diff --git a/games/peasant/Makefile b/games/peasant/Makefile
index 95472700..20f544d3 100644
--- a/games/peasant/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/Makefile
@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@ generate_all_symbols.o:	generate_all_symbols.c
 
 ####
 
+qboot.inc:	generate_common QBOOT
+	./generate_common -a 0x000 -s seek qboot_sector.lst > qboot.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0x000 -s curtrk_smc qboot_sector.lst >> qboot.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0x000 -s phase_smc qboot_sector.lst >> qboot.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0x000 -s driveon qboot_sector.lst >> qboot.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0x000 -s driveoff qboot_sector.lst >> qboot.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0x000 -s load_new qboot_sector.lst >> qboot.inc
+	./generate_common -a 0x000 -s load_address qboot_sector.lst >> qboot.inc
+	echo "load_track=load_address+1" >> qboot.inc
+	echo "load_sector=load_address+2" >> qboot.inc
+	echo "load_length=load_address+3" >> qboot.inc
+
+####
+
 qload.inc:	generate_common QLOAD
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s load_file qload.lst > qload.inc
 	./generate_common -a 0xb00 -s sector_write qload.lst >> qload.inc
diff --git a/games/peasant/drive2.s b/games/peasant/drive2.s
index ae1a754e..97acdf8c 100644
--- a/games/peasant/drive2.s
+++ b/games/peasant/drive2.s
@@ -1,8 +1,40 @@
-; based on anti-m/anti-m.a
+; roughly based on anti-m/anti-m.a
+
+
+; Notes from qkumba/4am
+
+; Drive with no disk and no motor, will return same value in range $00..$7f
+; Drive with no disk but motor running will return random $00..$FF
+; Some cards will return random even with no drive connected
+; so the best way to detect if disk is there is to try seeking/reading
+;	and seeing if you get valid data
+
+
+; FIXME: patch these
+
+switch_drive1:
+	lda	curtrk_smc+1
+	sta	DRIVE2_TRACK	;	save track location
+	lda	$C0EA		; 	drive 1 select
+	lda	#1
+	sta	CURRENT_DRIVE
+	lda	DRIVE1_TRACK	;	restore saved track location
+	sta	curtrk_smc+1
+	rts
+
+switch_drive2:
+	lda	curtrk_smc+1
+	sta	DRIVE1_TRACK	;	save track location
+	lda	$C0EB		;	drive 2 select
+	lda	#2
+	sta	CURRENT_DRIVE
+	lda	DRIVE2_TRACK	;	restore saved track location
+	sta	curtrk_smc+1
+	rts
 
 check_floppy_in_drive2:
 
-	lda	$C0EB		;	drive 2 select
+	jsr	switch_drive2
 
 	jsr	driveon
 
@@ -10,7 +42,16 @@ check_floppy_in_drive2:
 
 ;	jsr	spinup		; spin up drive
 
-	jsr	seek		; seek to where?
+;	jsr	seek_track0	; seek to track0
+
+	; seek to track 0
+
+	lda	#(35*2)		; worst case scenario(?)
+	sta	curtrk_smc+1
+	lda	#0		; seek to track0
+	sta	phase_smc+1
+
+	jsr	seek
 
 
 	;=====================================
@@ -59,3 +100,5 @@ check_if_96:
 
 done_check:
 	jmp	driveoff
+
+
diff --git a/games/peasant/qboot.inc b/games/peasant/qboot.inc
index f5d5638b..ccb1c191 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qboot.inc
+++ b/games/peasant/qboot.inc
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-; made by hand?
-seek	=  $a26
-driveon  = $a9D
-driveoff = $a22
-load_new = $aAB
-load_address=$aC4
+seek	=$0a26
+curtrk_smc	=$0a2b
+phase_smc	=$0a31
+driveon	=$0a9d
+driveoff	=$0a22
+load_new	=$0aab
+load_address	=$0ac4
 load_track=load_address+1
 load_sector=load_address+2
 load_length=load_address+3
diff --git a/games/peasant/qboot_sector.s b/games/peasant/qboot_sector.s
index 95432061..2cb58efc 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qboot_sector.s
+++ b/games/peasant/qboot_sector.s
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ preread:
 ;        pha
 
 	lda	#<(firsttrk*2)
-	sta	phase+1
+	sta	phase_smc+1
 	ldx	#sectors
 	lda	#address
 	ldy	#firstsec
diff --git a/games/peasant/qboot_stage2.s b/games/peasant/qboot_stage2.s
index 11bc7ab2..aab2a88b 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qboot_stage2.s
+++ b/games/peasant/qboot_stage2.s
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ sector:
 total:
 	ldx	#$d1
 	beq	driveoff
-	inc	phase+1
-	inc	phase+1		; update current track
+	inc	phase_smc+1
+	inc	phase_smc+1		; update current track
 	jmp	inittrk
 
 driveoff:
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ seek:
 	ldx	#0
 	stx	step+1
 copy_cur:
-curtrk:
+curtrk_smc:
 	lda	#0
 	sta	tmpval+1
 	sec
-phase:
+phase_smc:			; track*2 to seek to
 	sbc	#$d1
 	beq	seekret
 
@@ -259,12 +259,12 @@ phase:
 	bcs	sback
 
 	eor	#$ff
-	inc	curtrk+1
+	inc	curtrk_smc+1
 
         bcc     ssback
 sback:
         adc     #$fe
-        dec     curtrk+1
+        dec     curtrk_smc+1
 ssback:
 	cmp	step+1
 	bcc	loop10
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ loop10:
 	tay
 	sec
 loop11:
-	lda	curtrk+1
+	lda	curtrk_smc+1
 	ldx	step1, Y
 	bne	loop12
 loopmmm:
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ load_new:
 
 	lda	load_track
 	asl			; track to start*2
-	sta     phase+1
+	sta     phase_smc+1
 
 	lda	load_sector
 	tay			; sector to start
diff --git a/games/peasant/qload.inc b/games/peasant/qload.inc
index 0db16d4c..01aa0d11 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qload.inc
+++ b/games/peasant/qload.inc
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
-load_file	=$0b20
-sector_write	=$0c63
+load_file	=$0b28
+sector_write	=$0c90
 requested_sector	=$0d17
-decompress_lzsa2_fast	=$0de6
-getsrc_smc	=$0edc
-hgr2	=$17e2
-hgr_make_tables	=$1556
-hgr_put_string	=$0ee9
-restore_bg_1x28	=$1421
-hgr_draw_sprite_1x28	=$13ba
-input_buffer	=$152e
-hgr_text_box	=$15cc
-hgr_text_box_nosave	=$1663
-hgr_partial_restore	=$14a4
-clear_bottom	=$17b7
-hgr_input	=$14d4
-draw_box	=$126b
-disp_put_string	=$1607
-disp_one_line	=$161b
-invert_smc1	=$0f61
-disp_put_string_cursor	=$1617
-hgr_put_char_cursor	=$0f15
-vgi_simple_rectangle	=$12ec
-peasant_text	=$1f16
-save_menu	=$1895
-load_menu	=$188a
-location_names_l	=$1bc2
-location_names_h	=$1be1
-wait_until_keypress	=$1e01
-random16	=$1e0a
-score_points	=$1e8f
-print_score	=$1e3f
-update_score	=$1e4a
-speaker_beep	=$1efd
-speaker_duration	=$1f14
-speaker_frequency	=$1f15
+decompress_lzsa2_fast	=$0e46
+getsrc_smc	=$0f3c
+hgr2	=$1842
+hgr_make_tables	=$15b6
+hgr_put_string	=$0f49
+restore_bg_1x28	=$1481
+hgr_draw_sprite_1x28	=$141a
+input_buffer	=$158e
+hgr_text_box	=$162c
+hgr_text_box_nosave	=$16c3
+hgr_partial_restore	=$1504
+clear_bottom	=$1817
+hgr_input	=$1534
+draw_box	=$12cb
+disp_put_string	=$1667
+disp_one_line	=$167b
+invert_smc1	=$0fc1
+disp_put_string_cursor	=$1677
+hgr_put_char_cursor	=$0f75
+vgi_simple_rectangle	=$134c
+peasant_text	=$1f76
+save_menu	=$18f5
+load_menu	=$18ea
+location_names_l	=$1c22
+location_names_h	=$1c41
+wait_until_keypress	=$1e61
+random16	=$1e6a
+score_points	=$1eef
+print_score	=$1e9f
+update_score	=$1eaa
+speaker_beep	=$1f5d
+speaker_duration	=$1f74
+speaker_frequency	=$1f75
 hposn_high = $BA00
 hposn_low = $BB00
 driveoff = $A22
diff --git a/games/peasant/qload.s b/games/peasant/qload.s
index 5890bffd..58d0a5a3 100644
--- a/games/peasant/qload.s
+++ b/games/peasant/qload.s
@@ -31,12 +31,17 @@ qload_start:
 
 	lda	#1
 	sta	CURRENT_DISK		; current disk number
+	sta	DRIVE1_DISK		; it's in drive1
+	sta	CURRENT_DRIVE		; and currently using drive 1
 
-	jsr	load_file
+	lda	#0
+	sta	DRIVE2_DISK		; don't know if disk there yet
 
-	jsr	$6000
+	jsr	load_file		; actually load intro
 
-	lda	#LOAD_TITLE		; load title
+	jsr	$6000			; run intro
+
+	lda	#LOAD_TITLE		; next load title
 	sta	WHICH_LOAD
 
 main_game_loop:
@@ -60,9 +65,9 @@ start_title:
 load_file:
 	ldx	WHICH_LOAD
 
-	lda	which_disk_array,X
-	cmp	CURRENT_DISK
-	bne	change_disk
+	lda	which_disk_array,X		; get disk# for file to load
+	cmp	CURRENT_DISK			; if not currently using
+	bne	change_disk			; need to change disk
 
 load_file_no_diskcheck:
 	lda	load_address_array,X
@@ -86,12 +91,45 @@ load_file_no_diskcheck:
 	; change disk
 	;===================================================
 	;===================================================
+	; WHICH_LOAD is still in X?
 
 change_disk:
 
-	; turn off disk drive light
+	; see if disk we want is in drive1
+check_drive1:
+	lda	which_disk_array,X
+	cmp	DRIVE1_DISK
+	bne	check_drive2
+
+	jsr	switch_drive1		; switch to drive1
+	jmp	update_disk
+
+check_drive2:
+	cmp	DRIVE2_DISK
+	bne	disk_not_found
+
+	jsr	switch_drive2		; switch to drive2
+	jmp	update_disk
+
+disk_not_found:
+
+	; check if disk in drive2
+	; carry clear if not
+
+	jsr	check_floppy_in_drive2
+
+	bcc	nothing_in_drive2
+
+	; a disk is in drive2, try to use it
+
+	bcs	verify_disk
+
+
+nothing_in_drive2:
+
+	; switch back to drive1
+	jsr	switch_drive1
 
-	jsr	driveoff
 
 	;==============================
 	; print "insert disk" message
@@ -132,7 +170,7 @@ fnf_keypress:
 	;==============================================
 	; actually verify proper disk is there
 	; read T0:S0 and verify proper disk
-
+verify_disk:
 	lda	WHICH_LOAD
 	pha
 
@@ -177,11 +215,16 @@ disk_compare:
 
 	;==============================================
 	; all good, retry original load
+update_disk:
+
+	ldx	CURRENT_DRIVE
+	sta	DRIVE1_DISK-1,X		; indexed from 1
 
 	ldx	WHICH_LOAD
 	lda	which_disk_array,X
 	sta	CURRENT_DISK
 
+
 	jmp	load_file
 
 ; offset for disk number is 27
@@ -239,13 +282,14 @@ length_array:
 
 .include "qkumba_popwr.s"
 
+.include "drive2.s"
+
 .include "decompress_fast_v2.s"
 
 .include "hgr_font.s"
 .include "draw_box.s"
 .include "hgr_rectangle.s"
 .include "hgr_1x28_sprite_mask.s"
-;.include "hgr_1x5_sprite.s"
 .include "hgr_partial_save.s"
 .include "hgr_input.s"
 .include "hgr_tables.s"
diff --git a/games/peasant/zp.inc b/games/peasant/zp.inc
index ec3c87c5..b163e75a 100644
--- a/games/peasant/zp.inc
+++ b/games/peasant/zp.inc
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ MOCKINGBOARD_SLOT	= $06
 DISP_PAGE	= $07		; only in videlectrix intro?
 DRAW_PAGE	= $08
 NIBCOUNT	= $09
-DISK_TRY	= $0A
+CURRENT_DRIVE	= $0A
+DRIVE1_DISK	= $0B
+DRIVE2_DISK	= $0C
+DRIVE1_TRACK	= $0D
+DRIVE2_TRACK	= $0E
 
 TEMP0   = $10
 TEMP1   = $11