Status strings

src/bootloader.asm

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 [org 0x7c00] ; bootsector
+	KERNEL_OFFSET equ 0x1000
+
 	; Save the boot drive index
 	mov [BOOT_DRIVE], dl
 
 	; Move the stack pointer somewhere safe
-	mov bp, 0x8000 ; move it to 0x8000
+	mov bp, 0x9000 ; move it to 0x8000
 	mov sp, bp
 
+	; Load kernel into memory
+	call load_kernel
+
 	; Switching to PM
 	call pm_preinit
 
@@ -21,7 +26,23 @@ BEGIN_PM:
 
 	jmp $
 
+
+[bits 16]
+load_kernel:
+	mov bx, KERNEL_OFFSET	; Load kernel at the kernel offset
+	mov dh, 15		; Read 15 sectors
+	mov dl, [BOOT_DRIVE]	; Drive index
+	call disk_read		; Load the kernel
+
+	ret
+
 welcome_string:		db "e Operating-System (eOS): Version 2021 0.0", ASCII_END
+
+stat_realmode:		db "Entering 16bit Real Mode...", ASCII_END
+stat_pm_init:		db "Entering 32bit Protected Mode...", ASCII_END
+
+stat_success:		db " [OK]", ASCII_CARRIAGE_RETURN, ASCII_NEWLINE, ASCII_END
+
 BOOT_DRIVE: db 0
 
 ; Bootsector