Minor refactor, main is not init

bootloader/bootloader.asm

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ load_kernel:
 
 stat_pm_init:		db "Entering 32bit Protected Mode...", ASCII_END
 stat_kernel_load:	db "Loading kernel into memory...", ASCII_END
-stat_boot_success:	db "Booting complete!", ASCII_END
+stat_boot_success:	db "Booting finished. Loading kernel...", ASCII_END
 
 BOOT_DRIVE: db 0
 

bootloader/pm/vga/print.asm

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ; VGA base address: 0xb8000
 ; Charpos = 0xb8000 + 2(row*80 + col)
 
-vga_color_buf: db 0x0f		; Buffer to be changed so that we can choose colors!
+vga_color_buf: db 0x7f		; Buffer to be changed so that we can choose colors!
 
 vga_print:
 	pusha

drivers/vga.c

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ void vga_init() {
 	port_outb(0x3d5, 0x20);
 
 	// Clear screen
+	// clear_row(0);
 	// clear_screen();
 
 	set_cursor_pos(0, 11);
@@ -44,10 +45,15 @@ void set_cursor_pos(unsigned int col, unsigned int row) {
 /*
 	Graphics Functions
 */
+void clear_row(unsigned int row) {
+	for( int c = 0; c < MAX_COLS; c++ ) 
+		writechar(0x20, c, row, 0x0);
+}
+
+
 void clear_screen() {
-	for( int c = 0; c < MAX_COLS; c++ )
-		for( int r = 0; r < MAX_ROWS; r++ )
-			writechar(0x20, c, r, 0x0);
+	for( int r = 0; r < MAX_ROWS; r++ )
+		clear_row(r);
 }
 
 /*

drivers/vga.h

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #define VGA_ADDRESS 	(char*)0xb8000
 #define VGA_ADDRESS_MAX	(char*)0xb8fa0
 
-// #define DEFAULT_COLOR 0x07 
-#define DEFAULT_COLOR 0x0f
+#define DEFAULT_COLOR 0x07 
 #define MAX_ROWS 25
 #define MAX_COLS 80
 
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ enum align {LEFT, RIGHT, MIDDLE};
 char* get_memory_charpos(unsigned int col, unsigned int row);
 void writechar(char c, unsigned int col, unsigned int row, int colorcode);
 void clear_screen();
+void clear_row(unsigned int row);
 void set_cursor_pos();
 void print();
 void println();

kernel/kernel.c

@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
+#include "kernel.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "../drivers/vga.h"
 #include "../lib/str.h"
 #include "../lib/strf.h"
 
-void main() {
+void display_status(char* status_text) {
+	clear_row(0);
+	set_cursor_pos(0, 0);
+
+	print(status_text, 0x7f);
+}
+
+void init() {
+	display_status("Kernel loaded");
+
 	vga_init(); 	// Initialize the screen first
 			// i.e. clear the screen et cetera.
 
@@ -21,6 +31,5 @@ void main() {
 	char* strbuf = "Concat test: ";
 	char* str2 = "Works!";
 	strbuf = strcat(strbuf, str2); 
-	set_cursor_pos(0, 4);
 	println(strbuf, DEFAULT_COLOR);
 }

kernel/kernel.h

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+void init();
+void display_status(char*); 

kernel/kernel_entry.asm

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bits 32]
-[extern main]
+[extern init]
 
-call main
+call init 
 jmp $