {
+    syslog_msg_ipc::register_callback();
     let initrd = TarArchiveRef::new(get_initrd()).unwrap();
+    let syslog_pid = run_initrd_proc(&initrd, "bin/syslog");
+    let syslog_client = syslog_rpc::Client::new(syslog_pid);
+    syslog_client.subscribe_to_binary("devfs".to_string(), vec![0, 1]);
+    syslog_client.subscribe_to_binary("tarfs".to_string(), vec![0]);
+    syslog_client.send_text_message("init", "Started syslog").unwrap();
     let vfs_pid = run_initrd_proc(&initrd, "bin/vfs");
-    println!("[INIT] Started the VFS");
+    syslog_client.send_text_message("init", "Started the VFS").unwrap();
     run_initrd_proc(&initrd, "bin/devfs");
-    println!("[INIT] Started the devfs");
-    run_initrd_proc(&initrd, "bin/tarfs");
-    println!("[INIT] Started the tar FS driver");
-    run_initrd_proc(&initrd, "bin/initrd_driver");
-    println!("[INIT] Started the initrd pseudodevice driver");
+    syslog_client.send_text_message("init", "Started the devfs").unwrap();
+    syslog_msg_ipc::get_syslog_msg();
     let vfs_client = vfs_rpc::Client::new(vfs_pid);
+    vfs_client.mount(Path::new("/dummy"), "devfs", Path::new("/dev")).unwrap();
+    syslog_client.send_text_message("init", "Mounted /dev").unwrap();
+    run_initrd_proc(&initrd, "bin/tarfs");
+    syslog_client.send_text_message("init", "Started the tar archive FS").unwrap();
     loop {
-        if vfs_client.mount(Path::new("/dummy"), "devfs", Path::new("/dev")).is_ok() {
+        let msg = syslog_msg_ipc::get_syslog_msg();
+        if msg.from == "tarfs" {
             break;
         }
     }
-    println!("[INIT] Mounted /dev");
+    run_initrd_proc(&initrd, "bin/initrd_driver");
+    syslog_client.send_text_message("init", "Started the initrd pseudodevice driver").unwrap();
     loop {
-        if vfs_client.mount(Path::new("/dev/initrd"), "tarfs", Path::new("/")).is_ok() {
-            break;
+        let msg = syslog_msg_ipc::get_syslog_msg();
+        if msg.from == "devfs" {
+            if let Some(binary) = msg.binary {
+                if binary.kind == 1 && std::str::from_utf8(binary.data.as_slice()).unwrap() == "initrd" {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
-    println!("[INIT] Mounted initrd as root");
+    vfs_client.mount(Path::new("/dev/initrd"), "tarfs", Path::new("/")).unwrap();
+    syslog_client.send_text_message("init", "Mounted the initrd as the root FS").unwrap();
     Command::new("/bin/load_test").spawn().unwrap();
 }