diff --git a/src/linker.cpp b/src/linker.cpp
index 4fae5d78..bc9d4cdd 100644
--- a/src/linker.cpp
+++ b/src/linker.cpp
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ int ElfLinker::addLoader(const char *sname)
             }
             memcpy(output + outputlen, section->input, section->size);
             section->output = output + outputlen;
+            //printf("section added: 0x%04x %3d %s\n", outputlen, section->size, section->name);
             outputlen += section->size;
-            //printf("section added: %s\n", sect);
 
             if (head)
             {
diff --git a/src/mem.cpp b/src/mem.cpp
index 9b704b1c..63a467d1 100644
--- a/src/mem.cpp
+++ b/src/mem.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ void MemBuffer::alloc(unsigned size)
     }
     else
         b = p ;
+
+    //fill(0, b_size, (rand() & 0xff) | 1); // debug
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/p_ps1.cpp b/src/p_ps1.cpp
index b209bc52..8bab03f1 100644
--- a/src/p_ps1.cpp
+++ b/src/p_ps1.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ void PackPs1::buildLoader(const Filter *)
             initLoader(nrv_loader, sizeof(nrv_loader));
 
         pad_code = ALIGN_GAP((ph.c_len + (isCon ? sz_lcpr : 0)), 4);
-        linker->addSection("pad.code", &pad_code, pad_code, 0);
+        assert(pad_code < 4);
+        static const unsigned char pad_buffer[4] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+        linker->addSection("pad.code", pad_buffer, pad_code, 0);
 
         if (isCon)
         {
@@ -533,8 +535,6 @@ void PackPs1::pack(OutputFile *fo)
         oh.bs_ptr = oh.bs_len = 0;
 
     const int lsize = getLoaderSize();
-    MemBuffer loader(lsize);
-    memcpy(loader, getLoader(), lsize);
 
     unsigned filelen = ALIGN_UP(ih.tx_len, 4);
 
@@ -614,6 +614,9 @@ void PackPs1::pack(OutputFile *fo)
     }
 
     linker->relocate();
+    //linker->dumpSymbols();
+    MemBuffer loader(lsize);
+    assert(lsize == getLoaderSize());
     memcpy(loader, getLoader(), lsize);
     patchPackHeader(loader, lsize);
 
diff --git a/src/p_wcle.cpp b/src/p_wcle.cpp
index 7b1f7bba..365cf71d 100644
--- a/src/p_wcle.cpp
+++ b/src/p_wcle.cpp
@@ -450,7 +450,9 @@ void PackWcle::encodeImage(const Filter *ft)
     buildLoader(ft);
 
     ibuf.dealloc();
-    soimage = (ph.c_len + 3) &~ 3;
+    soimage = ph.c_len;
+    while (soimage & 3)
+        oimage[RESERVED + soimage++] = 0;
 }