diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1079496..984faba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ image:
 	grub-mkrescue -o boot.iso grubshit
 
 test:
-	qemu-system-i386 -hda boot.iso -m 512M
+	qemu-system-i386 -drive file=boot.iso,media=disk,format=raw -m 512M
 
 $(OUTPUT): $(OBJS)
 	$(CC) -T $(LDSCRIPT) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/disk.c b/src/disk.c
index ecc9568..ef8daff 100644
--- a/src/disk.c
+++ b/src/disk.c
@@ -57,35 +57,40 @@ void get_disk_info(disk_info *info) {
     // Send the identify command
     ide_send_command(IDE_CMD_IDENTIFY);//0xEC
 
-    uint8_t huy = inportb(0x1F7);
-    printf("huy is %X\n", huy);
+    uint8_t status = inportb(0x1F7);
+    printf("status is %X\n", status);
 
-    if(huy == 0)
-        return;
+    if(!status)
+    {
+        printf("!status\n");
+	return;
+    }
+    while((inportb(0x1F7) & STATUS_BUSY) != 0);
 
-    // Wait for the data to be ready
-    while (ide_read_status() & STATUS_BUSY);
+    while(1){
+	status = inportb(0x1F7);
+    	if(status & STATUS_ERR)
+    	{
+        	printf("ERROR! drive has err set. returning...\n");
+        	return;
+    	}
+        if(status & STATUS_DRQ)
+		break;
+    }
+
+    printf("disk is online\n");
 
     uint8_t lbaMID, lbaHI;
     lbaMID = inportb(0x1F4);
     lbaHI = inportb(0x1F5);
 
-    //TODO: FIX THIS FUCKERY
     if(lbaMID != 0 || lbaHI != 0)
     {
         printf("ERROR! lbaMID: %X, lbaHI: %X\n", lbaMID, lbaHI);
+        printf("The drive is not ATA\n");
         return;
     }
 
-    //while(!(ide_read_status() & STATUS_DRQ));//wait for the DRQ bit to be set
-
-    while(1)
-    {
-        uint8_t status = ide_read_status();
-        if(status & STATUS_DRQ || status & STATUS_ERR)
-            break;
-    }
-
     // Read the data
     unsigned short data[256];
     for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
@@ -93,9 +98,9 @@ void get_disk_info(disk_info *info) {
     }
 
     // Extract the disk information
-    info->cylinders = (data[1] >> 8) | (data[2] << 8);
-    info->heads = data[3];
-    info->sectors = data[6];
+    info->cylinders = (data[1] >> 8) | (data[2] << 8); // Cylinder count
+    info->heads = data[6]; // Heads per cylinder
+    info->sectors = data[3]; // Sectors per track
 }
 
 // Function to check if a disk is present
diff --git a/src/kernel.c b/src/kernel.c
index b4fcd36..b4d0fe9 100644
--- a/src/kernel.c
+++ b/src/kernel.c
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ void kmain()
 	char yooo[256] = "heheh";
 	printf("test string: %s\n", yooo);
 
-	printf("checking for disk...\n");
-	int disk_present = ide_check_disk_present();
-	printf("we got the result, it's %X\n", disk_present);
+	//printf("checking for disk...\n");
+	//int disk_present = ide_check_disk_present();
+	//printf("we got the result, it's %X\n", disk_present);
 
-	disk_info *info;
-	get_disk_info(info);
-	printf("CYL HEAD SECT: %X %X %X\n", info->cylinders, info->heads, info->sectors);
+	disk_info info;
+	get_disk_info(&info);
+	printf("CYL HEAD SECT: %X %X %X\n", info.cylinders, info.heads, info.sectors);
 
 	while(1)
 	{