diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0edf6b2..8ef9ee4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PROGRAMS = hello.com
-DISTFILES = $(PROGRAMS)
+DISTFILES = kernel.bs $(PROGRAMS)
 ROMS =
 
 QEMU = qemu-system-i386
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ fat6.bs: boot/fat.asm
 %.rom: rom/%.asm utils/fix-rom
 	$(NASM) $(NASM_ARGS) -o $@ $< && utils/fix-rom $@
 
-fd%.img: kernel.bs $(DISTFILES)
-	mformat -C -i $@ -f $* -R 8 -v "$(LABEL)" -B kernel.bs ::
-	dd if=kernel.bs conv=notrunc bs=512 skip=1 seek=1 of=$@
-	mcopy -i $@ $(DISTFILES) ::
+fd%.img: fat1.bs $(DISTFILES)
+	mformat -C -i $@ -f $* -R 8 -v "$(LABEL)" -B fat1.bs ::
+	mcopy      -i $@ $(DISTFILES) ::
+	mattrib    -i $@ +s ::kernel.bs
 
 hdimage.img: mbr.bs fd1440.img
 	cat mbr.bs fd1440.img >$@
diff --git a/boot/fat.asm b/boot/fat.asm
index 37228f4..f5c156e 100644
--- a/boot/fat.asm
+++ b/boot/fat.asm
@@ -248,9 +248,6 @@ main:		; Set up BP to point to BPB
 		; load root directory
 		call loadr
 
-		; search for first system directory
-		mov ah, 0x14
-		call loadf
 		; search for first system file
 		mov ah, 0x04
 		call loadf
diff --git a/boot/kernel.asm b/boot/kernel.asm
index 3150256..09f5c37 100644
--- a/boot/kernel.asm
+++ b/boot/kernel.asm
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@
 		; kernel stack size in words
 %define		stacksize 512
 
-		jmp near init
-
-%defstr		STRVER VERSION
-%define		INTVER 0x %+ VERSION
-
-		db STRVER
-
-		; mformat writes stuff until 0x3E
-params:		times ( 0x3E - ($-$$) ) nop
-
 init:		cli
 		xor ax, ax
 		mov ds, ax
@@ -24,31 +14,13 @@ init:		cli
 		mov ss, ax
 		mov sp, ( stack+stacksize )
 
-		mov ax, [params+bpb.sectoroffset]
-		mov dx, [params+bpb.sectoroffset+2]
-
-		mov ax, 0x0201
-		mov cx, 0x0002
-		mov dh, 0
-		mov bx, 0x7E00
-		int 0x13
-
-		mov ax, [0x7E00]
-		mov cx, [0x7E02]
-		mov dx, [0x7E04]
-
 		int 3
 
 hlt:		hlt
 		jmp hlt
 
-		times (0x1FE - ($-$$)) db 0
-		dw 0xAA55
-
 		db "rdos kernel"
 
-		dd INTVER
-
 end:		align 512
 
 section .bss