step 2: load 2nd sector and jump into it

[bootboot] / bb.asm

diff --git a/bb.asm b/bb.asm
index f5c84af..b3ef814 100644 (file)
--- a/bb.asm
+++ b/bb.asm
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@
 start:
        mov sp, 7c00h
 
+; initialize segment registers
+       mov ax, 0
+       mov ds, ax
+       mov es, ax
+       mov ss, ax
+
+; save dx value
+       mov [saved_drive_num], dl
+
 ; service 0: set videomode ah
 ; param: which video mode (13h: 320x200, 256 colors) al
 ; ax: ah (high 8 bits), al (low)
@@ -19,11 +28,26 @@ start:
 ; calling video bios
 ; software interrupt 10h
        int 10h
+       mov ax, 3
        call clearscreen
 
-; infinite loop
-end:
-       jmp end
+; load 2nd sector from boot device and jump to it
+; bios helpers, 13h = disk io
+       mov ax, 0
+       mov ds, ax
+       mov ah, 02h                     ; call 2: read sectors into memory
+       mov al, 1                               ; number of sectors to read
+       mov ch, 0                               ; low 8 bits of cylinder number
+       mov cl, 2                               ; sector number that starts from 1
+       mov dh, 0                               ; head number
+       mov dl, [saved_drive_num]       ; 8bits
+       mov bx, sector_2
+       int 13h
+; error check: if carry flag isn't set jump to loaded code
+       jnc     sector_2
+.inf_loop:
+       jmp .inf_loop
+
 
 clearscreen:
 ; video ram is mapped in a0000
@@ -37,12 +61,14 @@ clearscreen:
 ; automatically set to 7c0 (7c00h)
 ; offset can be paired with any register
 ; pair the registers
+       push ax
        mov ax, 0a000h
        mov ds, ax
        mov di, 0
+       pop ax
 ; counter cx
        mov cx, 64000
-       mov ax, 3
+
 .loop_begin:
 ; dereferrence[] address
        mov [di], al
@@ -52,7 +78,16 @@ clearscreen:
        jnz .loop_begin
        ret
 
+saved_drive_num:
+       db 0 ; declare byte 0
+
 ; assembler trick: write as many 0 needed to fill 510 bytes
 ; $ <- means here
        times 510-($-$$) db 0
        dw 0aa55h
+
+sector_2:
+       mov ax, 5
+       call clearscreen
+.inf_loop:
+       jmp .inf_loop