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+.code16 # Tell GAS to generate 16 bit code
+
+.global _start # Make the symbol visible to ld
+
+.include "bios.inc"
+
+.set MAGIC, 0xAA55
+
+.section .text.bootentry # Code that will start executing at
+ # special address (specified in linker)
+_start:
+ jmp $0x0, $_start2 # Normalize the start address
+ # CS = 0 and IP = _start2
+_start2:
+ mov %cs, %ax # AX = CS = 0 (see above)
+ mov %ax, %ds # Zero segment registers
+ mov %ax, %es
+ mov %ax, %ss # zero stack (?)
+ mov %ax, %sp # zero stack pointer (?)
+ # Don't touch FS and GS register (why?)
+ cld # Set direction flag for incrementing
+ mov %dl, boot_drive # BIOS stores our boot drive in DL,
+ # so we remember it
+
+ BIOS_PRINT $boot_os_msg
+
+ mov $0x02, %ah # Set BIOS read sector routine
+ mov boot_drive, %dl # Read drive number from $boot_drive
+ mov $0x00, %ch # Select cylinder 0
+ mov $0x00, %dh # Select head 0 [has a base of 0]
+ mov $0x02, %cl # Select sector 2 (next after the
+ # boot sector) [has a base of 1]
+ mov $0x01, %al # Read 1 sectors
+ mov $0x9000, %bx # Load sectors to ES:BS (0x9000)
+ int $0x13 # Start reading from drive
+ jc disk_error # If carry flag set, bios failed to read
+
+ # FIXME: we must compare different register
+ cmp %al, %al # If AL(sect. read) != <>(sect. expected)
+ jne disk_error # then return disk error
+
+ jmp . # TODO: jump into the darkness
+
+disk_error:
+ BIOS_PRINT $disk_error_msg
+ jmp .
+
+# Global variables
+boot_os_msg:
+ .asciz "Booting mfsos...\r\n"
+
+disk_error_msg:
+ .asciz "Disk read error!"
+
+boot_drive:
+ .byte 0
+
+# Bootsector padding
+.space 512 - 2 - (. - _start), 0
+.word MAGIC