From 8b00afe1b255682cf8c219ab44a3d9fc590cc003 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kotorifan <kotorifan05@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 16:37:02 +0100
Subject: Clear message at bootup without extra ascii characters

---
 src/common/common.protmode.print.asm | 24 +++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src/common/common.protmode.print.asm')

diff --git a/src/common/common.protmode.print.asm b/src/common/common.protmode.print.asm
index 5995e69..82ed3f4 100644
--- a/src/common/common.protmode.print.asm
+++ b/src/common/common.protmode.print.asm
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ;; common.protmode.print.asm
+%ifndef COMMON_PROTMODE_PRINT_ASM
+%define COMMON_PROTMODE_PRINT_ASM
 
 %include "common.asm"
 
 _print_string_pm_vga:   
         pusha
         mov edi, VGA_BUFFER
-        mov ah, WB_COLOR
+        mov ah, VGA_WHITE_ON_BLACK
         xor ecx, ecx
         xor edx, edx
 
@@ -14,22 +16,26 @@ _print_string_pm_vga:
         test al, al
         jz .done
 
-        push eax
-        mov eax, edx
-        imul eax, eax, 160
-        lea edi, [VGA_BUFFER + eax]
-        lea edi, [edi + ecx * 2]
-        pop eax
+        mov ebx, edx
+        imul ebx, ebx, 160
+        lea ebx, [VGA_BUFFER + ebx + ecx * 2]
+        
+        mov ah, VGA_WHITE_ON_BLACK
+        mov [ebx], ax
         
 ;; Advance cursor
         inc cl
-        cmp cl, 80
-        jb .print_loop
+        cmp cl, 80              ; Check if screen is full X pos
+        jne .print_loop
         xor cl, cl
         inc dl
+        cmp dl, 25
+        jb .print_loop          ; Check if screen is full Y pos
 
         jmp .print_loop
         
 .done:
         popa
         ret
+
+%endif
-- 
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