diff --git a/src/dev/fbconsole.zig b/src/dev/fbconsole.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6f0910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dev/fbconsole.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+const r = @import("root");
+const std = @import("std");
+const pl = r.pl;
+const ke = r.ke;
+const ex = r.ex;
+
+const PSF1_MAGIC: u16 = 0x0436;
+const PSF2_MAGIC: u32 = 0x864ab572;
+
+const Psf1Header = extern struct {
+    magic: u16,
+    mode: u8,
+    glyph_size: u8,
+};
+
+const Psf2Header = extern struct {
+    magic: u32,
+    version: u32,
+    header_size: u32,
+    flags: u32,
+    glyph_count: u32,
+    glyph_size: u32,
+    height: u32,
+    width: u32,
+};
+
+const FontInfo = struct {
+    header_size: usize,
+    glyph_size: usize,
+    width: usize,
+    height: usize,
+};
+
+const font_file = @embedFile("sun12x22.psfu");
+var font: FontInfo = undefined;
+var framebuffer: [*]u32 = undefined;
+var framebuffer_width: usize = 0;
+var framebuffer_height: usize = 0;
+
+const bg_color: u32 = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+const text_color: u32 = 0xFF000000;
+const window_padding: usize = 10;
+
+var content_x: usize = 0;
+var content_y: usize = 0;
+var content_w: usize = 0;
+var content_h: usize = 0;
+var visible_h: usize = 0;
+
+fn load_font() void {
+    if (font_file.len >= @sizeOf(Psf2Header)) {
+        const h2: *const Psf2Header = @ptrCast(@alignCast(font_file.ptr));
+        if (h2.magic == PSF2_MAGIC) {
+            font = .{
+                .header_size = h2.header_size,
+                .glyph_size = h2.glyph_size,
+                .width = h2.width,
+                .height = h2.height,
+            };
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    if (font_file.len >= @sizeOf(Psf1Header)) {
+        const h1: *const Psf1Header = @ptrCast(@alignCast(font_file.ptr));
+        if (h1.magic == PSF1_MAGIC) {
+            font = .{
+                .header_size = @sizeOf(Psf1Header),
+                .glyph_size = h1.glyph_size,
+                .width = 8,
+                .height = h1.glyph_size,
+            };
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    font = .{ .header_size = 0, .glyph_size = 0, .width = 0, .height = 0 };
+}
+
+fn plot_character(x: usize, y: usize, c: u8) void {
+    const bytes_per_row = font.glyph_size / font.height;
+    const glyph_offset = font.header_size + (@as(usize, c) * font.glyph_size);
+    const glyph_data = font_file[glyph_offset..(glyph_offset + font.glyph_size)];
+    for (0..font.height) |row| {
+        var row_data: u32 = 0;
+        for (0..bytes_per_row) |b| {
+            row_data = (row_data << 8) | @as(u32, glyph_data[row * bytes_per_row + b]);
+        }
+        const shift_base = bytes_per_row * 8;
+        for (0..font.width) |col| {
+            if ((row_data & (@as(u32, 1) << @intCast(shift_base - 1 - col))) != 0) {
+                framebuffer[(y + row) * framebuffer_width + (x + col)] = text_color;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+var cursor_x: usize = 0;
+var cursor_y: usize = 0;
+
+fn clear_content_rows(y: usize, height: usize) void {
+    for (0..height) |row| {
+        const dst_y = content_y + y + row;
+        if (dst_y >= content_y + visible_h) break;
+
+        for (0..content_w) |col| {
+            framebuffer[dst_y * framebuffer_width + content_x + col] = bg_color;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn scroll_up(pixels: usize) void {
+    if (pixels >= visible_h) {
+        clear_content_rows(0, visible_h);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const remaining_h = visible_h - pixels;
+    for (0..remaining_h) |row| {
+        const dst_y = content_y + row;
+        const src_y = dst_y + pixels;
+
+        for (0..content_w) |col| {
+            framebuffer[dst_y * framebuffer_width + content_x + col] =
+                framebuffer[src_y * framebuffer_width + content_x + col];
+        }
+    }
+
+    clear_content_rows(remaining_h, pixels);
+}
+
+fn ensure_cursor_visible() void {
+    while (cursor_y + font.height > visible_h) {
+        scroll_up(font.height);
+        cursor_y -= font.height;
+    }
+}
+
+fn newline() void {
+    cursor_x = 0;
+    cursor_y += font.height;
+
+    while (cursor_y > visible_h) {
+        scroll_up(font.height);
+        cursor_y -= font.height;
+    }
+}
+
+fn write_char(c: u8) void {
+    if (font.width == 0 or font.height == 0 or content_w < font.width or visible_h < font.height) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (c == '\n') {
+        newline();
+    } else if (c == '\r') {
+        cursor_x = 0;
+    } else {
+        if (cursor_x + font.width > content_w) {
+            newline();
+        }
+
+        ensure_cursor_visible();
+        plot_character(content_x + cursor_x, content_y + cursor_y, c);
+        cursor_x += font.width;
+    }
+}
+
+fn write(_: ?*anyopaque, s: []const u8) void {
+    for (s) |c| {
+        write_char(c);
+    }
+}
+
+var console: ex.Console = .{ .ctx = null, .link = undefined, .write = write };
+
+pub fn init(boot_info: *pl.BootInfo) void {
+    framebuffer = @ptrFromInt(boot_info.framebuffer.?.address);
+    framebuffer_width = boot_info.framebuffer.?.width;
+    framebuffer_height = boot_info.framebuffer.?.height;
+
+    load_font();
+
+    content_x = window_padding;
+    content_y = window_padding;
+    content_w = framebuffer_width - (window_padding * 2);
+    content_h = framebuffer_height - (window_padding * 2);
+    visible_h = if (font.height == 0) 0 else content_h - (content_h % font.height);
+
+    for (0..framebuffer_width * framebuffer_height) |i| {
+        framebuffer[i] = bg_color;
+    }
+
+    ex.console.register(&console);
+}
diff --git a/src/dev/sun12x22.psfu b/src/dev/sun12x22.psfu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..937a96c
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/dev/sun12x22.psfu differ
diff --git a/src/ex/console.zig b/src/ex/console.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f057578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ex/console.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+//! Logging (for now) consoles.
+const std = @import("std");
+const r = @import("root");
+const rtl = @import("rtl");
+const ke = r.ke;
+const ps = r.ps;
+const ex = r.ex;
+
+pub const Console = struct {
+    link: rtl.List.Entry,
+    write: *const fn (ctx: ?*anyopaque, slice: []const u8) void,
+    ctx: ?*anyopaque,
+};
+
+const ConWriter = struct {
+    interface: std.Io.Writer,
+    console: *Console,
+
+    pub fn init(console: *Console) ConWriter {
+        return .{
+            .interface = .{
+                .vtable = &.{ .drain = drain },
+                .buffer = &.{},
+                .end = 0,
+            },
+            .console = console,
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn drain(w: *std.Io.Writer, data: []const []const u8, _: usize) std.Io.Writer.Error!usize {
+        const self: *ConWriter = @fieldParentPtr("interface", w);
+        var total_written: usize = 0;
+        for (data) |slice| {
+            self.console.write(self.console.ctx, slice);
+            total_written += slice.len;
+        }
+
+        return total_written;
+    }
+};
+
+var console_list: rtl.List = undefined;
+var console_lock: ke.Mutex = .init();
+var last_seq: usize = 0;
+
+fn write_on(buf: []u8, rec: anytype, console: *Console) void {
+    var writer = ConWriter.init(console);
+    writer.interface.writeAll(buf[0..rec.length]) catch unreachable;
+}
+
+fn drain_from_on(seq: usize, console: *Console) usize {
+    var cur_seq: usize = seq;
+    var buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
+    while (true) {
+        const rec = ke.log.ringbuffer.read(cur_seq, &buf) catch break;
+
+        write_on(&buf, rec, console);
+
+        cur_seq += 1;
+    }
+
+    return cur_seq;
+}
+
+fn drain_from_all(seq: usize) usize {
+    var cur_seq: usize = seq;
+    var buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
+    while (true) {
+        const rec = ke.log.ringbuffer.read(cur_seq, &buf) catch break;
+
+        console_lock.acquire();
+
+        var it = console_list.iterator();
+
+        while (it.next()) : (it.advance()) {
+            const console: *Console = @fieldParentPtr("link", it.get());
+            write_on(&buf, rec, console);
+        }
+
+        console_lock.release();
+
+        cur_seq += 1;
+    }
+
+    return cur_seq;
+}
+
+fn worker(_: ?*anyopaque) void {
+    while (true) {
+        _ = ke.wait.wait_one(&ke.log.event.hdr, null) catch unreachable;
+        ke.log.event.reset();
+
+        last_seq = drain_from_all(last_seq);
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn register(cons: *Console) void {
+    // Drain all logs until now.
+    _ = drain_from_on(0, cons);
+
+    console_lock.acquire();
+    console_list.insert_tail(&cons.link);
+    console_lock.release();
+}
+
+pub fn init() void {
+    console_list.init();
+
+    const td = ps.thread.create_kernel(ke.Thread.Priority.default, worker, null) catch @panic("handle me");
+    ke.sched.enqueue(&td.kern);
+}
diff --git a/src/ex/init.zig b/src/ex/init.zig
index d55ef9c..771f49f 100644
--- a/src/ex/init.zig
+++ b/src/ex/init.zig
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ const ke = r.ke;
 const mm = r.mm;
 const ex = r.ex;
 const ps = r.ps;
-const amd64 = @import("arch");
-const turnstile = ke.private.turnstile;
+const exp = ex.private;
+
+// XXX
+const fbconsole = @import("../dev/fbconsole.zig");
 
 pub fn init(boot_info: *pl.BootInfo) void {
     mm.init(boot_info);
@@ -15,14 +17,15 @@ pub fn init(boot_info: *pl.BootInfo) void {
     pl.late_init(boot_info);
     mm.late_init();
     ke.sched.late_init();
-    ex.private.workqueue.init() catch @panic("e");
+    exp.workqueue.init() catch @panic("e");
+    exp.console.init();
 
     if (boot_info.framebuffer != null) {
-        const t = ps.thread.create_kernel(ke.Thread.Priority.default, ex.fireworks.start, boot_info) catch @panic("oom");
-        ke.sched.enqueue(&t.kern);
-    }
+        fbconsole.init(boot_info);
 
-    while (true) {}
+        //   const t = ps.thread.create_kernel(ke.Thread.Priority.default, ex.fireworks.start, boot_info) catch @panic("oom");
+        //  ke.sched.enqueue(&t.kern);
+    }
 
     while (true) {
         std.atomic.spinLoopHint();
diff --git a/src/ex/private.zig b/src/ex/private.zig
index b3406fd..512279e 100644
--- a/src/ex/private.zig
+++ b/src/ex/private.zig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub const init_mod = @import("init.zig");
 pub const workqueue = @import("workqueue.zig");
 pub const init = init_mod.init;
+pub const console = @import("console.zig");
diff --git a/src/ex/root.zig b/src/ex/root.zig
index d372565..38a466e 100644
--- a/src/ex/root.zig
+++ b/src/ex/root.zig
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ pub const private = @import("private.zig");
 const p = private;
 
 pub const WorkItem = p.workqueue.WorkItem;
+pub const Console = p.console.Console;
 
 pub const workqueue = struct {
     pub const enqueue = p.workqueue.enqueue;
 };
+
+pub const console = struct {
+    pub const register = p.console.register;
+};
diff --git a/src/kern/init.zig b/src/kern/init.zig
index b67c620..3c012cf 100644
--- a/src/kern/init.zig
+++ b/src/kern/init.zig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub fn init(boot_info: *pl.BootInfo) linksection(r.init) void {
     ki.impl.early_init();
     std.log.info("Welcome to the machine", .{});
     pl.early_init(boot_info);
+    ki.log.init();
     ki.cpu.init_cpu(0);
     ki.turnstile.init_turnstiles();
     ki.shootdown.init();
diff --git a/src/kern/log.zig b/src/kern/log.zig
index f502f85..258fbaf 100644
--- a/src/kern/log.zig
+++ b/src/kern/log.zig
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ const avg_msg_size_bits = 5;
 
 pub var ringbuffer = ki.log_ring.RingBuffer(config.log_buffer_shift, avg_msg_size_bits).init();
 
+// Initialize manually because we need this ASAP.
+pub var event: ke.Event = .{
+    .hdr = .{
+        .lock = .init(),
+        .signaled = 0,
+        .type = .Notification,
+        .waitblocks = .{
+            .head = .{ .next = &event.hdr.waitblocks.head, .prev = &event.hdr.waitblocks.head },
+        },
+    },
+};
+
+pub fn init() void {
+    event.init(.Notification);
+}
+
 pub fn log(
     comptime level: std.log.Level,
     comptime scope: @EnumLiteral(),
@@ -63,9 +79,9 @@ pub fn log(
 
     ringbuffer.publish(res);
 
-    // TODO: for now, we print to the platform's debug output immediately.
-    // In the future, we should instead set an event that would get triggered in Ex,
-    // which would consume the ringbuffer from multiple consoles in a separate thread.
+    // Signal whomever is waiting on logs to get published.
+    event.signal();
+
     var writer = DebugWriter.init();
 
     const ipl = out_lock.acquire_at(.High);
diff --git a/src/kern/root.zig b/src/kern/root.zig
index 538daa1..1663c96 100644
--- a/src/kern/root.zig
+++ b/src/kern/root.zig
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ pub const wait = struct {
 pub const log = struct {
     pub const register_console = p.log.register_console;
     pub const log = p.log.log;
+    pub const ringbuffer = &p.log.ringbuffer;
+    pub const event = &p.log.event;
 };
 
 pub const cpu = struct {
diff --git a/src/platform/pc/smp.zig b/src/platform/pc/smp.zig
index 509da8b..18a03bf 100644
--- a/src/platform/pc/smp.zig
+++ b/src/platform/pc/smp.zig
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ pub fn init() linksection(r.init) void {
     ki.impl.cpu_offsets = @ptrCast(mm.zone.gpa.alloc(usize, apic.apics.items.len + 1) catch @panic("Failed to allocate AP local data offsets"));
     const percpu_size = @intFromPtr(&__percpu_end) - @intFromPtr(&__percpu_start);
 
+    log.info("per-CPU data size: {} bytes", .{percpu_size});
+
     ki.impl.cpu_offsets[0] = 0;
 
     cpu_id_to_apic_id[0] = apic.get_id();