diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bf6ed087..d0cc2af9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,42 @@
 ISODIR=$(shell pwd)/iso
 ISO=astral.iso
+DISKNAME=hdd.img
 LIMINEDIR=$(shell pwd)/host-pkgs/limine/usr/local/share/limine/
-KERNEL=$(shell pwd)/pkgs/astral/boot/astral
-QEMUFLAGS=-M q35 -cdrom $(ISO) -m 2G -smp cpus=1 -no-shutdown -no-reboot -monitor stdio -debugcon file:/dev/stdout -serial file:/dev/stdout # hacky but works :')
-INITRD=$(shell pwd)/iso/initrd
+KERNEL=$(shell pwd)/builds/astral/astral
+QEMUFLAGS=-M q35 -cdrom $(ISO) -m 4g -smp cpus=1 -no-shutdown -no-reboot -monitor stdio -debugcon file:/dev/stdout -serial file:/dev/stdout -netdev user,id=net0 -device virtio-net,netdev=net0 -object filter-dump,id=f1,netdev=net0,file=netdump.dat
+QEMUDISKFLAGS=-drive file=$(DISKNAME),if=none,id=nvme -device nvme,serial=deadc0ff,drive=nvme -boot order=dc
+INITRD=$(shell pwd)/initrds/initrd
 DISTROTYPE=full
 
-MINIMALPACKAGES=mlibc bash coreutils init distro-files vim nano mount netd
+MINIMALPACKAGES=mlibc bash coreutils init distro-files vim nano mount netd shadow sudo neofetch
 
-.PHONY: all kernel clean clean-kernel iso initrd full minimal
+.PHONY: all kernel clean clean-kernel iso initrd full minimal disk
 
 all: jinx
 	git submodule update --init --recursive
+	mkdir -p $(ISODIR)
 	make kernel
 	make build-$(DISTROTYPE)
 	make $(ISO)
+	@echo
+	@echo "|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|"
+	@echo "|To regenerate the initrd, run 'make initrd iso'. To generate a disk image, run 'make disk'|"
+	@echo "|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|"
+	@echo
 
 jinx:
 	curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mintsuki/jinx/99d8151ca5f849e48c38cbe1a232c6a7a1dbc681/jinx > jinx
 	chmod +x jinx
 
-$(ISO): limine.cfg liminebg.bmp $(KERNEL) initrd
+iso: $(ISO)
+
+$(ISO): limine.cfg liminebg.bmp $(KERNEL) $(INITRD)-$(DISTROTYPE)
 	mkdir -p $(ISODIR)
+	ln -f $(INITRD)-$(DISTROTYPE) $(ISODIR)/initrd
 	cp $(KERNEL) liminebg.bmp limine.cfg $(LIMINEDIR)/limine-bios.sys $(LIMINEDIR)/limine-bios-cd.bin $(LIMINEDIR)/limine-uefi-cd.bin $(ISODIR)
 	xorriso -as mkisofs -b limine-bios-cd.bin -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table --efi-boot limine-uefi-cd.bin -efi-boot-part --efi-boot-image --protective-msdos-label $(ISODIR) -o $(ISO)
 
-initrd:
-	mkdir -p $(ISODIR)
-	make $(DISTROTYPE)
+# ------ build targets ------
 
 build-full:
 	./jinx build-all
@@ -35,19 +44,41 @@ build-full:
 build-minimal:
 	./jinx build $(MINIMALPACKAGES)
 
-full:
-	./jinx sysroot
-	cd sysroot; tar --format=ustar -cf $(INITRD) *
-
-minimal:
-	./jinx install minimalsysroot $(MINIMALPACKAGES)
-	cd minimalsysroot; tar --format=ustar -cf $(INITRD) *
-
 kernel:
 	rm -f builds/astral.packaged
 	rm -f builds/astral.built
 	./jinx build astral
 
+# ------ initrd targets ------
+
+$(INITRD)-full:
+	./jinx sysroot
+	mkdir -p initrds
+	./geninitrd.sh sysroot $(INITRD)-full
+
+$(INITRD)-minimal:
+	./jinx install minimalsysroot $(MINIMALPACKAGES)
+	mkdir -p initrds
+	./geninitrd.sh minimalsysroot $(INITRD)-minimal
+
+initrd:
+	rm $(INITRD)-$(DISTROTYPE)
+	make $(INITRD)-$(DISTROTYPE)
+
+# ------ disk targets ------
+
+disk: disk-$(DISTROTYPE)
+
+disk-full:
+	./jinx sysroot
+	./gendisk.sh 4g sysroot $(DISKNAME)
+
+disk-minimal:
+	./jinx install minimalsysroot $(MINIMALPACKAGES)
+	./gendisk.sh 1g minimalsysroot $(DISKNAME)
+
+# ------ clean targets ------
+
 clean-kernel:
 	find builds/astral/ -name *.o -delete
 	find builds/astral/ -name *.asmo -delete
@@ -56,6 +87,12 @@ clean:
 	make clean-kernel
 	./jinx clean
 	rm jinx
+	rm -rf $(ISODIR)
+	rm -f $(ISO)
+	rm -f $(DISKNAME)
+	rm -rf initrds
+
+# ------ run targets ------
 
 run:
 	qemu-system-x86_64 $(QEMUFLAGS)
@@ -65,3 +102,12 @@ run-gdb:
 
 run-kvm:
 	qemu-system-x86_64 $(QEMUFLAGS) -enable-kvm -cpu host
+
+run-disk:
+	qemu-system-x86_64 $(QEMUFLAGS) $(QEMUDISKFLAGS)
+
+run-disk-gdb:
+	qemu-system-x86_64 $(QEMUFLAGS) $(QEMUDISKFLAGS) -S -s
+
+run-disk-kvm:
+	qemu-system-x86_64 $(QEMUFLAGS) $(QEMUDISKFLAGS) -enable-kvm -cpu host
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3379fea..c61a0cae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Astral is a 64 bit operating system with its own kernel written in C for the x86
 - Filesystems: tmpfs, devfs, ext2
 - Block devices: NVMe, virtio-block
 - Network devices: virtio-net
+- ACPI: thanks to [uACPI](https://github.com/UltraOS/uACPI), there is ACPI support with proper poweroff, etc.
 
 ## Current Goals
 
@@ -25,10 +26,12 @@ Astral is a 64 bit operating system with its own kernel written in C for the x86
 
 ## Building
 
-The build process only needs xorriso, curl, zstd and bsdtar on the host. All other needed packages will be installed/built on the container.
+The build process only needs xorriso, curl, zstd, fakeroot and bsdtar on the host. All other needed packages will be installed/built on the container.
 
 To build the project, run ``make``. This will create a file named ``astral.iso``
 
+After this, if you wish to create an ext2 disk image, run ``make disk``
+
 ## Running
 You can download the latest release from github and run it in the virtual machine of your liking.
 For QEMU the following command is recommended:
@@ -40,10 +43,6 @@ There are a few targets in the makefile to run Astral with qemu when built from
 
 ``make run-kvm``
 
-VirtualBox-specific instructions:
+``make run-disk`` (if you built the disk image)
 
-Set 1 CPU for the VM\
-After you've created a new VM from the iso file:\
-`vboxmanage list vms`\
-`vboxmanage modifyvm <name of Astral VM> --hpet on`\
-Then select "Astral (initrd)" from the boot menu
+``make run-disk-kvm`` (if you built the disk image)
diff --git a/limine.cfg b/limine.cfg
index 0af74639..9af2c390 100644
--- a/limine.cfg
+++ b/limine.cfg
@@ -4,28 +4,27 @@ TERM_WALLPAPER=boot:///liminebg.bmp
 TERM_WALLPAPER_STYLE=stretched
 TIMEOUT=5
 
-:Astral (initrd)
+:Astral (X.org, nvme0n1, ext2)
 PROTOCOL=limine
 KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
-MODULE_PATH=boot:///initrd
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=initrd rootfs=tmpfs initarg=withx nosmp
+KERNEL_CMDLINE=rootfs=ext2 root=nvme0n1 initarg=withx nosmp
 COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
 
-:Astral (console, initrd)
+:Astral (login prompt, nvme0n1, ext2)
+PROTOCOL=limine
+KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
+KERNEL_CMDLINE=rootfs=ext2 root=nvme0n1 initarg=withlogin nosmp
+COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
+
+:Astral (root shell, nvme0n1, ext2)
+PROTOCOL=limine
+KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
+KERNEL_CMDLINE=rootfs=ext2 root=nvme0n1 nosmp
+COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
+
+:Astral (root shell, initrd)
 PROTOCOL=limine
 KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
 MODULE_PATH=boot:///initrd
 KERNEL_CMDLINE=initrd rootfs=tmpfs nosmp
 COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
-
-:Astral (console, vioblk0, ext2)
-PROTOCOL=limine
-KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=rootfs=ext2 root=vioblk0 initarg=withx nosmp
-COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
-
-:Astral (console, vioblk0, ext2, console)
-PROTOCOL=limine
-KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=rootfs=ext2 root=vioblk0 nosmp
-COMMENT="The Astral operating system"