diff --git a/debug.txt b/debug.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a69750b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+ Running kernel in debug mode.
+info: Creating build directory structure
+info: Copying files to ISO root
+  Copying: /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/target/x86_64-kernel/debug/kernel to /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/iso_root/boot/kernel
+  Copying: /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/config/limine.conf to /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/iso_root/boot/limine/limine.conf
+  Copying: /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/limine/limine-bios-cd.bin to /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/iso_root/boot/limine/
+  Copying: /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/limine/limine-uefi-cd.bin to /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/iso_root/boot/limine/
+  Copying: /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/limine/limine-bios.sys to /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/iso_root/boot/limine/
+  Copying: /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/limine/BOOTX64.EFI to /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/iso_root/EFI/BOOT/
+  Copying: /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/limine/BOOTIA32.EFI to /home/fantasypvp/Projects/OSdev/FoundryOS/build/iso_root/EFI/BOOT/
+Building: bootable ISO image
+info: Installing Limine bootloader
+info: KVM acceleration enabled
+info: Running OS in QEMU...
+[=3h[=3h[=3hBdsDxe: loading Boot0001 "UEFI QEMU DVD-ROM QM00005 " from PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1F,0x2)/Sata(0x2,0xFFFF,0x0)
+BdsDxe: starting Boot0001 "UEFI QEMU DVD-ROM QM00005 " from PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1F,0x2)/Sata(0x2,0xFFFF,0x0)
+map worked!got apic base
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diff --git a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/apic/mod.rs b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/apic/mod.rs
index 6899d99..d4135aa 100644
--- a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/apic/mod.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/apic/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use core::arch::x86_64::__cpuid;
 
+use spin::Lazy;
 use x86_64::{
     PhysAddr, VirtAddr,
     instructions::port::Port,
@@ -23,7 +24,12 @@ const IA32_APIC_BASE_MSR_DISABLE: u64 = !IA32_APIC_BASE_MSR_ENABLE;
 
 const CPUID_FEAT_EDX_APIC: u64 = 1 << 9; // the cpuid instruction will return this flag if it supports APIC
 
-const APIC_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS: u64 = 0xFEC00000;
+// const APIC_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS: Lazy<VirtAddr> = Lazy::new(|| {
+//     let apic_base = get_apic_base();
+//     let virt_addr = unsafe { phys_to_virt(apic_base) };
+
+//     virt_addr
+// });
 
 fn set_apic_base_enable(apic: PhysAddr) {
     let rax = (apic.as_u64() & 0xfffff0000) | IA32_APIC_BASE_MSR_ENABLE;
@@ -65,27 +71,39 @@ pub fn check_apic() -> bool {
 unsafe fn phys_to_virt(phys: PhysAddr) -> VirtAddr {
     let phys = phys.as_u64();
     match phys.checked_add(*PHYSICAL_MEMORY_OFFSET) {
-        Some(virt) => VirtAddr::new(virt),
-        None => panic!("overflow"),
+        Some(virt) => {
+            serial_print!("map worked!");
+            VirtAddr::new(virt)
+        }
+        None => {
+            serial_print!("THIS IS A PROBLEM");
+            panic!("overflow")
+        }
     }
 }
 
-pub fn enable_apic() {
+pub fn enable_apic(
+    mapper: &mut impl Mapper<Size4KiB>,
+    frame_allocator: &mut FoundryOSFrameAllocator,
+) {
     let apic_phys_addr = get_apic_base();
+    set_apic_base_enable(apic_phys_addr);
+    // map virt address of apic
 
-    // let frame = PhysFrame::containing_address(apic_phys_addr);
+    let apic_virt = unsafe { phys_to_virt(apic_phys_addr) };
+    // let page: Page<Size4KiB> = Page::containing_address(apic_virt);
+    // let frame: PhysFrame<Size4KiB> = PhysFrame::containing_address(apic_phys_addr);
     // let flags: PageTableFlags = PageTableFlags::PRESENT | PageTableFlags::WRITABLE;
 
     // unsafe {
-    //     mapper.map_to(page, frame, flags, frame_allocator);
+    //     match mapper.map_to(page, frame, flags, frame_allocator) {
+    //         Ok(_) => {}
+    //         Err(why) => panic!("failed to map apic: {:?}", why),
+    //     }
     // }
 
-    set_apic_base_enable(apic_phys_addr);
-
-    // FIXME: this causes a page fault
-    // TODO: map to virtual memor
-
-    let apic_virt = unsafe { phys_to_virt(apic_phys_addr) };
+    // // FIXME: this causes a page fault
+    // // TODO: map to virtual memor
 
     let reg = read_apic_register(&apic_virt, 0xF0);
 
diff --git a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/interrupts.rs b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/interrupts.rs
index 74d6c42..a324417 100644
--- a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/interrupts.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/interrupts.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl InterruptIndex {
 
 pub fn init_idt() {
     IDT.load();
-    enable_apic();
+    // enable_apic();
     // TODO: fix apic
     // unsafe {
     //     PICS.lock().initialize();
@@ -123,5 +123,5 @@ extern "x86-interrupt" fn page_fault_handler(
     serial_println!("Error Code: {:?}", error_code);
     serial_println!("{:#?}", stack_frame);
 
-    crate::hcf();
+    panic!("page fault");
 }
diff --git a/kernel/src/lib.rs b/kernel/src/lib.rs
index ece9c97..8e22926 100644
--- a/kernel/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/lib.rs
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ pub fn boot() -> Result<(), &'static str> {
     }
     println_log!("[Success]");
 
-    print_log!("    Initialising APIC");
-    enable_apic();
-    println_log!("[Success]");
-
     print_log!("    Setting Up Interrupt Descriptor Table... ");
     interrupts::init_idt();
     println_log!("[Success]");
 
+    print_log!("    Initialising APIC");
+    enable_apic(&mut l4_table, &mut frame_allocator);
+    println_log!("[Success]");
+
     print_log!("    Enabling Interrupts... ");
     x86_64::instructions::interrupts::enable();
     println_log!("[Success]");