diff --git a/include/shim.h b/include/shim.h
index f3835ba..9f80abc 100644
--- a/include/shim.h
+++ b/include/shim.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 struct boot_info {
 	struct memory_map *map;
+	void *symbol_table;
 	void *acpi_table;
 	char cmdline[CMDLINE_MAX];
 };
diff --git a/src/arch/amd64/mboot.c b/src/arch/amd64/mboot.c
index 68c9383..89fb431 100644
--- a/src/arch/amd64/mboot.c
+++ b/src/arch/amd64/mboot.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "mboot.h"
-#include "serial.h"
 #include "shim.h"
 
 #include <lib.h>
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ static uint32_t *read_tag(uint32_t *data, struct boot_info *shim_info) {
             read_memorymap(shim_info, size, data + 2);
             break;
         case MBOOT_SYMBOLS:
-            // TODO:
+			shim_info->symbol_table = (void *) (data + 2);
             break;
         case MBOOT_XSDP:
             read_xsdp(shim_info, (char *) (data + 2));
diff --git a/src/kmain.c b/src/kmain.c
index a1a7e7c..6424b95 100644
--- a/src/kmain.c
+++ b/src/kmain.c
@@ -31,19 +31,13 @@ void print_memory() {
 
 void kmain(struct boot_info *info) {
 	memory_init(info->map);
-
-	int i = acpi_init(info->acpi_table);
-	char buf[20];
-	ltoa(i, buf, 10);
-	serial_out_str("acpi: ");
-	serial_out_str(buf);
-	serial_out_str("\n");
+	//acpi_init(info->acpi_table);
+	//fb_init(1024, 768);
 
 	serial_out_str("entered kmain\n");
 	*(char*)(0xB8000 + 0x144) = 'h';
 	*(char*)(0xB8000 + 0x146) = 'i';
-	//fb_init(1024, 768);
-	acpi_shutdown();
+
 	while (1) {
 		// loop so we dont halt
 		// this allows interrupts to fire