diff --git a/kernel-rs/Cargo.toml b/kernel-rs/Cargo.toml
index 8acf6e4c..84dde790 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kernel-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ crate-type = ["staticlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 rlibc = "1.0"
+spin = "0.4.5"
 multiboot2 = { path = "multiboot2-elf64" }
 
 [dependencies.lazy_static]
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/context.rs b/kernel-rs/src/context.rs
index 418b98d5..fddab663 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/context.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/context.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use multiboot2;
 use memory;
 use vga;
-use cpuio;
 
 pub static mut CONTEXT: Option<Context> = None;
 
@@ -37,6 +36,9 @@ impl Context
             kernel_start, kernel_end, multiboot_start,
             multiboot_end, memory_map_tag.memory_areas());
 
+        let vga1 = vga::Writer::new();
+        let vga2 = vga::Writer::new();
+
         Context {
             current_term: 0,
             multiboot_start,
@@ -45,11 +47,16 @@ impl Context
             kernel_end,
             boot_info,
             frame_allocator,
-            vga1: vga::Writer::new(),
-            vga2: vga::Writer::new(),
+            vga1,
+            vga2,
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn init_screen(&mut self) {
+        self.vga1.prompt();
+        self.vga2.prompt();
+        self.vga1.flush();
+    }
 
     pub fn switch_term(&mut self) {
         self.current_term = {
@@ -67,11 +74,11 @@ impl Context
     }
 }
 
-pub fn context() -> Context {
+pub fn context() -> &'static mut Context {
     unsafe {
-        match CONTEXT.take() {
-            Some(context) => context,
-            None => panic!("heeelp"),
+        match CONTEXT {
+            Some(ref mut x) => &mut *x,
+            None => panic!(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs b/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
index abb9a3b2..bbf6f05c 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ extern crate rlibc;
 extern crate multiboot2;        //slightly modified fork from official 0.3.2
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate lazy_static;
+extern crate spin;
 
 /// 80x25 screen and simplistic terminal driver
 #[macro_use] pub mod vga;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ use vga::{Color, ColorCode};
 pub extern fn kmain(multiboot_info_addr: usize) -> ! {
     unsafe { CONTEXT = Some(Context::new(multiboot_info_addr)) };
     acpi::init().unwrap();
+    context().init_screen();
 
     set_color!(White, Cyan);
     print!("{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}",
@@ -53,7 +55,6 @@ pub extern fn kmain(multiboot_info_addr: usize) -> ! {
     format_args!("{: ^80}", r#"      '--'  `---'          "#));
     set_color!();
 
-    context();
     loop { keyboard::kbd_callback(); }
 }