diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index 57c500f7..62e08301 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ build-std-features = ["compiler-builtins-mem"]
 [build]
 target = "x86_64-eduos.json"
 
-[target.aarch64-eduos]
+[target.i686-eduos]
 rustflags = [
-  "-C", "link-arg=-Tlink_aarch64.ld"
+  "-C", "link-arg=-Tsrc/arch/x86/link_i686.ld", "-C", "relocation-model=static"
 ]
+runner = "qemu-system-x86_64 -display none -serial stdio -smp 1 -m 256M -device isa-debug-exit,iobase=0xf4,iosize=0x04 -kernel"
 
 [target.x86_64-eduos]
 runner = "bootimage runner"
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4cb0775a..171cb03e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bootloader"
-version = "0.9.23"
+version = "0.9.29"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b6e02311b16c9819e7c72866d379cdd3026c3b7b25c1edf161f548f8e887e7ff"
+checksum = "365861702868e2a37b4247aaecc7bd8f4389baec8d025497ad8ba7ff37ee9440"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "eduos-rs"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8ae1eceb..d47c6088 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,16 +10,19 @@ build-command = ["build"]
 # The command invoked with the created bootimage (the "{}" will be replaced
 # with the path to the bootable disk image)
 # Applies to `bootimage run` and `bootimage runner`
-run-command = ["qemu-system-x86_64", "-display", "none", "-smp", "1", "-m", "128M", "-serial", "stdio", "-cpu", "qemu64,apic,fsgsbase,rdtscp,xsave,xsaveopt,fxsr", "-device", "isa-debug-exit,iobase=0xf4,iosize=0x04", "-drive", "format=raw,file={}"]
+run-command = ["qemu-system-x86_64", "-display", "none", "-smp", "1", "-m", "256M", "-serial", "stdio", "-cpu", "qemu64,apic,fsgsbase,rdtscp,xsave,xsaveopt,fxsr", "-device", "isa-debug-exit,iobase=0xf4,iosize=0x04", "-drive", "format=raw,file={}"]
 # Additional arguments passed to the run command for non-test executables
 # Applies to `bootimage run` and `bootimage runner`
 run-args = []
 
+[features]
+default = ["qemu-exit"]
+
 [dependencies]
 spin = "0.9"
 simple-chunk-allocator = "0.1.5"
-qemu-exit = "3.0"	# Spinlocks.
-bootloader = "0.9.23"
+qemu-exit = { version = "3.0", optional = true }
+bootloader = "0.9.29"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")'.dependencies.x86]
 version = "0.52"
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index d8e245c0..701aaceb 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel = "nightly-2023-03-10"
+channel = "nightly-2024-09-01"
 components = [
     "clippy",
     "rustfmt",
diff --git a/src/arch/mod.rs b/src/arch/mod.rs
index 9b0d3a29..725d1012 100644
--- a/src/arch/mod.rs
+++ b/src/arch/mod.rs
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ pub use self::x86::kernel::switch::switch;
 // Export our platform-specific modules.
 #[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86_64", target_arch = "x86"))]
 pub use self::x86::mm;
+
+pub fn init() {
+	processor::cpu_init();
+}
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/kernel/processor.rs b/src/arch/x86/kernel/processor.rs
index 08b01f85..b203c612 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/kernel/processor.rs
+++ b/src/arch/x86/kernel/processor.rs
@@ -4,20 +4,33 @@ use core::arch::asm;
 use qemu_exit::QEMUExit;
 use x86::controlregs::*;
 
-pub fn halt() {
+pub(crate) fn halt() {
 	unsafe {
 		asm!("hlt", options(nomem, nostack));
 	}
 }
 
+#[allow(unused_variables)]
 #[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn shutdown() -> ! {
-	// shutdown, works like Qemu's shutdown command
-	let qemu_exit_handle = qemu_exit::X86::new(0xf4, 5);
-	qemu_exit_handle.exit_success();
+pub extern "C" fn shutdown(error_code: i32) -> ! {
+	#[cfg(feature = "qemu-exit")]
+	{
+		let code = if error_code == 0 { 3 >> 1 } else { 1 };
+
+		// shutdown, works like Qemu's shutdown command
+		let qemu_exit_handle = qemu_exit::X86::new(0xf4, code);
+		qemu_exit_handle.exit_success();
+	}
+
+	#[cfg(not(feature = "qemu-exit"))]
+	loop {
+		unsafe {
+			x86::halt();
+		}
+	}
 }
 
-pub fn cpu_init() {
+pub(crate) fn cpu_init() {
 	let mut cr0 = unsafe { cr0() };
 
 	// be sure that AM, NE and MP is enabled
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/kernel/start.rs b/src/arch/x86/kernel/start.rs
index 3077e6e9..a272e80c 100755
--- a/src/arch/x86/kernel/start.rs
+++ b/src/arch/x86/kernel/start.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+use crate::arch::x86::kernel::processor::shutdown;
+
 extern "C" {
-	pub fn main();
+	pub fn main() -> i32;
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@ extern "C" {
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn _start(boot_info: &'static bootloader::BootInfo) -> ! {
 	crate::arch::x86::kernel::BOOT_INFO = Some(boot_info);
 
-	main();
+	let ret = main();
 
-	loop {}
+	shutdown(ret)
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b9bfbdfc..d7cc940a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-#![feature(lang_items)]
-#![feature(asm_const)]
 #![feature(const_mut_refs)]
-#![feature(panic_info_message)]
 #![feature(linked_list_cursors)]
 #![feature(alloc_error_handler)]
 #![feature(naked_functions)]
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ static mut HEAP_BITMAP: PageAligned<[u8; CHUNK_AMOUNT / 8]> = heap_bitmap!(chunk
 static ALLOCATOR: GlobalChunkAllocator =
 	unsafe { GlobalChunkAllocator::new(HEAP.deref_mut_const(), HEAP_BITMAP.deref_mut_const()) };
 
-/// This function is called on panic.
+//// This function is called on panic.
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 #[panic_handler]
 pub fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
@@ -53,13 +50,11 @@ pub fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
 		print!("{}:{}: ", location.file(), location.line());
 	}
 
-	if let Some(message) = info.message() {
+	if let Some(message) = info.message().as_str() {
 		print!("{}", message);
 	}
 
 	print!("\n");
 
-	loop {
-		halt();
-	}
+	shutdown(1);
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1514dd93..27b0afee 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#![feature(panic_info_message)]
 #![feature(abi_x86_interrupt)]
 #![no_std] // don't link the Rust standard library
 #![cfg_attr(not(test), no_main)] // disable all Rust-level entry points
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate eduos_rs;
 
-use eduos_rs::arch::processor::shutdown;
+use eduos_rs::arch;
 use eduos_rs::scheduler;
 
 extern "C" fn foo() {
@@ -21,7 +20,8 @@ extern "C" fn foo() {
 /// named `_start` by default.
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 #[no_mangle] // don't mangle the name of this function
-pub extern "C" fn main() -> ! {
+pub extern "C" fn main() -> i32 {
+	arch::init();
 	scheduler::init();
 
 	println!("Hello from eduOS-rs!");
@@ -34,6 +34,5 @@ pub extern "C" fn main() -> ! {
 
 	println!("Shutdown system!");
 
-	// shutdown system
-	shutdown();
+	0
 }
diff --git a/x86_64-eduos.json b/x86_64-eduos.json
index 468cb5e3..4f898021 100644
--- a/x86_64-eduos.json
+++ b/x86_64-eduos.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     "target-c-int-width": "32",
     "os": "none",
     "arch": "x86_64",
-    "data-layout": "e-m:e-i64:64-f80:128-n8:16:32:64-S128",
-    "features": "-mmx,-sse,-sse2,-sse3,-ssse3,-sse4.1,-sse4.2,-3dnow,-3dnowa,-avx,-avx2,+soft-float",
+    "data-layout": "e-m:e-p270:32:32-p271:32:32-p272:64:64-i64:64-i128:128-f80:128-n8:16:32:64-S128",
+    "features": "-mmx,-sse,-sse2,-sse3,-ssse3,-sse4.1,-sse4.2,-avx,-avx2,+soft-float",
     "disable-redzone": true,
     "executables": true,
     "linker-flavor": "ld.lld",