diff --git a/rust_experiments/src/lib.rs b/rust_experiments/src/lib.rs
index 6729284..32d26f4 100644
--- a/rust_experiments/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust_experiments/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,21 +20,39 @@ pub extern fn rust_setup_PIC() {
 }
 
 mod PIC {
-    use x86_asm::out;
+    use x86_asm::{outb, inb};
 
     const PIC1_COMMAND: u16 = 0x20;
     const PIC2_COMMAND: u16 = 0xa0;
     const PIC1_DATA: u16 = 0x21;
     const PIC2_DATA: u16 = 0xa1;
 
+    const INITIALIZE: u8 = 0x11;
+    const ENVIRONMENT: u8 = 0x01; //I don't really know what this does
     pub fn setup_PIC() {
 
         let interrupt_mask1: u8 = 0xfc;
         let interrupt_mask2: u8 = 0xff;
 
         unsafe {
-            out(PIC1_DATA, interrupt_mask1);
-            out(PIC2_DATA, interrupt_mask2);
+            asm!("cli");
+
+            outb(PIC1_COMMAND, INITIALIZE);
+            outb(PIC2_COMMAND, INITIALIZE);
+
+            // change IRQ offsets to int 32-47
+            outb(PIC1_DATA, 32);
+            outb(PIC2_DATA, 40);
+
+            outb(PIC1_DATA, 0x4); //master: slave IRQ location (IRQ 2)
+            outb(PIC2_DATA, 0x2); //slave: cascade identity
+
+            outb(PIC1_DATA, ENVIRONMENT);
+            outb(PIC2_DATA, ENVIRONMENT);
+
+            outb(PIC1_DATA, interrupt_mask1);
+            outb(PIC2_DATA, interrupt_mask2);
+
             asm!("sti");
         }
     }
@@ -42,9 +60,15 @@ mod PIC {
 
 mod x86_asm {
 
-    pub unsafe fn out(port: u16, value: u8) {
+    pub unsafe fn outb(port: u16, value: u8) {
         asm!("outb %%dx, %%al" : : "dx" (port), "al"(value));
     }
+
+    pub unsafe fn inb(port: u16) -> u8{
+        let inval: u8;
+        asm!("inb %dx, %al" : "={al}"(inval) : "{dx}"(port));
+        return inval;
+    }
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
diff --git a/rust_experiments/src/long_mode_init.asm b/rust_experiments/src/long_mode_init.asm
index 7ed2790..014125e 100644
--- a/rust_experiments/src/long_mode_init.asm
+++ b/rust_experiments/src/long_mode_init.asm
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ long_mode_start:
     call setup_SSE
     call setup_IDT
     call setup_PIT
-    extern rust_setup_PIC
-    call rust_setup_PIC
+    ;extern rust_setup_PIC
+    ;call rust_setup_PIC
+    call setup_PIC
     extern rust_main
     call rust_main
     ; rust main returned, print `OS returned!`
@@ -161,8 +162,8 @@ handle_timer:
 setup_IDT:
     lidt [idt64.pointer]
 
-    load_IDT_entry handle_timer, 8
-    load_IDT_entry handle_keyboard, 9
+    load_IDT_entry handle_timer, 32
+    load_IDT_entry handle_keyboard, 33
 
     ret
 
@@ -170,7 +171,6 @@ setup_PIT:
 %define PIT_CH0 0x40
 %define PIT_MODE_CMD 0x43
 %define TIMER_CONSTANT 1193 ;generates ticks at 1000.15 Hz
-    cli
 
     mov al, 0b00_11_010_0 ; channel 0, low-byte/hi-byte, rate generator
     out PIT_MODE_CMD, al
@@ -180,7 +180,38 @@ setup_PIT:
     mov al, ah
     out PIT_CH0, al
 
+    ret
+
+setup_PIC:
+    ;initialize
+    mov al, 0x11
+    out 0x20, al
+    out 0xa0, al
+
+    ; vector offsets
+    mov al, 32
+    out 0x21, al
+    mov al, 40
+    out 0xa1, al
+
+    ;master/slave wiring
+    mov al, 4
+    out 0x21, al
+    mov al, 2
+    out 0xa1, al
+
+    ;additional info
+    mov al, 1
+    out 0x21, al
+    out 0xa1, al
+
+    mov al, 0xfc
+    out 0x21, al
+    mov al, 0xff
+    out 0xa1, al
+
     sti
+
     ret
 
 idt64: