diff --git a/src/kernel/vm2/area.C b/src/kernel/vm2/area.C
index 9212a3c9cc..49938ff37a 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vm2/area.C
+++ b/src/kernel/vm2/area.C
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ bool area::contains(void *address)
 	{
 	// no need to lock here...
 	unsigned long base=(unsigned long)(address); 
-	printf ("area::contains: looking for %d in %d -- %d, value = %d\n",base,start_address,end_address, ((start_address<=base) && (end_address>=base)));
+//	printf ("area::contains: looking for %d in %d -- %d, value = %d\n",base,start_address,end_address, ((start_address<=base) && (end_address>=base)));
 					
 	return ((start_address<=base) && (end_address>=base));
 	}
diff --git a/src/kernel/vm2/areaManager.C b/src/kernel/vm2/areaManager.C
index b4bcd3b02b..94bc4ae6ec 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vm2/areaManager.C
+++ b/src/kernel/vm2/areaManager.C
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ area *areaManager::findArea(void *address)
 	for (struct node *cur=areas.rock;cur;cur=cur->next)
 		{
 		area *myArea=(area *)cur;
-		printf ("areaManager::findArea: Looking for %d\n",address);
+	//	printf ("areaManager::findArea: Looking for %d\n",address);
 		if (myArea->contains(address))
 				return myArea;
 		}
diff --git a/src/kernel/vm2/list.h b/src/kernel/vm2/list.h
index 09fddbeb7d..84fcf3cfd3 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vm2/list.h
+++ b/src/kernel/vm2/list.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class list {
 			rock=newNode;
 			nodeCount++;
 			}
-		int count(void) {printf ("list::count: About to return %d\n",nodeCount);return nodeCount;}
+		//int count(void) {printf ("list::count: About to return %d\n",nodeCount);return nodeCount;}
+		int count(void) {return nodeCount;}
 		void *next(void) {nodeCount--;node *n=rock;if (rock) rock=rock->next;return n;} 
 		void remove(void *in)
 			{
diff --git a/src/kernel/vm2/pageManager.C b/src/kernel/vm2/pageManager.C
index 353c18cde8..c101d67873 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vm2/pageManager.C
+++ b/src/kernel/vm2/pageManager.C
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ pageManager::pageManager(int pages)
 	unusedLock=create_sem (1,"unused_lock");
 	inUseLock=create_sem (1,"inuse_lock");
 	totalPages=pages;
+	/*
 	printf ("pageManager::pageManager: About to dump the clean pages (should be 0):\n\n");
 	clean.dump();
 	printf ("pageManager::pageManager: About to dump the unused pages (should not be 0):\n\n");
 	unused.dump();
+	*/
 	}
 	
 page *pageManager::getPage(void)
@@ -75,16 +77,21 @@ void pageManager::freePage(page *toFree)
 
 void pageManager::cleaner(void)
 	{
-	if (unused.count())
+	while (1)
 		{
-		acquire_sem(unusedLock);
-		page *first=(page *)unused.next();   
-		first->zero();
-		acquire_sem(cleanLock);
-		clean.add(first);
-		release_sem(cleanLock);
-		release_sem(unusedLock);
-		snooze(250000);	
+		if (unused.count())
+			{
+			printf ("pageManager::cleaner: About to vacuum a page\n");
+			acquire_sem(unusedLock);
+			page *first=(page *)unused.next();   
+			first->zero();
+			acquire_sem(cleanLock);
+			clean.add(first);
+			release_sem(cleanLock);
+			release_sem(unusedLock);
+			printf ("pageManager::cleaner: All done with vacuum a page\n");
+			snooze(125000);	
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/vm2/swapFileManager.C b/src/kernel/vm2/swapFileManager.C
index eb5f47d3a4..b32da4800f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vm2/swapFileManager.C
+++ b/src/kernel/vm2/swapFileManager.C
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #include "swapFileManager.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 swapFileManager::swapFileManager(void)
 {
-	swapFile = open("/boot/var/tmp/OBOS_swap",O_RDWR );
+	swapFile = open("/boot/var/tmp/OBOS_swap",O_RDWR|O_CREAT,0x777 );
+	if (swapFile==-1)
+	printf ("swapfileManager::swapFileManger: swapfile not opened, errno  = %ul, %s\n",errno,strerror(errno));
 }
 
 void swapFileManager::write_block(vnode node,void *loc,unsigned long size)
@@ -16,10 +20,10 @@ void swapFileManager::write_block(vnode node,void *loc,unsigned long size)
 
 void swapFileManager::read_block(vnode node,void *loc,unsigned long size)
 	{
-	printf ("swapFileManager::read_block: reading, node.fd = %d, node.offset = %d\n",node.fd, node.offset);
 	lseek(node.fd,SEEK_SET,node.offset);
 	if (node.valid==false)
 		return; // Do nothing. This prevents "garbage" data on disk from being read in...	
+	printf ("swapFileManager::read_block: reading, node.fd = %d, node.offset = %d\n",node.fd, node.offset);
 	read(node.fd,loc,size);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/vm2/test.C b/src/kernel/vm2/test.C
index 6e86f3d9ba..7139567ad7 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vm2/test.C
+++ b/src/kernel/vm2/test.C
@@ -1,19 +1,49 @@
 #include "vmInterface.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+unsigned long addr;
+vmInterface vm(10);
+
+void writeByte(unsigned int offset, char value)
+{
+	//printf ("writeByte: writing %d to offset %d\n",value,offset);
+	vm.setByte(addr+offset,value);
+}
+
+unsigned char readByte(unsigned int offset )
+{
+	char value=vm.getByte(addr+offset);
+	//printf ("readByte: read %d from offset %d\n",value,offset);
+	return value;
+}
+
 int main(int argc,char **argv)
 {
-	vmInterface vm(10);
-
-	unsigned long addr;
 	vm.createArea("Mine",2,(void **)(&addr));
-	printf ("addr = %d\n",addr);
-	vm.setByte(addr,99);
-	printf ("addr = %d\n",addr);
-	printf ("Byte = %d\n",vm.getByte(addr));
+	writeByte(0,99);
+	readByte(0);
 	printf ("\n\n\n\n\n");
-	vm.setByte(addr+4097,99);
-	printf ("addr = %d\n",addr);
-	printf ("Byte = %d\n",vm.getByte(addr));
+	writeByte(4097,99);
+	readByte(4097);
+	printf ("\n\n\n\n\n");
+	for (int i=0;i<8192;i++)
+		writeByte(i,i%256);
+	for (int i=0;i<8192;i++)
+		if (i%256!=readByte(i))
+				printf ("ERROR! Byte at offset %d does not match: expected: %d, found: %d\n",i,i%256,readByte(i));
+	snooze(10000000);
+	vm.createArea("Mine",2,(void **)(&addr));
+	writeByte(0,99);
+	readByte(0);
+	printf ("\n\n\n\n\n");
+	writeByte(4097,99);
+	readByte(4097);
+	printf ("\n\n\n\n\n");
+	for (int i=0;i<8192;i++)
+		writeByte(i,i%256);
+	for (int i=0;i<8192;i++)
+		if (i%256!=readByte(i))
+				printf ("ERROR! Byte at offset %d does not match: expected: %d, found: %d\n",i,i%256,readByte(i));
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/vm2/vmInterface.C b/src/kernel/vm2/vmInterface.C
index e55bd1d61f..0bd1e32122 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vm2/vmInterface.C
+++ b/src/kernel/vm2/vmInterface.C
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ areaManager am;
 swapFileManager swapMan;
 pageManager pageMan(10); // Obviously this hard coded number is a hack...
 	
+int32 cleanerThread(void *pageMan)
+	{
+	pageManager *pm=(pageManager *)pageMan;
+	pm->cleaner();
+	return 0;
+	}
+
+vmInterface::vmInterface(int pages) 
+	{
+	nextAreaID=0;
+	resume_thread(spawn_thread(cleanerThread,"cleanerThread",0,&pageMan));
+	}
+
 areaManager *vmInterface::getAM(void)
 	{
 	// Normally, we would go to the current user process to get this. Since there no such thing exists here...
@@ -83,8 +96,8 @@ void vmInterface::pager(void)
 	// This should iterate over all processes...
 	while (1)
 		{
-		am.pager(pageMan.desperation());	
 		snooze(250000);	
+		am.pager(pageMan.desperation());	
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -93,8 +106,8 @@ void vmInterface::saver(void)
 	// This should iterate over all processes...
 	while (1)
 		{
-		am.saver();	
 		snooze(250000);	
+		am.saver();	
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/vm2/vmInterface.h b/src/kernel/vm2/vmInterface.h
index b8b212c6d1..feb896495f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vm2/vmInterface.h
+++ b/src/kernel/vm2/vmInterface.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class vmInterface // This is the class that "owns" all of the managers.
 		int nextAreaID;
 		areaManager *getAM(void); // This is for testing only...
 	public:
-		vmInterface(int pages) {nextAreaID=0;};
+		vmInterface(int pages);
 		int createArea(char *AreaName,int pageCount,void **address,
 							addressSpec addType=ANY,	
 							pageState state=NO_LOCK,protectType protect=writable);
diff --git a/src/kernel/vm2/vpage.C b/src/kernel/vm2/vpage.C
index 3af4e73688..656e6aff91 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vm2/vpage.C
+++ b/src/kernel/vm2/vpage.C
@@ -76,20 +76,20 @@ bool vpage::fault(void *fault_address, bool writeError) // true = OK, false = pa
 
 char vpage::getByte(unsigned long address)
 	{
-	printf ("vpage::getByte: address = %d\n",address );
+//	printf ("vpage::getByte: address = %d\n",address );
 	if (!physPage)
 		fault((void *)(address),false);
-	printf ("vpage::getByte: About to return %d\n", *((char *)(address-start_address+physPage->getAddress())));
+//	printf ("vpage::getByte: About to return %d\n", *((char *)(address-start_address+physPage->getAddress())));
 	return *((char *)(address-start_address+physPage->getAddress()));
 	}
 
 void vpage::setByte(unsigned long address,char value)
 	{
-	printf ("vpage::setByte: address = %d, value = %d\n",address, value);
+//	printf ("vpage::setByte: address = %d, value = %d\n",address, value);
 	if (!physPage)
 		fault((void *)(address),true);
 	*((char *)(address-start_address+physPage->getAddress()))=value;
-	printf ("vpage::setByte: physical address = %d, value = %d\n",physPage->getAddress(), *((char *)(physPage->getAddress())));
+//	printf ("vpage::setByte: physical address = %d, value = %d\n",physPage->getAddress(), *((char *)(physPage->getAddress())));
 	}
 
 int  vpage::getInt(unsigned long address)