diff --git a/include/lib/font.h b/include/lib/font.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c209c61f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/lib/font.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef __LIB_FONT_H
+#define __LIB_FONT_H
+
+#include <lib/gfx.h>
+
+#define FONT_X	6
+#define FONT_Y	12
+
+void font_draw_char(gfx_surface *surface, unsigned char c, int x, int y, uint32_t color);
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/lib/gfxconsole.h b/include/lib/gfxconsole.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4425f50e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/lib/gfxconsole.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef __LIB_GFXCONSOLE_H
+#define __LIB_GFXCONSOLE_H
+
+#include <lib/gfx.h>
+
+void gfxconsole_start_on_display(void);
+void gfxconsole_start(gfx_surface *surface);
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/lib/font/font.c b/lib/font/font.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2caa8acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/font/font.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Travis Geiselbrecht
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files
+ * (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+ * including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+ * publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
+ * and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ * TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+ * SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * @brief  Font display
+ *
+ * This file contains functions to render fonts onto the graphics drawing
+ * surface.
+ *
+ * @ingroup graphics
+ */
+
+#include <debug.h>
+#include <lib/gfx.h>
+#include <lib/font.h>
+
+#include "font.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief Draw one character from the built-in font
+ *
+ * @ingroup graphics
+ */
+void font_draw_char(gfx_surface *surface, unsigned char c, int x, int y, uint32_t color)
+{
+	uint i,j;
+	uint line;
+
+	// draw this char into a buffer
+	for (i = 0; i < FONT_Y; i++) {
+		line = FONT[c * FONT_Y + i];
+		for (j = 0; j < FONT_X; j++) {
+			if (line & 0x1)
+				gfx_putpixel(surface, x + j, y + i, color);
+			line = line >> 1;
+		}
+	}
+	gfx_flush_rows(surface, y, y + FONT_Y);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/lib/font/font.h b/lib/font/font.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a5a15ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/font/font.h
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#ifndef __FONT_H
+#define __FONT_H
+
+static const unsigned char FONT[] = {
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ' ' */
+0x00, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '!' */
+0x00, 0x14, 0x14, 0x14, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '"' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x14, 0x14, 0x3e, 0x14, 0x3e, 0x14, 0x14, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '#' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x08, 0x3c, 0x0a, 0x1c, 0x28, 0x1e, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '$' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x06, 0x26, 0x10, 0x08, 0x04, 0x32, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '%' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x2a, 0x12, 0x2c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '&' */
+0x00, 0x18, 0x08, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ''' */
+0x20, 0x10, 0x10, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x10, 0x10, 0x20, 0x00, /* '(' */
+0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x00, /* ')' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x08, 0x2a, 0x1c, 0x2a, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '*' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x08, 0x08, 0x3e, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '+' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x08, 0x04, 0x00, /* ',' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '-' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '.' */
+0x20, 0x20, 0x10, 0x10, 0x08, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, /* '/' */
+0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x32, 0x2a, 0x26, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '0' */
+0x00, 0x08, 0x0c, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '1' */
+0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x20, 0x10, 0x08, 0x04, 0x02, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '2' */
+0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x20, 0x18, 0x20, 0x20, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '3' */
+0x00, 0x10, 0x18, 0x18, 0x14, 0x14, 0x3e, 0x10, 0x38, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '4' */
+0x00, 0x3e, 0x02, 0x02, 0x1e, 0x20, 0x20, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '5' */
+0x00, 0x18, 0x04, 0x02, 0x1e, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '6' */
+0x00, 0x3e, 0x22, 0x20, 0x20, 0x10, 0x10, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '7' */
+0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '8' */
+0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x3c, 0x20, 0x10, 0x0c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '9' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* ':' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x18, 0x08, 0x04, 0x00, /* ';' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x30, 0x0c, 0x03, 0x0c, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '<' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '=' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0x0c, 0x30, 0x0c, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '>' */
+0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x20, 0x10, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '?' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x3a, 0x3a, 0x1a, 0x02, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '@' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x08, 0x14, 0x22, 0x22, 0x3e, 0x22, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'A' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x1e, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1e, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'B' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'C' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x0e, 0x12, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x12, 0x0e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'D' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x3e, 0x02, 0x02, 0x1e, 0x02, 0x02, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'E' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x3e, 0x02, 0x02, 0x1e, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'F' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x02, 0x32, 0x22, 0x22, 0x3c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'G' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x3e, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'H' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x3e, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'I' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x38, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'J' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x12, 0x0a, 0x06, 0x0a, 0x12, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'K' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'L' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x36, 0x2a, 0x2a, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'M' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x26, 0x26, 0x2a, 0x32, 0x32, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'N' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'O' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x1e, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1e, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'P' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'Q' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x1e, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1e, 0x0a, 0x12, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'R' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x02, 0x1c, 0x20, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'S' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x3e, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'T' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'U' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x14, 0x14, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'V' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x2a, 0x2a, 0x36, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'W' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x22, 0x14, 0x08, 0x14, 0x22, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'X' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x22, 0x14, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'Y' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x3e, 0x20, 0x10, 0x08, 0x04, 0x02, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'Z' */
+0x38, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x38, 0x00, /* '[' */
+0x02, 0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x08, 0x10, 0x10, 0x20, 0x20, 0x00, 0x00, /* '\' */
+0x0e, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x0e, 0x00, /* ']' */
+0x00, 0x08, 0x14, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '^' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0x00, 0x00, /* '_' */
+0x00, 0x0c, 0x08, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '`' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x22, 0x22, 0x32, 0x2c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'a' */
+0x00, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x1e, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'b' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x3c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'c' */
+0x00, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, 0x3c, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x3c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'd' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x3e, 0x02, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'e' */
+0x00, 0x38, 0x04, 0x04, 0x1e, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'f' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x3c, 0x20, 0x20, 0x1c, /* 'g' */
+0x00, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x1e, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'h' */
+0x00, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, 0x0c, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'i' */
+0x00, 0x10, 0x10, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x0e, /* 'j' */
+0x00, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x12, 0x0a, 0x06, 0x0a, 0x12, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'k' */
+0x00, 0x0c, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'l' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x16, 0x2a, 0x2a, 0x2a, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'm' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1a, 0x26, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'n' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1c, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'o' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1e, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x1e, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, /* 'p' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x3c, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20, /* 'q' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1a, 0x06, 0x02, 0x02, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'r' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x02, 0x1c, 0x20, 0x1e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 's' */
+0x00, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x3e, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 't' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x32, 0x2c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'u' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x36, 0x14, 0x14, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'v' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x2a, 0x2a, 0x2a, 0x14, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'w' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x14, 0x08, 0x14, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'x' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x22, 0x3c, 0x20, 0x20, 0x1c, /* 'y' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3e, 0x10, 0x08, 0x04, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* 'z' */
+0x20, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x08, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x10, 0x20, 0x00, /* '{' */
+0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x00, /* '|' */
+0x02, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x08, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x04, 0x02, 0x00, /* '}' */
+0x00, 0x04, 0x2a, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '~' */
+0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x08, 0x08, 0x14, 0x14, 0x22, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* '' */
+};
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/lib/font/rules.mk b/lib/font/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71678d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/font/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+LOCAL_DIR := $(GET_LOCAL_DIR)
+
+MODULES += lib/gfx
+
+OBJS += \
+	$(LOCAL_DIR)/font.o
diff --git a/lib/gfxconsole/gfxconsole.c b/lib/gfxconsole/gfxconsole.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f1fb136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gfxconsole/gfxconsole.c
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Travis Geiselbrecht
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files
+ * (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+ * including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+ * publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
+ * and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ * TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+ * SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * @brief  Manage graphics console
+ *
+ * This file contains functions to provide stdout to the graphics console.
+ *
+ * @ingroup graphics
+ */
+
+#include <debug.h>
+#include <lib/gfx.h>
+#include <lib/gfxconsole.h>
+#include <lib/font.h>
+#include <dev/display.h>
+
+/** @addtogroup graphics
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @brief  Represent state of graphics console
+ */
+static struct {
+	gfx_surface *surface;
+	uint rows, columns;
+	uint extray; // extra pixels left over if the rows doesn't fit precisely
+
+	uint x, y;
+
+	uint32_t front_color;
+	uint32_t back_color;
+} gfxconsole;
+
+static void gfxconsole_putc(char c)
+{
+	static enum { NORMAL, ESCAPE } state = NORMAL;
+	static uint32_t p_num = 0;
+
+	switch (state) {
+		case NORMAL:
+		{
+			if(c == '\n' || c == '\r') {
+				gfxconsole.x = 0;
+				gfxconsole.y++;
+			} else if (c == 0x1b) {
+				p_num = 0;
+				state = ESCAPE;
+			} else {
+				font_draw_char(gfxconsole.surface, c, gfxconsole.x * FONT_X, gfxconsole.y * FONT_Y, gfxconsole.front_color);
+				gfxconsole.x++;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case ESCAPE:
+		{
+			if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
+				p_num = (p_num * 10) + (c - '0');
+			} else if (c == 'D') {
+				if (p_num <= gfxconsole.x)
+					gfxconsole.x -= p_num;
+				state = NORMAL;
+			} else if (c == '[') {
+				// eat this character
+			} else {
+				font_draw_char(gfxconsole.surface, c, gfxconsole.x * FONT_X, gfxconsole.y * FONT_Y, gfxconsole.front_color);
+				gfxconsole.x++;
+				state = NORMAL;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(gfxconsole.x >= gfxconsole.columns) {
+		gfxconsole.x = 0;
+		gfxconsole.y++;
+	}
+	if(gfxconsole.y >= gfxconsole.rows) {
+		// scroll up
+		gfx_copyrect(gfxconsole.surface, 0, FONT_Y, gfxconsole.surface->width, gfxconsole.surface->height - FONT_Y - gfxconsole.extray, 0, 0);
+		gfxconsole.y--;
+		gfx_fillrect(gfxconsole.surface, 0, gfxconsole.surface->height - FONT_Y - gfxconsole.extray, gfxconsole.surface->width, FONT_Y, gfxconsole.back_color);
+		gfx_flush(gfxconsole.surface);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief  Initialize graphics console on given drawing surface.
+ *
+ * The graphics console subsystem is initialized, and registered as
+ * an output device for debug output.
+ */
+void gfxconsole_start(gfx_surface *surface)
+{
+	DEBUG_ASSERT(gfxconsole.surface == NULL);
+
+	// set up the surface
+	gfxconsole.surface = surface;
+
+	// calculate how many rows/columns we have
+	gfxconsole.rows = surface->height / FONT_Y;
+	gfxconsole.columns = surface->width / FONT_X;
+	gfxconsole.extray = surface->height - (gfxconsole.rows * FONT_Y);
+
+	dprintf(SPEW, "gfxconsole: rows %d, columns %d, extray %d\n", gfxconsole.rows, gfxconsole.columns, gfxconsole.extray);
+
+	// start in the upper left
+	gfxconsole.x = 0;
+	gfxconsole.y = 0;
+
+	// colors are white and black for now
+	gfxconsole.front_color = 0xffffffff;
+	gfxconsole.back_color = 0;
+
+	// register for debug callbacks
+	register_debug_output(&gfxconsole_putc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief  Initialize graphics console on default display
+ */
+void gfxconsole_start_on_display(void)
+{
+	static bool started = false;
+
+	if (started)
+		return;
+
+	/* pop up the console */
+	struct display_info info;
+	display_get_info(&info);
+	gfx_surface *s = gfx_create_surface_from_display(&info);
+	gfxconsole_start(s);
+	started = true;
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/gfxconsole/rules.mk b/lib/gfxconsole/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a61382b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gfxconsole/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+LOCAL_DIR := $(GET_LOCAL_DIR)
+
+MODULES += lib/gfx \
+			lib/font
+
+OBJS += \
+	$(LOCAL_DIR)/gfxconsole.o