diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/Handle.cpp b/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/Handle.cpp
index 1fffe29c52..e7fdada96e 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/Handle.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/Handle.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Handle::ReadAt(void *cookie, off_t pos, void *buffer, size_t bufferSize)
 	for (i = 0; i < bufferSize; i++) {
 		if (Bconstat(fHandle) == 0)
 			return i;
-		Bconin(fHandle, string[i]);
+		string[i] = (char)Bconin(fHandle);
 	}
 
 	return bufferSize;
diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/Jamfile b/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/Jamfile
index 4519f35f07..66d76fc5f6 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/Jamfile
@@ -52,3 +52,5 @@ SEARCH on [ FGristFiles text_menu.cpp ]
 # Tell the build system to where stage1.bin can be found, so it can be used
 # elsewhere.
 SEARCH on stage1.bin = $(SUBDIR) ;
+
+# cf pxe_ia32 Jamfile for stage1
diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/console.cpp b/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/console.cpp
index a90edd2dde..8919a0a53c 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/console.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/console.cpp
@@ -241,13 +241,10 @@ translate_color(int32 color)
 void
 console_set_color(int32 foreground, int32 background)
 {
-	// Note: Toggling the cursor doesn't seem to help. We still get cursor
-	// artifacts.
-	of_interpret("toggle-cursor"
-		" to foreground-color"
-		" to background-color"
-		" toggle-cursor",
-		2, 0, translate_color(foreground), translate_color(background));
+	char buff[] = "\033b \033c ";
+	buff[2] = (char)translate_color(foreground);
+	buff[5] = (char)translate_color(background);
+	stdin->WriteAt(NULL, 0LL, buff, 6);
 }