Patricknet Might end- i need help ERGENT

[PatrickV]

I've been having some developing issues. I don't know if it is my code that my disks or computers don't like. I manage to make stable of Patricknet beta 0.1 and works all the time but now even beta 0.1 and other mostly other peoples code don't as well knowing that it work before. I've tried everything. it just loads the disk keep a blank screen and the floppy light just keeps going. Can anyone help me out. Also i am looking for beta testers to help while i havce this problem

[01000101]

why not insert break points in your code to determine what makes it fail before you freak out about everything not working. Also, have you run the OS in an emulator (BOCHS) to get a more precise fail-point?

[PatrickV]

how do i do that?

[cr2]

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_asm
{
     cli
     hlt
}

or, if you're using GCC...

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asm volatile ("cli; hlt");

see also: http://wiki.osdev.org/How_Do_I_Use_A_De ... reakpoints

[PatrickV]

thanks.
I will give that a try. I am just wondering if i put this code and it will say that stops the cpu. Will it stop every computer compiant such as floppy. What i get when the computer start it jmps to the floppy disk and hangs while the floppy disk light is still on which in my testing case it keep on loading and loading

[cr2]

I don't think breakpoints would help here, you might need alternative debugging techniques.

Would it hurt if you showed us your bootloader code? It might give us an idea of where the bug is...

...and are you sure there isn't any hardware damage to your computer?

[PatrickV]

unless you want to be part of the beta / development team. i don't mind if you look at the code. I've tried different hardware and everything i can get my hand on. I even tried some else's code which i know worked before but isn't now. You could be right. It may be a hardware problem. I don't know

[cr2]

Well... How can I get your code?

EDIT: I found your source code. I looked under PatricknetSourceCode(where it isn't), not patricknetsource(where it is).

[cr2]

Try declaring "padding" as this...

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padding     times 510-($-$$) db 0

my 100th post

[PatrickV]

done that. how do you use bochs? i was trying to get that work nope. I can give the latest on of my source code. goto my website and downloads

[cr2]

What went wrong with bochs when you tried to use it?

[PatrickV]

I've updated the source code. The problem is it is till doing the floppy disk loading jam thing i call it. I was trying to be a smart @$$ and use boches but i don't think it work etheir because i might have set it out wrong for a first timer
If you want to look for the current source code go to the PatricknetCurrentDevelopment folder under server.pvcomputers.co.nz

[cr2]

****!! Wrong folder again

Oh well...

add this before your printing code:

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xor ax, ax
mov ds, ax
mov es, ax

[PatrickV]

Thanks. I would like to thankyou for taking out your time to help Patricknet beter. I will give that a go and see what happens. I hope this get me out of floppy disk loading disk jam

[cr2]

Thanks. I would like to thankyou for taking out your time to help Patricknet beter.

Thanks.