diff --git a/sys/arm64/machine.c b/sys/arm64/machine.c
index eeb4fa2..4b2a794 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/machine.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/machine.c
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 #include <machine/timer.h>
 #include <machine/pci.h>
 
-extern void MachineBoot_AddMem();
-extern void Loader_LoadInit();
-extern void PAlloc_LateInit();
+extern void MachineBoot_AddMem(void);
+extern void Loader_LoadInit(void);
+extern void PAlloc_LateInit(void);
+extern void Console_LateInit(void);
 
 /**
  * Machine_SyscallInit --
@@ -71,7 +72,11 @@ Machine_EarlyInit()
 static void
 Machine_IdleThread(UNUSED void *test)
 {
-    while (1) { kprintf("Idle Thread!\n"); enable_interrupts(); hlt(); }
+    while (1) { 
+        // kprintf("Idle Thread!\n"); 
+        enable_interrupts(); 
+        hlt(); 
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ void Machine_Init()
      * Initialize Interrupts
      */
     IRQ_Init();
+    Console_LateInit();
 
     /*
      * Initialize Time Keeping
diff --git a/sys/arm64/timer.c b/sys/arm64/timer.c
index d85aebb..7e8abb2 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/timer.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/timer.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <machine/cpuop.h>
 #include <machine/timer.h>
 
-#define KTIMER_HZ (1)
+#define KTIMER_HZ (100)
 #define KTIMER_IRQ (30)
 // hardcode to 2024/03/14 12:34:56 AM EST
 #define KTIMER_EPOCH (1710390896ull)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PTimer_Tick(UNUSED void * arg)
     gic_send_eoi(KTIMER_IRQ);
 
     KTimer_Process();
-    kprintf("Hardware timer tick, epoch = %lu, tsc = %lu, CVAL = %lu.\n", KTime_GetEpoch(), Time_GetTSC(), SYSREG_GET(CNTP_CVAL_EL0));
+    //kprintf("Hardware timer tick, epoch = %lu, tsc = %lu, CVAL = %lu.\n", KTime_GetEpoch(), Time_GetTSC(), SYSREG_GET(CNTP_CVAL_EL0));
 
     Sched_Scheduler();
 }
diff --git a/sys/arm64/trap.c b/sys/arm64/trap.c
index cf3e02c..fd54230 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/trap.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/trap.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ IRQ_Init()
 	    LIST_INIT(&handlers[i]);
     }
     
-    enable_interrupts();
     kprintf("Initialized IRQ!\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/arm64/uart.c b/sys/dev/arm64/uart.c
index 7c84ae9..d695e66 100644
--- a/sys/dev/arm64/uart.c
+++ b/sys/dev/arm64/uart.c
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include <sys/kassert.h>
 
 #include <machine/bootinfo.h>
+#include <sys/irq.h>
+#include "../console.h"
+#include <machine/gic.h>
 #include <machine/pmap.h>
 #include <sys/fdt_helper.h>
 
@@ -11,6 +14,7 @@
 #define UART_DR_OFFSET (0x000)
 #define UART_FR_OFFSET (0x018)
 #define UART_FR_BUSY (1 << 3)
+#define UART_FR_RXFE (1 << 4)
 #define UART_IBRD_OFFSET (0x024)
 #define UART_FBRD_OFFSET (0x028)
 #define UART_LCR_OFFSET (0x02c)
@@ -19,9 +23,16 @@
 #define UART_CR_OFFSET (0x030)
 #define UART_CR_UARTEN (1)
 #define UART_CR_TXEN (1 << 8)
+#define UART_CR_RXEN (1 << 9)
 #define UART_IMSC_OFFSET (0x038)
+#define UART_IMSC_RXIM  (1 << 4)
 #define UART_DMACR_OFFSET (0x048)
 
+#define UART_ISR_OFFSET (0x3C)
+#define UART_ICR_OFFSET (0x44)
+#define UART_ICR_RXIC (1 << 4)
+#define UART_INTR_NUM (37)
+
 struct uart {
     uintptr_t base;
     uint64_t clock;
@@ -40,6 +51,8 @@ static struct uart g_uart0 = {
     .initialized = 0
 };
 
+static struct IRQHandler uartRx;
+
 static void
 uart_writereg(const struct uart *dev, uintptr_t offset, uint32_t val)
 {
@@ -117,14 +130,14 @@ uart_init(struct uart *dev)
         lcr |= UART_LCR_STP2;
     // parity disabled, FIFO disabled, stick parity disabled
 
-    // Mask all interrupts by setting corresponding bits to 1
-    uart_writereg(dev, UART_IMSC_OFFSET, 0x7ff);
+    // enable only RX interrupt
+    uart_writereg(dev, UART_IMSC_OFFSET, UART_IMSC_RXIM);
 
     // Disable DMA by setting all bits to 0
     uart_writereg(dev, UART_DMACR_OFFSET, 0x0);
 
     // enable tx & uart
-    uart_writereg(dev, UART_CR_OFFSET, UART_CR_TXEN | UART_CR_UARTEN);
+    uart_writereg(dev, UART_CR_OFFSET, UART_CR_TXEN | UART_CR_UARTEN | UART_CR_RXEN);
 
     dev->initialized = 1;
 }
@@ -145,6 +158,47 @@ uart_send(const struct uart *dev, const char *data, size_t size)
     }
 }
 
+static inline char
+uart_char_sanitize(char ch)
+{
+    if (ch == 13) {
+        return 0x0A;
+    } else {
+        return ch;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+uart_rx_intr(void * arg)
+{
+    const struct uart * dev = (const struct uart *)arg;
+
+    while(true) {
+        const uint16_t flags = uart_readreg(dev, UART_FR_OFFSET);
+
+        if (flags & UART_FR_RXFE) {
+            break;
+        }
+        const uint16_t data = uart_readreg(dev, UART_DR_OFFSET);
+        const char ch = data & 0xff;
+        // kprintf("UART KEY: %d\n", ch);
+        Console_EnqueueKey(uart_char_sanitize(ch));
+    }
+
+    // clear RX interrupt flag
+    uart_writereg(dev, UART_ICR_OFFSET, UART_ICR_RXIC);
+    gic_send_eoi(UART_INTR_NUM);
+}
+
+static void
+uart_rx_init(const struct uart *dev)
+{
+    uartRx.arg = &g_uart0;
+    uartRx.irq = UART_INTR_NUM;
+    uartRx.cb = uart_rx_intr;
+    IRQ_Register(UART_INTR_NUM, &uartRx);
+}
+
 void
 Serial_Send(const char *data, size_t size)
 {
@@ -158,4 +212,11 @@ Serial_Init(void)
 {
     uart_init(&g_uart0);
     kprintf("Initialized PL011 UART, base = 0x%lx.\n", g_uart0.base);
+}
+
+void 
+Serial_LateInit(void)
+{
+    uart_rx_init(&g_uart0);
+    kprintf("Initialized PL011 RX mode.\n");
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sys/dev/arm64/uart.h b/sys/dev/arm64/uart.h
index bf2cc9c..ea38551 100644
--- a/sys/dev/arm64/uart.h
+++ b/sys/dev/arm64/uart.h
@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@
 void 
 Serial_Init(void);
 
+void
+Serial_LateInit(void);
+
 void 
 Serial_Send(const char *data, size_t size);
diff --git a/sys/dev/console.c b/sys/dev/console.c
index c4b27fd..a288025 100644
--- a/sys/dev/console.c
+++ b/sys/dev/console.c
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ Console_Init()
 void
 Console_LateInit()
 {
-#if defined(__x86_64__)
-    Serial_LateInit();
-#endif
+	Serial_LateInit();
 }
 
 char
diff --git a/sys/dev/console.h b/sys/dev/console.h
index af1fbf8..0084e4e 100644
--- a/sys/dev/console.h
+++ b/sys/dev/console.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ typedef struct Console {
 } Console;
 
 void Console_Init();
+void Console_LateInit();
 char Console_Getc();
 void Console_Gets(char *str, size_t n);
 void Console_Putc(char ch);
diff --git a/sys/include/kassert.h b/sys/include/kassert.h
index 5dcdf9b..1170565 100644
--- a/sys/include/kassert.h
+++ b/sys/include/kassert.h
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ NO_RETURN void Debug_Assert(const char *fmt, ...);
 #define Warning(_module, _format, ...) kprintf(#_module ": " _format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 // Normal Logging
 #define Log(_module, _format, ...) \
-    if (SYSCTL_GETINT(log_##_module) >= 1 || 1) { \
+    if (SYSCTL_GETINT(log_##_module) >= 1) { \
 	kprintf(#_module ": " _format, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
     }
 // Debug Logging
 #define DLOG(_module, _format, ...) \
-    if (SYSCTL_GETINT(log_##_module) >= 5 || 1) { \
+    if (SYSCTL_GETINT(log_##_module) >= 5) { \
 	kprintf(#_module ": " _format, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
     }
 // Verbose Logging
diff --git a/sys/include/sysctl.h b/sys/include/sysctl.h
index d5c8785..81a9148 100644
--- a/sys/include/sysctl.h
+++ b/sys/include/sysctl.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     SYSCTL_INT(kern_hz, SYSCTL_FLAG_RW, "Tick frequency", 100) \
     SYSCTL_INT(time_tzadj, SYSCTL_FLAG_RW, "Time zone offset in seconds", 0) \
     SYSCTL_INT(log_e1000, SYSCTL_FLAG_RW, "E1000 log level", 10) \
-    SYSCTL_INT(log_ide, SYSCTL_FLAG_RW, "IDE log level", 0) \
+    SYSCTL_INT(log_ide, SYSCTL_FLAG_RW, "IDE log level", 1) \
     SYSCTL_INT(log_loader, SYSCTL_FLAG_RW, "Loader log level", 0) \
     SYSCTL_INT(log_o2fs, SYSCTL_FLAG_RW, "O2FS log level", 0) \
     SYSCTL_INT(log_syscall, SYSCTL_FLAG_RW, "Syscall log level", 0) \