diff --git a/src/sys/kernel/idletask.c b/src/sys/kernel/idletask.c
index f037053..e32ec9f 100644
--- a/src/sys/kernel/idletask.c
+++ b/src/sys/kernel/idletask.c
@@ -28,9 +28,37 @@
 *****************************************************************************************/
 
 #include <ubixos/idletask.h>
+#include <ubixos/kpanic.h>
+#include <ubixos/vitals.h>
+#include <lib/kprintf.h>
+#include <sys/io.h>
+#include <mpi/mpi.h>
 
 void idleTask() {
+  mpiMessage_t myMsg;
+  uInt32       counter = 0x0;
+
+  if (mpiCreateMbox("system") != 0x0) {
+    kpanic("Error: Error creating mailbox: system\n");
+    }
+
   while(1) {
+    if (mpiFetchMessage("system",&myMsg) == 0x0) {
+      switch(myMsg.type) {
+        case 1000:
+          kprintf("Restarting the system in 5 seconds\n");
+          counter = systemVitals->sysUptime + 5;
+          while (systemVitals->sysUptime < counter) {
+            asm("hlt");
+            }
+          while(inportByte(0x64) & 0x02);
+          outportByte(0x64, 0xFE);
+          break;
+        default:
+          kprintf("system: Received message %i:%s\n",myMsg.type,myMsg.data);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
     asm("hlt");
     }
   return;
@@ -38,6 +66,9 @@
 
 /***
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.6  2004/05/25 18:42:28  reddawg
+ Idle task now just does what it is suposed to
+
  Revision 1.5  2004/05/25 17:30:16  reddawg
  IDLE task will be our toy task to test things with