Bochs int 10h problems

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Bochs int 10h problems

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I have been trying to test bootloader code on Bochs, but it is not working. I am trying to make it post an A to the screen. What happens is that the Bochs BIOS info appears, then the screen clears and resizes and the cursor blinks. Code:

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.code16

/* Jump past the BPP */
start:
	jmp real_start
	nop

/* BPP */
bios_parameter_block:
	.quad 0

	.ascii "Fake Filler BPB 1.0000000"
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.quad 0
	.quad 0
	.quad 0
	.double 0
	.double 0
	.quad 0
	.double 0

real_start:
	/* Set Segment Registers */
	mov 0x07c0, %ax
	mov %ax, %ds
	mov %ax, %es
	mov %ax, %fs
	mov %ax, %gs
	
	/* Print an A */
	mov 0x0e, %ah
	mov 'A', %al
	mov 0x00, %bh
	mov 0x07, %bl
	int $0x10

/* Loop forever */
loop:
	jmp loop
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Post by svdmeer »

You didn't setup a stack.
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Post by suthers »

Is that your whole bootloader?
You do realize that your bootloader is meant to be exactly 512 bytes long with 0xAA55 as the signature at the end?
Your supposed to fill the unused space with nulls.
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svdmeer wrote:You didn't setup a stack.
A stack isn't necessary, he can print using int 0x10 without setting up a stack.
(Though you should probably do that, once you get passed this you'll be needing one soon...)
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Oh and welcome :wink:
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Post by yellowweasel »

I added a stack. It still does not work.

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.code16

/* Jump past the BPP */
start:
	jmp real_start
	nop

/* BPP */
bios_parameter_block:
	.quad 0

	.ascii "Fake Filler BPB 1.0000000"
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.quad 0
	.quad 0
	.quad 0
	.double 0
	.double 0
	.quad 0
	.double 0

real_start:
	/* Disable Interrupts */
	cli

	/* Set Segment Registers */
	mov 0x07c0, %ax
	mov %ax, %ds
	mov %ax, %es
	mov %ax, %fs
	mov %ax, %gs

	/* Create a Stack */
	mov 0, %ax
	mov %ax, %ss
	mov 0x2000, %sp

	/* Enable Interrupts */
	sti
	
	/* Print an A */
	mov 0x0e, %ah
	mov 'A', %al
	mov 0x00, %bh
	mov 0x07, %bl
	int $0x10

/* Loop forever */
loop:
	jmp loop
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Post by suthers »

suthers wrote:Is that your whole bootloader?
You do realize that your bootloader is meant to be exactly 512 bytes long with 0xAA55 as the signature at the end?
Your supposed to fill the unused space with nulls.
Jules
Hey listen to me, nothing to do with stack, you don't need a stack, you need your bootloader to have the write length and signature:

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times 510-($-$$) db 0           
dw 0xAA55
This is how you do it in nasm, don't know how to do in that syntax (can't remember what its called anymore...), so you'll have to figure that out yourself...
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Post by bewing »

Bochs doesn't test the signature byte -- so you don't really need it until you are running on a real PC.
But I'm kinda stumped on why the code isn't working -- it looks fine to me.

You could try setting one of the segment registers (say FS) to 0xb800, and then copy the 'A' to fs:0, and see what happens -- to see if skipping the INT 0x10 will make things work.
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Post by yellowweasel »

I'm afraid that it has not worked yet. I added padding commands that I have verified to be working, and have switched it to using video memory. Additionally, the Bochs log output seems odd.

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.code16

/* Jump past the BPP */
start:
	jmp real_start
	nop

/* BPP */
bios_parameter_block:
	.quad 0

	.ascii "Fake Filler BPB 1.0000000"
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.quad 0
	.quad 0
	.quad 0
	.double 0
	.double 0
	.quad 0
	.double 0

real_start:
	/* Disable Interrupts */
	cli

	/* Set Segment Registers */
	mov 0x07c0, %ax
	mov %ax, %ds
	mov %ax, %es
	mov %ax, %fs
	mov %ax, %gs

	/* Create a Stack */
	mov 0, %ax
	mov %ax, %ss
	mov 0x2000, %sp

	/* Enable Interrupts */
	sti
	
	/* Print an A */
	/*
	mov 0x0e, %ah
	mov 'A', %al
	mov 0x00, %bh
	mov 0x07, %bl
	int $0x10
	*/

	mov 0xb800, %es
	mov 'A', %al
	mov 0x07, %ah
	mov %ax, %es : 0

/* Loop forever */
loop:
	jmp loop

/* Padding */
. = 510
.byte 0x55
.byte 0xaa

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========================================================================
Bochs is exiting with the following message:
[XGUI ] POWER button turned off.
========================================================================
00081582000i[CTRL ] quit_sim called with exit code 1
None of the registers that should have data do.
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Post by Zenith »

Is GAS compiling it as a FLAT BINARY? It seems like the code is executing (gets to the infinite loop), but improperly. Also, I don't think GAS will handle segment changing properly unless you explicitly tell it to.

Also, something weird is happening to your stack segment, and your segment registers aren't changing. Also, cli and sti only inhibit maskable hardware-generated interrupts, not ones you explicitly call.

For 16-bit, best to stay with an assembler like NASM.
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Bochs int 10h problems [SOLVED]

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I was able to figure the problem out. The problem was that gas assumes that unqualified numbers, such as 0x6d, are memory addresses. They have to be written as $0x6d to work. Here is my working code:

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.code16

/* Jump past the BPP */
_start:
	jmp real_start
	nop

/* BPP */
bios_parameter_block:
	.quad 0

	.ascii "Fake Filler BPB 1.0000000"
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.byte 0
	.quad 0
	.quad 0
	.quad 0
	.double 0
	.double 0
	.quad 0
	.double 0

real_start:
	/* Set Segment Registers */
	mov $0x07c0, %ax
	mov %ax, %ds
	
clear_screen:	
	/* Clear screen */
	mov $0x00, %ah
	mov $0x03, %al
	int $0x10

print:
	/* Print message */
	mov $0x0e, %ah
	mov $'H', %al
	mov $0x00, %bh
	mov $0x07, %bl
	int $0x10
	
	mov $'e', %al
	int $0x10
	
	mov $'l', %al
	int $0x10
	
	mov $'l', %al
	int $0x10
	
	mov $'o', %al
	int $0x10
	
	mov $13, %al
	int $0x10

	mov $10, %al
	int $0x10

/* Loop forever */
loop:
	jmp loop

/* Padding */
. = 510
.byte 0x55
.byte 0xaa
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Post by Zenith »

You're right. Since I use GAS for pratically all my OS assembly, I can't believe I didn't notice/remember that.

Best of luck with your OS!
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