diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 71fe154..acab961 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <tasking.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <initrd.h>
 
 typedef struct {
   char filename[100];
@@ -157,18 +158,22 @@ void test_vfs(char* path,uint32_t box,uint32_t fs_box) {
   free(msg.msg);
 }
 
-int main(char* initrd, uint32_t initrd_sz) {
+int main() {
   text_fb_info info;
   info.address=map_phys((void*)0xB8000,10);
   info.width=80;
   info.height=25;
   vga_init(info);
   vga_write_string("INIT\n");
+  long size=initrd_sz();
+  char* initrd=malloc(size);
+  initrd_get(initrd);
   uint32_t datapos=find_loc("vfs",initrd);
   load_task(datapos,initrd);
   yield(); // Bochs fails here
   datapos=find_loc("fsdrv",initrd);
   load_task(datapos,initrd);
+  free(initrd);
   yieldToPID(3);
   FILE* file;
   do {
diff --git a/kernel/cpu/i386/isr.c b/kernel/cpu/i386/isr.c
index 5a2c241..e92fa8f 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu/i386/isr.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu/i386/isr.c
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #include <cpu/ports.h>
 #include "paging.h"
 #include "../halt.h"
-#include "../..//vga_err.h"
+#include "../../vga_err.h"
+#include "../../kernel.h"
 #include "../tasking.h"
 #include "interrupt.h"
 #include "address_spaces.h"
@@ -232,6 +233,12 @@ void isr_handler(registers_t r) {
         serial_write_string((char*)r.ebx);
       } else if (r.eax==17) {
         tasking_exit((uint8_t)r.ebx);
+      } else if (r.eax==18) {
+        serial_printf("Initrd size is %d bytes\n",initrd_sz);
+        r.ebx=initrd_sz;
+      } else if (r.eax==19) {
+        serial_printf("Copying initrd\n");
+        memcpy((char*)r.ebx,initrd,initrd_sz);
       }
       break;
     }
diff --git a/kernel/kernel.c b/kernel/kernel.c
index b8bfd1c..2ad5eb9 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ typedef struct {
   char typeflag[1];
 } tar_header;
 
-static long initrd_sz;
-static char* initrd;
+long initrd_sz;
+char* initrd;
 typedef int (*func_ptr)();
 static struct multiboot_boot_header_tag* tags;
 
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@ void kmain(struct multiboot_boot_header_tag* hdr) {
       }
       copy_data(cr3,ptr,pheader.memsz,(void*)pheader.vaddr);
     }
-    char* initrd2=alloc_memory((initrd_sz/4096)+1);
-    memcpy(initrd2,initrd,initrd_sz);
-    initrd2=put_data(cr3,initrd2,initrd_sz);
-    createTaskCr3Param((void*)header.entry,cr3,(uint32_t)initrd2,initrd_sz);
+    createTaskCr3((void*)header.entry,cr3);
     exit(0);
   }
 }
diff --git a/kernel/kernel.h b/kernel/kernel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a52c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/kernel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef KERNEL_H
+#define KERNEL_H
+
+extern long initrd_sz;
+extern char* initrd;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libc/initrd.c b/libc/initrd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c6f585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/initrd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+long initrd_sz() {
+  long size;
+  asm volatile("  \
+    mov $18, %%eax; \
+    int $80; \
+  ":"=b"(size));
+  return size;
+}
+
+void initrd_get(char* initrd) {
+  asm volatile("  \
+    mov $19, %%eax; \
+    int $80; \
+  "::"b"(initrd));
+}
diff --git a/sysroot/usr/include/initrd.h b/sysroot/usr/include/initrd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f497047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysroot/usr/include/initrd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef INITRD_H
+#define INITRD_H
+
+long initrd_sz();
+void initrd_get(char* initrd);
+
+#endif