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Working on a bootsector

Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2002 8:00 pm
by Madmonky1
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Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2002 9:27 pm
by jrfritz
VESA in PMode is hard...and you should NOT worrie about that till your OS is done.

If you want PMode, look at my boot.asm in FritzOS:

FritzOS Development Page

Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2002 9:47 pm
by Mr_Spam
the accually switch is only 3 lines. its easally found in Tom's boot sector.

Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2002 11:43 pm
by Madmonky1
Hey... if only I had been smart enough to veiw that in wordpad before ;)
how do I get to finishing my OS without VESA?

Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2002 12:02 am
by Perica
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Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2002 12:40 am
by Mr_Spam
hmm, well, i ment setting the pmode bit....not all the other crap that needs to be done........

Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2002 1:59 pm
by Slasher
setting pmode bit

mov eax,cr0
inc eax
mov cr0, eax

done!!!
of course without the other 'CRAP' it will not work!!

Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2002 3:53 pm
by Madmonky1
Nevermind this post, Ive decided to stea-Borrow somone elses bootsecter and get to the kernel instead.

Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2002 4:34 pm
by jrfritz
What kernel was that?

Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2002 4:37 pm
by Madmonky1
I mean't I'm using someone elses bootsector, and I'm writing my own kernel.

Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2002 4:58 pm
by jrfritz
I know...I was just asking who's bootsector ... nevermind.

Re:Working on a bootsector

Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2002 9:19 pm
by Madmonky1
took it from someone elses steal right here:
http://www.free2code.net/tutorials/print_friendly/36