diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/console.rs b/kernel-rs/src/console.rs
index 2bb2b7ff..16466ccf 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/console.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/console.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ pub fn shutdown() -> ! {
     cpuio::halt();
 }
 
-pub fn print_hexdump(data: &[u8], offset: usize, display: char, bytes: usize) {
+pub fn print_hexdump(data: &[u8], offset: usize) {
     let mut address = 0;
     while address <= data.len() {
         let end = core::cmp::min(address + 16, data.len());
-        print_line(&data[address..end], address + offset, display, bytes);
+        print_line(&data[address..end], address + offset);
         address = address + 16;
     }
 }
@@ -48,72 +48,28 @@ fn is_control(c: char) -> bool {
     !(c >= ' ' && c <= '~')
 }
 
-fn print_line(line: &[u8], address: usize, display: char, bytes: usize) {
-    // print address
-    print!("\n{:08x}:", address);
-    let words = match (line.len() % bytes) == 0 {
-        true  =>  line.len() / bytes,
-        false => (line.len() / bytes) + 1,
-    };
-    for b in 0..words {
-        let word = match bytes {
-            1 => line[b] as u16,
-            _ => match line.len() == bytes*b + 1 {
-                     true  => u16::from_be(((line[bytes * b] as u16) << 8) + 0),
-                     false => u16::from_be(((line[bytes * b] as u16) << 8) + (line[bytes * b + 1] as u16)),
-                 },
+fn print_line(line: &[u8], address: usize) {
+    print!("\n{:08x}: ", address);
+    for byte in line {
+        print!("{:02x} ", *byte);
+    }
+    print!("|");
+    for byte in line {
+        match is_control(*byte as char) {
+            true  => print!("."),
+            false => print!("{}", *byte as char),
         };
-        match display {
-            'b' => print!(" {:03o}",  word),
-            'c' => match is_control((word as u8) as char) {
-                       true  => print!(" "),
-                       false => print!(" {:03}", (word as u8) as char),
-                   },
-            'C' => print!(" {:02x}",  word),
-            'x' => print!(" {:04x}",  word),
-            'o' => print!(" {:06o} ", word),
-            'd' => print!("  {:05} ", word),
-            _   => print!(" {:04x}",  word),
-        }
-    }
-
-    if display != 'c' {
-        if (line.len() % 16) > 0 {
-            // align
-            let words_left = (16 - line.len()) / bytes;
-            let word_size = match display {
-                'b' => 4,
-                'c' => 4,
-                'C' => 3,
-                'x' => 5,
-                'o' => 8,
-                'd' => 8,
-                _   => 5,
-            };
-            for _ in 0..word_size * words_left {
-                print!(" ");
-            }
-        }
-
-        print!("  ");
-        for c in line {
-            // replace all control chars with dots
-            match is_control(*c as char) { 
-                true  => print!("."),
-                false => print!("{}", (*c as char)),
-            }
-        }
     }
+    print!("|");
 }
 
 /// Print the kernel stack
-///
 pub fn print_kernel_stack() {
     let esp: usize;
     let ebp: usize;
-    unsafe { asm!("": "={esp}"(esp), "={ebp}"(ebp):::) };
+    unsafe { asm!("" : "={esp}"(esp), "={ebp}"(ebp):::) };
     println!("{:#x} -> {:#x} (size={} bytes)", ebp, esp, ebp - esp);
     let slice = unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ebp as *mut u8, ebp - esp) };
-    print_hexdump(slice, 0, 'x', ebp - esp);
+    print_hexdump(slice, ebp);
     println!("");
 }
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs b/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
index 3b7ebedf..e7ab1782 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ pub mod console;
 pub mod cpuio;
 
 use context::CONTEXT;
-use vga::{Color, ColorCode};
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern fn kmain(multiboot_information_address: usize) -> ! {
+    // use vga::{Color, ColorCode};
     // unsafe { CONTEXT.current_term().color_code = ColorCode::new(Color::White, Color::Cyan); }
     // print!("{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}",
     // format_args!("{: ^80}", r#"        ,--,               "#),
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/vga/mod.rs b/kernel-rs/src/vga/mod.rs
index 5b04795b..0319a929 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/vga/mod.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/vga/mod.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ macro_rules! println {
     ($fmt:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => (print!(concat!($fmt, "\n"), $($arg)*));
 }
 
+macro_rules! flush {
+    () => (unsafe { CONTEXT.current_term().flush() });
+}
+
 pub fn print(args: fmt::Arguments) {
     use core::fmt::Write;
     unsafe { CONTEXT.current_term().write_fmt(args).unwrap() };
-    unsafe { CONTEXT.current_term().flush() };
 }
 
 extern crate core;
@@ -59,6 +62,8 @@ impl Writer {
         self.color_code = ColorCode::new(Color::Blue, Color::Black);
         self.write_str("> ");
         self.color_code =  color_code_save;
+        // self.flush();
+        flush!();
     }
 
     pub fn backspace(&mut self) {
@@ -66,8 +71,7 @@ impl Writer {
             self.command_len -= 1;
             self.erase_byte();
         }
-    }
-
+    } 
     pub fn keypress(&mut self, ascii: u8) {
         match ascii {
             b'\n' => {
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ impl Writer {
         self.buffer[i] = b' ';
         self.buffer[i + 1] = 0;
         self.flush();
+        // flush!();
     }
 
     pub fn write_byte(&mut self, byte: u8) {