Wiki pascal code doesn't compile

inflater · Post by **inflater** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:11 am

Compiling the example code in this:
http://www.osdev.org/wiki/Pascal

will result in "Cant find unit SYSTEM". Anybody know what is wrong?

I'm using the latest version of FPC.

inflater · Post by **inflater** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:05 am

OK, I found that you need the system.pas in the attachment.

This is my COMPILE.BAT contents which works, please note I stripped off the multiboot routines from the sources and my kernel starts from real mode, the resulting application will be in a MZ (DOS-EXE) format. Anyways, it looks pretty stoopid but works like a charm.

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del *.o *.s *.ppu
nasm -f obj stub.asm -o stub.obj
fpc -a -Atasm -n -O3 -Op3 -Si -Sc -Sg -Xd -Tlinux -Rintel kernel.pas
tasm console.s console.o
ren *.o *.obj
valx /32 stub.obj kernel.obj system.obj console.obj,KERNEL.BIN,,,
del *.obj *.o *.map *.s *.ppu

//EDIT 2: This now works correctly.

I hope this helps somebody.

Regards
inflater

leledumbo · Post by **leledumbo** » Mon May 26, 2008 12:26 am

I've made it compiled without system.zip you provided, but by adding libpsystem.a from i386-linux units directory to ld. I'll try your system unit. My question is: How can I boot it? I'm using Qemu and it won't boot either by supplying it as diskette (-fda) or cd (-cdrom).

inflater · Post by **inflater** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:55 am

Well, did you switch to protected mode?

nick8325 · Post by **nick8325** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:58 am

It's a Multiboot kernel, which means you need to use GRUB to boot it. If you need any help setting that up, just ask.

leledumbo · Post by **leledumbo** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:39 am

Well, did you switch to protected mode?

How?

If you need any help setting that up, just ask.

I'm asking it then, what do I do first? I really have no idea that it has something todo with GRUB as the wiki doesn't mention it (although I think it's right, how can a bare hardware run elf32 executable?).

JamesM · Post by **JamesM** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:20 am

leledumbo wrote:
Well, did you switch to protected mode?
How?
If you need any help setting that up, just ask.
I'm asking it then, what do I do first? I really have no idea that it has something todo with GRUB as the wiki doesn't mention it (although I think it's right, how can a bare hardware run elf32 executable?).

First, you type the word "GRUB" into the wiki search box.

Second, you press "enter".

nick8325 · Post by **nick8325** » Wed May 28, 2008 6:13 am

You can download a floppy disk image with GRUB on it from here. You'll need to copy the kernel onto the disk image using e.g. mtools or WinImage. Then create a file called menu.lst in the boot/grub directory of the image with the contents

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title OS
kernel /the-file-name-of-the-kernel

Now qemu should be able to boot the image.

leledumbo · Post by **leledumbo** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:36 am

Yippie! Thank you, it boots correctly now. Though there's some weirdness in wiki instruction here:

Important: first check the size of your kernel.bin in blocks. This is the length in bytes, divided by 512 and rounded up to the next integer.

My kernel is 21.4 KB (21,999 Bytes), so it should have Round(21,999 / 512) = 43 blocks. But qemu hangs if I tell kernel 200+43. Crazily, I tried 18 (as an ASSUMPTION written there) and voila! It works, even though qemu says there're some bad blocks, but who cares?!

One last question, can anyone point me where to go from here (doesn't matter if it's in C or others, converting between languages is my daily life)?