diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/vga/buffer.rs b/kernel-rs/src/vga/buffer.rs
index 5e9e6312..d5491b1d 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/vga/buffer.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/vga/buffer.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 use super::{Color, ColorCode};
 use ::context::CONTEXT;
+use cpuio;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 #[repr(C)]
@@ -34,13 +35,8 @@ pub fn print(args: fmt::Arguments) {
     unsafe { CONTEXT.current_term().flush() };
 }
 
-
 extern crate core;
 
-// pub const unsafe fn vga_slice() -> &'static [u8] {
-//     unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(0xb8000 as *mut u8, 4000) }
-// }
-
 const BUFFER_ROWS: usize = 25;
 const BUFFER_COLS: usize = 80 * 2;
 
@@ -70,8 +66,6 @@ impl Writer {
         match byte {
 
             b'\n' => {
-                //reset cursor
-                self.buffer[self.position + 1] = ColorCode::new(Color::White, Color::Black).0;
                 let current_line = self.position / (BUFFER_COLS);
                 self.position = (current_line + 1) * BUFFER_COLS;
             }
@@ -86,10 +80,11 @@ impl Writer {
             self.scroll();
         }
 
-        // cursor
-        self.buffer[self.position] = b' ';
-        self.buffer[self.position + 1] = ColorCode::new(Color::LightGray, Color::LightGray).0;
-
+        let cursor_position = self.position / 2;
+        cpuio::outb(14, 0x3D4);
+        cpuio::outb((cursor_position >> 8) as u8, 0x3D5);
+        cpuio::outb(15, 0x3D4);
+        cpuio::outb((cursor_position >> 0) as u8 & 0x00ff, 0x3D5);
     }
 
     pub fn flush(&mut self) {