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''This tutorial will teach you how to make a 32-bit assembler kernel.''
''This tutorial will teach you how to make a 32-bit Assembly kernel.''
== Preface ==
Most OSes are in C, but you may consider it in Assembly. This is moderate-easy, and requires knowing GRUB and Assembly.


== GRUB ==
== GRUB ==
All we need is something like this (GNU as):
All we need is something like this (Nasm):
<syntaxhighlight lang="asm">
⚫
<pre>
%define MBOOT_MAGIC 0x1badb002
.global loader # making entry point visible to linker
%define MBOOT_FLAGS 0x00010002


bits 32
# setting up the Multiboot header - see GRUB docs for details
org 0x100000
.set ALIGN, 1<<0 # align loaded modules on page boundaries
.set MEMINFO, 1<<1 # provide memory map
.set FLAGS, ALIGN | MEMINFO # this is the Multiboot 'flag' field
.set MAGIC, 0x1BADB002 # 'magic number' lets bootloader find the header
.set CHECKSUM, -(MAGIC + FLAGS) # checksum required


.align 4
align 4, db 0
header:
.long MAGIC
dd MBOOT_MAGIC
.long FLAGS
dd MBOOT_FLAGS
.long CHECKSUM
dd 0 - MBOOT_MAGIC - MBOOT_FLAGS
dd header
dd __entry_point
dd end_of_file
dd end_of_file
dd __entry_point
align 0, db 0
__entry_point:
mov edi, 0xB8000
mov esi, string
mov ah, 0x0F
.displaying:
lodsb
stosw
or al, al
jnz .displaying
jmp short $
string: db "Hello world!", 0


align 4, db 0
_start:
end_of_file:
# Write the kernel here
</syntaxhighlight>
jmp _start
</pre>


Link with:
Link with:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
<tt>as -o kernel.o kernel.s</tt>
<tt>ld --oformat binary -o kernel.bin kernel.o</tt>
nasm -f bin kernel.asm
</syntaxhighlight>


⚫
Make sure you have a GRUB entry...
For NASM:
<pre>
<pre>
⚫
title Assembler Barebones
global loader ; making entry point visible to linker
⚫
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel.bin
⚫
</pre>


⚫
Now, reboot, and enjoy!
; setting up the Multiboot header - see GRUB docs for details
ALIGN equ 1<<0 ; align loaded modules on page boundaries
MEMINFO equ 1<<1 ; provide memory map
FLAGS equ ALIGN | MEMINFO ; this is the Multiboot 'flag' field
MAGIC equ 0x1BADB002 ; 'magic number' lets bootloader find the header
CHECKSUM equ -(MAGIC + FLAGS) ; checksum required

mboot:
dd MAGIC
dd FLAGS
dd CHECKSUM


== Without GRUB ==
If your bootloader loads flat binary images and gives you protected mode for you, use this code as a basis:
<syntaxhighlight lang="asm">
_start:
_start:
; Write the kernel here
; Write kernel here. It might be good to load a new GDT.
mov edi, 0xB8000
jmp _start
mov esi, string
mov ah, 0x0F
.displaying:
lodsb
stosw
or al, al
jnz .displaying
jmp short $


string: db "Hello world!", 0
</pre>
</syntaxhighlight>

If you start out in real mode, remember to switch to [[Protected Mode]].
Link with:
<tt>nasm -f bin kernel.asm</tt>

⚫
Make sure you have a GRUB entry...
⚫
title Assembler Barebones
⚫
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel.bin

⚫
Now, reboot, and enjoy!


== Postface ==
[[Category:Bare bones tutorials]]
Good luck writing your 32-bit Assembly kernel! '''But''', there ''ARE'' catch-yas!
*As soon as possible, load a new GDT.
*You must not depend on the BIOS to do everything for you. Most prominent are disk access, printing to the screen (this tutorial has a way to printing: writing to 0xb8000) and reading keys from the keyboard. No BIOS ints will help and only cause a GPF.

Latest revision as of 06:16, 9 June 2024


This tutorial will teach you how to make a 32-bit Assembly kernel.

Preface

Most OSes are in C, but you may consider it in Assembly. This is moderate-easy, and requires knowing GRUB and Assembly.

GRUB

All we need is something like this (Nasm): 

%define MBOOT_MAGIC 0x1badb002
%define MBOOT_FLAGS 0x00010002

bits 32
org 0x100000

align 4, db 0
header:
   dd MBOOT_MAGIC
   dd MBOOT_FLAGS
   dd 0 - MBOOT_MAGIC - MBOOT_FLAGS
   dd header
   dd __entry_point
   dd end_of_file
   dd end_of_file
   dd __entry_point
align 0, db 0
__entry_point:
   mov edi, 0xB8000
   mov esi, string
   mov ah, 0x0F
   .displaying:
   lodsb
   stosw
   or al, al
   jnz .displaying
   jmp short $
string: db "Hello world!", 0

align 4, db 0
end_of_file:

Link with: 

nasm -f bin kernel.asm

Make sure you have a GRUB entry... 

 title Assembler Barebones
 kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel.bin

Now, reboot, and enjoy!

Without GRUB

If your bootloader loads flat binary images and gives you protected mode for you, use this code as a basis: 

_start:
; Write kernel here. It might be good to load a new GDT.
   mov edi, 0xB8000
   mov esi, string
   mov ah, 0x0F
   .displaying:
   lodsb
   stosw
   or al, al
   jnz .displaying
   jmp short $

string: db "Hello world!", 0

If you start out in real mode, remember to switch to Protected Mode.

Postface

Good luck writing your 32-bit Assembly kernel! But, there ARE catch-yas!

  • As soon as possible, load a new GDT.
  • You must not depend on the BIOS to do everything for you. Most prominent are disk access, printing to the screen (this tutorial has a way to printing: writing to 0xb8000) and reading keys from the keyboard. No BIOS ints will help and only cause a GPF.
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