diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 5438e33..83e2e81 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdlib.o: CFLAGS := $(filter-out -flto, $(CFLAGS))
 polmon.elf: LDFLAGS += -T flat1000.ld
 polmon.elf: polmon.o stdlib.o
 
-polio.elf: LDFLAGS += -T flat0600.ld
+polio.elf: LDFLAGS += -T flat0600.ld -mprotected-mode
 polio.elf: polio-main.o polio.s fat12.o paracomm.o stdlib.o
 
 paracli.elf: LDFLAGS += -T doscom.ld
diff --git a/src/ftpget.c b/src/ftpget.c
index 4c7ac5c..ca66481 100644
--- a/src/ftpget.c
+++ b/src/ftpget.c
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 
 #define kDefaultChunkSize 0x20
 
+static int recv(uint8_t* buf, uint8_t size) {
+    uint16_t ds = 0;
+    asm volatile ("push %%ds    \n\t"
+            "mov %0, %%ds \n\t"
+            "pop %0       \n" : "+r"(ds));
+    int len = read(kLpt1, buf, size);
+    asm volatile ("mov %0, %%ds" :: "r"(ds));
+    return len;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, uint16_t argv[]) {
     if (argc < 2) {
         return -1;
@@ -17,17 +27,26 @@ int main(int argc, uint16_t argv[]) {
         chunksize = argv[2];
     }
 
-    uint8_t ok = 0x42;
+    uint8_t ack = 0x42;
+    int i;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < size;) {
-        runcomms(kUntilIdle);
+    for (i = 0; i < size;) {
         // delay?
 
-        int len = read(kLpt1, dest + i, chunksize);
+        int len;
+        for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+            int r = runcomms(kUntilIdle);
+            len = recv(dest + i, chunksize);
+            if (len > 0) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
         if (len <= 0) {
             break;
         }
-        write(kLpt1, &ok, 1);
+        write(kLpt1, &ack, 1);
         i += len;
     }
+
+    return i;
 }
diff --git a/src/polio-main.c b/src/polio-main.c
index 4a3cc39..d59217b 100644
--- a/src/polio-main.c
+++ b/src/polio-main.c
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@
 void dosdbt();
 void int80h();
 
-uint8_t parabuf[kRecvBufferSize];
-uint8_t parasize;
+static uint8_t parabuf[kRecvBufferSize];
+static uint8_t parasize;
 
 static void paracb(const uint8_t* buf, uint8_t size) {
-    // we'll mercilessly erase old data with new data
-    memcpy(parabuf, buf, size);
-    parasize = size;
+    if (parasize + size > sizeof(parabuf)) {
+        size = sizeof(parabuf) - parasize;
+    }
+    memcpy(parabuf + parasize, buf, size);
+    parasize += size;
 }
 
 static void die() {
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ static void __delay__(int n) {
     }
 }
 
-uint8_t xferpara(uint8_t until_idle) {
+uint16_t xferpara(uint8_t until_idle) {
     do {
         uint8_t mosib = paracomm_nextbyte();
         __outb__(kParallelDataPort, mosib);
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ uint8_t xferpara(uint8_t until_idle) {
     return paracomm_busy();
 }
 
-uint8_t parasend(uint8_t* addr, uint8_t size) {
+uint16_t parasend(uint8_t* addr, uint8_t size) {
     uint8_t i;
     for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
         if (paracomm_send(addr[i])) {
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ uint8_t parasend(uint8_t* addr, uint8_t size) {
     return i;
 }
 
-uint8_t pararecv(uint8_t* buf, uint8_t size) {
+uint16_t pararecv(uint8_t* buf, uint8_t size) {
     if (parasize == 0) {
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/stdlib.c b/src/stdlib.c
index eb58918..71e80a9 100644
--- a/src/stdlib.c
+++ b/src/stdlib.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int runcomms(char until_idle) {
     asm volatile("mov $0x07, %%ah    \n\t"
                  "int $0x80          \n\t"
                  : "=r"(ret)
-                 : "r"(until_idle)
+                 : "r"(ui)
                  : "bx", "cx", "dx", "cc", "memory");
 
     return ret;