diff --git a/src/bin/init/main.c b/src/bin/init/main.c
index c9cac0f..fae25b6 100644
--- a/src/bin/init/main.c
+++ b/src/bin/init/main.c
@@ -44,20 +44,14 @@
     exit(-1);
     }
 
-  /* Test to see if we were started by the system if not exit */
-  if (getpid() != 1) {
-    printf("Error: This program must be started by kernel.\n");
-    //exit(1);
-    }
-
   /* Make sure we have superuser permissions if not exit */
   if ((getuid() != 0) && (getgid() != 0)) {
     printf("Error: This program must be run by root.\n");
-    exit(1);
+    exit(-1);
     }
 
   /* Start the SDE(SCreen Drawing Engine) */
-  startSDE();
+  //startSDE();
 
   printf("Initializing System.\n");
  
@@ -103,6 +97,9 @@
 
 /***
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.10  2004/05/26 13:11:41  reddawg
+ Makefile: adjust all the Makefile to strip binaries to conserve floppy space
+
  Revision 1.9  2004/05/26 12:19:19  reddawg
  init: init now starts the ubix registry system
 
diff --git a/src/bin/shell/commands.c b/src/bin/shell/commands.c
index b8420fd..97f71b3 100644
--- a/src/bin/shell/commands.c
+++ b/src/bin/shell/commands.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/sys.h>
 #include <sys/sched.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/mpi.h>
 #include "shell.h"
@@ -84,13 +85,11 @@
       sched_yield();
       }
     }
-  /*
   else if (memcmp(data->args->arg,"mkdir",5) == 0x0) {
     if (data->argv[1]) {
-      mkdir(data->argv[1]);
+      mkdir(data->argv[1],0xEAA);
       }
     }
-  */
   else {
     return(0);
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/libc_old/generic/mkdir.c b/src/lib/libc_old/generic/mkdir.c
index 3f58803..ac1dee4 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc_old/generic/mkdir.c
+++ b/src/lib/libc_old/generic/mkdir.c
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 
 **************************************************************************************/
 
-int mkdir(const char *path) {
+#include <sys/stat.h> 
+
+int mkdir(const char *path,mode_t mode) {
   asm(
     "int %0\n"
     : : "i" (0x80),"a" (29),"b" (path)
diff --git a/src/sys/include/string.h b/src/sys/include/string.h
index d49d2a6..fa1cf2e 100644
--- a/src/sys/include/string.h
+++ b/src/sys/include/string.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 void * kmemcpy(void * dst, const void * src, size_t length);
 void *kmemset(void * dst, int c, size_t length);
 int kstrlen(const char * string);
+int kstrcmp(char *, char *);
 
 int sprintf(char * str, const char * format, ...);
 
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@
 
 /***
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.2  2004/05/21 15:22:35  reddawg
+ Cleaned up
+
 
  END
  ***/
diff --git a/src/sys/include/ubixfs/ubixfs.h b/src/sys/include/ubixfs/ubixfs.h
index 7ab5c39..ad062d2 100644
--- a/src/sys/include/ubixfs/ubixfs.h
+++ b/src/sys/include/ubixfs/ubixfs.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
 int readFile(char *file);
 int writeFileByte(int ch,fileDescriptor *fd,long offset);
 int openFileUbixFS(char *file,fileDescriptor *fd);
-int mkDirUbixFS(char *dir,fileDescriptor *fd);
 int getFreeBlocks(int count,fileDescriptor *fd);
 //extern struct ubixDiskLabel *diskLabel;
 
@@ -137,5 +136,6 @@
 int freeBlocks(int block,fileDescriptor *fd);
 int addDirEntry(struct directoryEntry *dir,fileDescriptor *fd);
 void ubixFSUnlink(char *path,struct mountPoints *mp);
+int ubixFSmkDir(char *dir,fileDescriptor *fd);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/sys/kernel/exec.c b/src/sys/kernel/exec.c
index e0f4c02..2fd5b9b 100644
--- a/src/sys/kernel/exec.c
+++ b/src/sys/kernel/exec.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <ubixos/exec.h>
 #include <ubixos/sched.h>
 #include <ubixos/ld.h>
+#include <ubixos/kpanic.h>
 #include <vmm/vmm.h>
 #include <lib/kmalloc.h>
 #include <lib/kprintf.h>
@@ -457,6 +458,9 @@
 
 /***
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.14  2004/06/01 00:04:53  reddawg
+ Try now mark
+
  Revision 1.13  2004/05/25 22:44:08  reddawg
  Removed debug code
 
diff --git a/src/sys/kernel/idletask.c b/src/sys/kernel/idletask.c
index dddbd13..44db85c 100644
--- a/src/sys/kernel/idletask.c
+++ b/src/sys/kernel/idletask.c
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@
 #include <ubixos/idletask.h>
 #include <ubixos/kpanic.h>
 #include <ubixos/vitals.h>
+#include <ubixos/exec.h>
+#include <lib/kmalloc.h>
 #include <lib/kprintf.h>
+#include <sde/sde.h>
 #include <sys/io.h>
 #include <mpi/mpi.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 void idleTask() {
   mpiMessage_t myMsg;
@@ -49,14 +53,22 @@
           kprintf("Restarting the system in 5 seconds\n");
           counter = systemVitals->sysUptime + 5;
           while (systemVitals->sysUptime < counter) {
-            asm("hlt");
+            //asm("hlt");
+            schedYield();
             }
+          kprintf("Rebooting NOW!!!\n");
           while(inportByte(0x64) & 0x02);
           outportByte(0x64, 0xFE);
           break;
         case 31337:
            kprintf("system: backdoor opened\n");
            break;
+        case 0x80:
+           if (!kstrcmp(myMsg.data,"sdeStart")) {
+             kprintf("Starting SDE\n");
+             execThread(sdeThread,(uInt32)(kmalloc(0x2000)+0x2000),0x0);
+             }
+           break;
         default:
           kprintf("system: Received message %i:%s\n",myMsg.type,myMsg.data);
           break;
@@ -69,6 +81,9 @@
 
 /***
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.8  2004/05/26 23:48:33  reddawg
+ idletask: tweaked reboot for performance
+
  Revision 1.7  2004/05/26 23:28:29  reddawg
  idletask: This task now also receives all of the systems message
            We also gained reboot suport that is msg send type 1000
diff --git a/src/sys/kernel/kpanic.c b/src/sys/kernel/kpanic.c
index 2688e53..1fba2ef 100644
--- a/src/sys/kernel/kpanic.c
+++ b/src/sys/kernel/kpanic.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <ubixos/kpanic.h>
 #include <sys/video.h>
+#include <lib/kprintf.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 /************************************************************************
@@ -48,8 +49,7 @@
   vaStart(args, fmt);
   i = vsprintf(buf,fmt,args);
   vaEnd(args);
-
-  kprint(buf);
+  kprintf("kPanic: %s",buf);
 
   /* Halt The System */
   while (1) {
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 
 /***
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.3  2004/05/21 12:39:19  reddawg
+ Cleaned Up
+
  Revision 1.2  2004/05/15 02:30:28  reddawg
  Lots of changes
 
diff --git a/src/sys/kernel/sched.c b/src/sys/kernel/sched.c
index 0389e8c..cedad83 100644
--- a/src/sys/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/src/sys/kernel/sched.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <ubixos/sched.h>
 #include <ubixos/kpanic.h>
 #include <ubixos/spinlock.h>
+#include <ubixos/endtask.h>
 #include <vfs/mount.h>
 #include <lib/kmalloc.h>
 #include <lib/kprintf.h>
@@ -225,6 +226,9 @@
 
 /***
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.8  2004/05/25 16:10:46  reddawg
+ Spin Locks
+
  Revision 1.7  2004/05/21 21:15:04  reddawg
  Fixed a few bugs which prevented the system from loadin