diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28ef669..f56e6f8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARGET):
 
 # ACTIONS
 
+.PHONY: usermod
+usermod:
+	sudo usermod -a -G adm,dialout,cdrom,sudo,audio,video,plugdev,games,users,input,render,netdev,lpadmin,gpio,i2c,spi $(shell whoami)
+
 .PHONY: remove-passwd
 remove-passwd:
 	sudo passwd -d $(shell whoami)
@@ -26,11 +30,7 @@ remove-passwd:
 .PHONY: apt-install
 apt-install:
 	sudo apt update
-	sudo apt install -y weston seatd git libglfw3-dev libgl-dev libasound2-dev libv4l-dev python3-pip python3-smbus i2c-tools
-
-.PHONY: pip-install
-pip-install:
-	pip3 install luma.oled --break-system-packages
+	sudo apt install -y weston seatd git libglfw3-dev libgl-dev libasound2-dev libv4l-dev i2c-tools python3-gpiozero python3-evdev python3-luma.oled
 
 .PHONY: disable-cloud-init
 disable-cloud-init:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ setup-services:
 	sudo systemctl enable getty@tty1.service seatd.service
 
 .PHONY: install
-install: remove-passwd apt-install pip-install disable-cloud-init setup-services
+install: remove-passwd apt-install disable-cloud-init setup-services
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d162e3..595cd08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ make -f Makefile.dev rasp-install
 * https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#cmdline
 * https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/fontlist/font?ibm_bios
 * https://raspberrypihq.com/use-a-push-button-with-raspberry-pi-gpio/
+* https://sourceforge.net/p/raspberry-gpio-python/wiki/BasicUsage/
+* https://sourceforge.net/p/raspberry-gpio-python/wiki/Inputs/
+* https://gpiozero.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
+* https://python-evdev.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial.html#injecting-input
 
 ## TODO
 
diff --git a/project/forge_project.cfg b/project/forge_project.cfg
index 9a0c7d6..7ce9c52 100644
--- a/project/forge_project.cfg
+++ b/project/forge_project.cfg
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ SAVE_FILE_PREFIX=forge_default_save
 
 
 # R on (qwerty)
-KEY_RANDOMIZE=1335
+KEY_RANDOMIZE=1082
 # SHIFT+R (qwerty)
 KEY_RESET=11082
 # D (qwerty)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4625127..865b2f0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ authors = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.14"
 dependencies = [
+    "evdev>=2.0.0",
+    "gpiozero>=2.0.1.post3",
     "luma-oled>=3.16.0",
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/forge_invar/__init__.py b/src/forge_invar/__init__.py
index 879f9e7..487ef1d 100644
--- a/src/forge_invar/__init__.py
+++ b/src/forge_invar/__init__.py
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import time
 from .display import get_display
 from .forge_data import ForgeData
 from .i2c import I2C
+from .input import Inputs
 from .tools import debug_img, gen_img, sentences
 
 
 def main_loop() -> None:
     t0 = time.time()
-    with ForgeData() as data, I2C() as device:
+    with ForgeData() as data, I2C() as device, Inputs():
         device.update_display(get_display(data, t0))
 
         while True:
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--mode", default="default", choices=["default", "gen-img", "debug-img", "sentences"]
+        "--mode",
+        default="default",
+        choices=["default", "gen-img", "debug-img", "sentences"],
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
diff --git a/src/forge_invar/constants.py b/src/forge_invar/constants.py
index f256606..af11fe6 100644
--- a/src/forge_invar/constants.py
+++ b/src/forge_invar/constants.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import pathlib
 
+from evdev import ecodes
+
 PROJECT_PATH = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent
 RESOURCES_PATH = PROJECT_PATH / "resources"
 
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ FONT_2_PATH = RESOURCES_PATH / "Px437_IBM_BIOS.ttf"
 LOADING_IMG_PATH = RESOURCES_PATH / "loading.png"
 BACKGROUND_IMG_PATH = RESOURCES_PATH / "background.png"
 
-ESTIMATED_BOOT_TIME_SECONDS = 18.0
+ESTIMATED_BOOT_TIME_SECONDS = 5.0
 
 SELECTED_RECT_BOUNDS = [
     (0, 0, 0, 0),
@@ -53,3 +55,6 @@ EXTRA_GROUP = 3
 
 GROUPS_DELTA = [0, 12, 33]
 GROUPS_SIZE = [6, 7, 2]
+
+GPIO_BOUNCE = 0.05
+GPIO_BUTTONS = [(21, [ecodes.KEY_R])]
diff --git a/src/forge_invar/forge_data.py b/src/forge_invar/forge_data.py
index 71db7b8..868615a 100644
--- a/src/forge_invar/forge_data.py
+++ b/src/forge_invar/forge_data.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import typing
 
 from .constants import (
     BACKUP_INTERVAL,
+    ESTIMATED_BOOT_TIME_SECONDS,
     EXTRA_GROUP,
     FORGE_SAVE_BACKUP_PATH,
     FORGE_SAVE_PATH,
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ class ForgeData:
                 self.state = ForgeState.RUNNING
         elif "time" in self.__data and self.time == 0:
             self.state = ForgeState.STARTED
+        elif self.time > 0 and self.time < ESTIMATED_BOOT_TIME_SECONDS:
+            self.state = ForgeState.RUNNING
 
     def update(self) -> bool:
         if self.__data.read():
diff --git a/src/forge_invar/input.py b/src/forge_invar/input.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfd7693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/forge_invar/input.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import typing
+
+import gpiozero
+from evdev import ecodes, uinput
+
+from .constants import GPIO_BOUNCE, GPIO_BUTTONS
+
+
+class Button:
+    def __init__(self, ui: uinput.UInput, gpio_pin: int, keycodes: list[int]) -> None:
+        self.__ui = ui
+        self.__btn = gpiozero.Button(gpio_pin, pull_up=True, bounce_time=GPIO_BOUNCE)
+        self.__keycodes = keycodes
+        self.__btn.when_activated = self.press
+        self.__btn.when_deactivated = self.release
+
+    def press(self) -> None:
+        for keycode in self.__keycodes:
+            self.__ui.write(ecodes.EV_KEY, keycode, 1)
+        self.__ui.syn()
+
+    def release(self) -> None:
+        for keycode in self.__keycodes:
+            self.__ui.write(ecodes.EV_KEY, keycode, 0)
+        self.__ui.syn()
+
+
+class Inputs:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.__buttons: list[Button] = []
+        self.__ui: uinput.UInput | None = None
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> typing.Self:
+        self.__ui = uinput.UInput()
+
+        for gpio_pin, keycodes in GPIO_BUTTONS:
+            self.__buttons += [Button(self.__ui, gpio_pin, keycodes)]
+
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, *_) -> None:
+        assert self.__ui
+        self.__ui.close()
diff --git a/system/hdmi/start.sh b/system/hdmi/start.sh
index 4ec9979..4f14f4c 100755
--- a/system/hdmi/start.sh
+++ b/system/hdmi/start.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ cd $PROJECT_DIR
 rm -rf *.log
 touch *
 
+sudo chmod a+rw /dev/uinput
+
 weston --shell=kiosk-shell.so --xwayland --config=${PROJECT_DIR}/system/${WESTON_MOD}/weston.ini --log=${PROJECT_DIR}/weston.log \
     -- make --silent start 2>&1 > /dev/null
 
-reboot 2>&1 /dev/null
+# sudo reboot 2>&1 /dev/null
diff --git a/system/ntsc/start.sh b/system/ntsc/start.sh
index 1ede145..a0e4856 100755
--- a/system/ntsc/start.sh
+++ b/system/ntsc/start.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ cd $PROJECT_DIR
 rm -rf *.log
 touch *
 
+sudo chmod a+rw /dev/uinput
+
 weston --shell=kiosk-shell.so --xwayland --config=${PROJECT_DIR}/system/${WESTON_MOD}/weston.ini --log=${PROJECT_DIR}/weston.log \
     -- make --silent start 2>&1 > /dev/null
 
-reboot 2>&1 /dev/null
+sudo reboot 2>&1 /dev/null
diff --git a/system/pal/start.sh b/system/pal/start.sh
index 1d1b581..a926c2c 100755
--- a/system/pal/start.sh
+++ b/system/pal/start.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ cd $PROJECT_DIR
 rm -rf *.log
 touch *
 
+sudo chmod a+rw /dev/uinput
+
 weston --shell=kiosk-shell.so --xwayland --config=${PROJECT_DIR}/system/${WESTON_MOD}/weston.ini --log=${PROJECT_DIR}/weston.log \
     -- make --silent start 2>&1 > /dev/null
 
-reboot 2>&1 /dev/null
+sudo reboot 2>&1 /dev/null
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c966893..8001f1c 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -42,11 +42,31 @@ wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d4/c0/e27a1e516a89af7194fc497f4b96d9601771ca41bb66fd5738113df80282/cbor2-6.1.5-cp315-cp315t-win_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:fd34b35b0a2b366f5b4bd53489ccd10d7576b0d4dd68db38ef64b4e617ea8f76", size = 294495, upload-time = "2026-10-01T18:09:32.192Z" },
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "colorzero"
+version = "2.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "setuptools" },
+]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b3/ca/688824a06e8c4d04c7d2fd2af2d8da27bed51af20ee5f094154e1d680334/colorzero-2.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e7d5a5c26cd0dc37b164ebefc609f388de24f8593b659191e12d85f8f9d5eb58", size = 25382, upload-time = "2021-03-15T23:42:23.261Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/7e/a6/ddd0f130e44a7593ac6c55aa93f6e256d2270fd88e9d1b64ab7f22ab8fde/colorzero-2.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:0e60d743a6b8071498a56465f7719c96a5e92928f858bab1be2a0d606c9aa0f8", size = 26573, upload-time = "2021-03-15T23:42:21.757Z" },
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "evdev"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2e/07/eb30593524303d1367f0dc00c1c66582c994dba412a47751e34bad9fa29b/evdev-2.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:442fb3f4c8dfc9e61e901133c356220c02d663eca8f34722e0cecdd637eba504", size = 33766, upload-time = "2026-08-23T10:31:26.835Z" }
+
 [[package]]
 name = "forge-invar"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
+    { name = "evdev" },
+    { name = "gpiozero" },
     { name = "luma-oled" },
 ]
 
@@ -57,7 +77,11 @@ dev = [
 ]
 
 [package.metadata]
-requires-dist = [{ name = "luma-oled", specifier = ">=3.16.0" }]
+requires-dist = [
+    { name = "evdev", specifier = ">=2.0.0" },
+    { name = "gpiozero", specifier = ">=2.0.1.post3" },
+    { name = "luma-oled", specifier = ">=3.16.0" },
+]
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 dev = [
@@ -65,6 +89,18 @@ dev = [
     { name = "ty", specifier = ">=0.0.92" },
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gpiozero"
+version = "2.0.1.post3"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+dependencies = [
+    { name = "colorzero" },
+]
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/67/63/864a3c36842cf7b05808aadf906763a024a1b13f2a4c8144e3163de91255/gpiozero-2.0.1.post3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:745feab6df463ac2e9de10c67e2dd9f396e668ba4e281e92381d6c460100a8f7", size = 168403, upload-time = "2026-07-27T10:03:32.628Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/45/cb/ec5917b454b2e82874769a348dc74cfcec5b447bf1061c827edea9702451/gpiozero-2.0.1.post3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:d491734803a9bc6036602e6b8bbd73fb25c33da88de0fcd11a40e890b8bc2d3b", size = 151465, upload-time = "2026-07-27T10:03:31.195Z" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "luma-core"
 version = "2.6.0"
@@ -166,6 +202,15 @@ wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/99/d5/4ad4ed31413c301430918e70d3d38ae6f097af0766cb9ab8c9d502b2a4d6/ruff-0.17.3-py3-none-win_arm64.whl", hash = "sha256:81fce74bcd6be0e9da7c67c7553fd0f1f12964a2052cd728ef917b937a5ca1d9", size = 9854332, upload-time = "2026-10-27T00:34:03.847Z" },
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "setuptools"
+version = "84.2.1"
+source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/70/b3/c19426f783614d625699a4b247faf628ea9ab1db228674491767b417f9e1/setuptools-84.2.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:3ff8b3b5492a0aa66960f4419365a86b84e013070d4313e4d4a6894f5d64d6bc", size = 1230289, upload-time = "2026-10-20T19:01:37.742Z" }
+wheels = [
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ef/55/6dc6d6bb953bdfc52519a0059592c52b6e3b8ad51cf8256dffceb55b0610/setuptools-84.2.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ca140b45d5325a9478f880e351484f62fef15f336462e449ca0c03c873d589c2", size = 876263, upload-time = "2026-10-20T19:01:35.678Z" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "smbus2"
 version = "0.6.1"