diff --git a/reactos/drivers/dd/blue/blue.c b/reactos/drivers/dd/blue/blue.c
index 7918f7c54f7..941aceffd81 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/dd/blue/blue.c
+++ b/reactos/drivers/dd/blue/blue.c
@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ NTSTATUS ScrCreate (PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceObject, PIRP Irp)
     outb_p (CRTC_DATA, 0x07);
     __asm__("sti\n\t");
 
-
     Status = STATUS_SUCCESS;
- 
+
     Irp->IoStatus.Status = Status;
     IoCompleteRequest (Irp, IO_NO_INCREMENT);
 
@@ -144,11 +143,9 @@ NTSTATUS ScrWrite (PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceObject, PIRP Irp)
 
     DeviceExtension = DeviceObject->DeviceExtension;
     vidmem  = DeviceExtension->VideoMemory;
-//    cursorx = DeviceExtension->CursorX;
-//    cursory = DeviceExtension->CursorY;
-   cursorx = __wherex();
-   cursory = __wherey();
-   
+    cursorx = DeviceExtension->CursorX;
+    cursory = DeviceExtension->CursorY;
+
     for (i = 0; i < stk->Parameters.Write.Length; i++, pch++)
     {
         switch (*pch)
@@ -221,7 +218,6 @@ NTSTATUS ScrWrite (PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceObject, PIRP Irp)
 
 
     /* Set the cursor position */
-  
     offset = (cursory * NR_COLUMNS) + cursorx;
    
     outb_p (CRTC_COMMAND, CRTC_CURSORPOSLO);
@@ -230,10 +226,8 @@ NTSTATUS ScrWrite (PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceObject, PIRP Irp)
     offset >>= 8;
     outb_p (CRTC_DATA, offset);
 
-//    DeviceExtension->CursorX = cursorx;
-//    DeviceExtension->CursorY = cursory;
-   __goxy(cursorx, cursory);
-
+    DeviceExtension->CursorX = cursorx;
+    DeviceExtension->CursorY = cursory;
 
     Status = STATUS_SUCCESS;
    
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/exports.lst b/reactos/ntoskrnl/exports.lst
index c13590b20ee..638caa93a65 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/exports.lst
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/exports.lst
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 #
 #
 #
-__putchar
-__goxy
-__wherex
-__wherey
-__getscreensize
+#__putchar
+#__goxy
+#__wherex
+#__wherey
+#__getscreensize
 DbgPrint
 ExAcquireFastMutex
 ExAcquireFastMutexUnsafe
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/hal/x86/printk.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/hal/x86/printk.c
index 9fd1650bd04..7435dd386ea 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/hal/x86/printk.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/hal/x86/printk.c
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ void HalSwitchToBlueScreen(void)
    cursorx=0;
    cursory=0;
 
+   outb_p(CRTC_COMMAND, CRTC_CURLO);
+   outb_p(CRTC_DATA, 0);
+   outb_p(CRTC_COMMAND, CRTC_CURHI);
+   outb_p(CRTC_DATA, 0);
+
    /*
     * This code section is taken from the sample routines by
     * Jeff Morgan (kinfira@hotmail.com)
@@ -185,6 +190,14 @@ void __putchar(char c)
    outb_p(SER_THR, c);
 #endif
 
+   outb_p(CRTC_COMMAND, CRTC_CURHI);
+   offset = inb_p(CRTC_DATA)<<8;
+   outb_p(CRTC_COMMAND, CRTC_CURLO);
+   offset += inb_p(CRTC_DATA);
+
+   cursory = offset / NR_COLUMNS;
+   cursorx = offset % NR_COLUMNS;
+
    switch(c)
      {
       case '\n':
@@ -241,15 +254,13 @@ void __putchar(char c)
     * Set the cursor position
     */
    
-   offset = cursory * NR_COLUMNS;
-   offset = offset + cursorx;
-   
+   offset = (cursory * NR_COLUMNS) + cursorx;
+
    outb_p(CRTC_COMMAND, CRTC_CURLO);
    outb_p(CRTC_DATA, offset);
    outb_p(CRTC_COMMAND, CRTC_CURHI);
    offset >>= 8;
    outb_p(CRTC_DATA, offset);
-
 }
 
 asmlinkage void printk(const char* fmt, ...)
@@ -343,6 +354,7 @@ void HalInitConsole(boot_param* bp)
  *         bp = Parameters setup by the boot loader
  */
 {
+   int offset;
 
 #ifdef SERIAL_DEBUGGING
    /*  turn on DTR and RTS  */
@@ -354,33 +366,17 @@ void HalInitConsole(boot_param* bp)
    outb_p(SER_LCR, SERIAL_LINE_CONTROL);
 #endif
 
-        cursorx=bp->cursorx;
-        cursory=bp->cursory;
-}
-
-
-void __goxy(unsigned x, unsigned y)
-{
- 
-  cursorx = x;
-  cursory = y;
-
-}
-
-unsigned __wherex (void)
-{
-   return cursorx;
-}
-
-
-unsigned __wherey (void)
-{
-   return cursory;
-}
-
-void __getscreensize (unsigned *maxx, unsigned *maxy)
-{
-  
-    *maxx = (unsigned)(NR_COLUMNS);
-    *maxy = (unsigned)(NR_ROWS);
+   /* Set cursor position */
+
+   cursorx=bp->cursorx;
+   cursory=bp->cursory;
+
+#if 0
+   offset = (cursory * NR_COLUMNS) + cursorx;
+   outb_p(CRTC_COMMAND, CRTC_CURLO);
+   outb_p(CRTC_DATA, offset);
+   outb_p(CRTC_COMMAND, CRTC_CURHI);
+   offset >>= 8;
+   outb_p(CRTC_DATA, offset);
+#endif
 }