# Bootable image demonstrating printing to screen in 32-bit mode. # Must have exactly 512 bytes. # # To convert to a disk image: # ./bootstrap run apps/hex < apps/bos/32bit.hex > boot.bin # To run: # qemu-system-i386 boot.bin # Or: # bochs -f apps/bos/bochsrc # bochsrc loads boot.bin # # Expected output inside emulator: # H ## 16-bit entry point # Boot image starts executing at address 0x7c00, # and so occupies [0x7c00, 0x7e00). # We don't read or write the stack before we get to 32-bit mode. # 00: fa # cli # TODO: don't forget to reenable interrupts at some point 0f 01 16 # lgdt 00/mod/indirect 010/subop 110/rm32/TODO 38 7c # *gdt_descriptor 0f 20 c0 # eax <- cr0 66 83 c8 01 # eax <- or 0x1 0f 22 c0 # cr0 <- eax ea 50 7c 08 00 # far jump to initialize_32bit_mode after setting cs to the record at offset 8 in the gdt (gdt_code) # padding # 15: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ## GDT: 3 records of 8 bytes each # 20: # gdt_start: # gdt_null: mandatory null descriptor 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 # gdt_code: (offset 8 from gdt_start) ff ff # limit[0:16] 00 00 00 # base[0:24] 9a # 1/present 00/privilege 1/descriptor type = 1001b # 1/code 0/conforming 1/readable 0/accessed = 1010b cf # 1/granularity 1/32-bit 0/64-bit-segment 0/AVL = 1100b # limit[16:20] = 1111b 00 # base[24:32] # gdt_data: (offset 16 from gdt_start) ff ff # limit[0:16] 00 00 00 # base[0:24] 92 # 1/present 00/privilege 1/descriptor type = 1001b # 0/data 0/conforming 1/readable 0/accessed = 0010b cf # same as gdt_code 00 # base[24:32] # gdt_end: # 38: # gdt_descriptor: 17 00 # final index of gdt = gdt_end - gdt_start - 1 20 7c 00 00 # start = gdt_start # padding # 3e: 00 00 # 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ## 32-bit code from this point (still some instructions not in SubX) # 50: # initialize_32bit_mode: 66 b8 10 00 # ax <- offset 16 from gdt_start 8e d8 # ds <- ax 8e d0 # ss <- ax 8e c0 # es <- ax 8e e0 # fs <- ax 8e e8 # gs <- ax e9 0d 00 00 00 # jump to 0x7c70, leaving some extra padding # padding # 63: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ## 'application' SubX code: print one character to top-left of screen # 70: # Entry: # *0xb8000 <- 0x0f48 c7 # opcode # modrm 05 # 00/mod/indirect 000/subop/copy 101/rm32/use-disp32 # disp32 00 80 0b 00 # imm32 48 # 'H' 0f # white on black 00 00 e9 fb ff ff ff # loop forever # more padding to 512 bytes 00 # 80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa # final 2 bytes: boot sector marker # vim:ft=subx