Trivial Solutions
                    The LoseThos 64-bit PC Operating System
File:/LT/Adam/Boot/BootCD.SPZ
This, and all LoseThos files, are public domain.  Do whatever you like.
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LoseThos code compiles with the 64-bit LoseThos compiler/assembler I wrote.
Boot the LoseThos CD and you can compile it.  Not in Kansas anymore!

Click here for preliminary compiler information you need.

asm {
#include "/LT/OSMain/BootDefs.HPZ"

#define MODULE_SIZE             CD_BOOT_LOADER_SIZE
#define BOOT_HIGH_LOC   ((BOOT_RAM_LIMIT-(BOOT_STK_SIZE+MODULE_SIZE))>>4)


USE16
BCD_START::
//DL is supposed to have the BIOS drive number
        CLD
        MOV     AX,BOOT_HIGH_LOC
        MOV     ES,AX

        CLI
        MOV     SS,AX
        MOV     SP,BOOT_STK_SIZE+MODULE_SIZE
        STI

        CALL    GET_IP
GET_IP:
        POP     BX
        SUB     BX,GET_IP
        SHR     BX,4
//Copy this bootloader code to just under 0x80000
        MOV     AX,CS
        ADD     AX,BX
        MOV     DS,AX
        MOV     CX,MODULE_SIZE
        XOR     SI,SI
        XOR     DI,DI
        REP_MOVSB

        MOV     AX,BOOT_HIGH_LOC
        MOV     DS,AX

//My assembler doesn't support 16-bit very well.
        DU8     0xEA;   //JMP BOOT_HIGH_LOC:BCD_MAIN
        DU16    BCD_MAIN,BOOT_HIGH_LOC;

BCD_BIOS_DRV_NUM:       DU8     0;
BCD_PAGE:               DU8     0;

BCD_DAP:                DU8     16,0,1,0; //One blk at a time
BCD_DAP_BUF:            DU16    0,0;
BCD_DAP_BLK:            DU64    0;
        
BCD_LOSETHOS_MSG:
        DU8     "\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r"
"                   *  ********************************  \n\r"
"                   *                 *                 *\n\r"
"                   *   **   *** **** * *  *  **   ***  *\n\r"
"                   *  *  * *    *    * *  * *  * *     *\n\r"
"                   *  *  * *    *    * *  * *  * *     *\n\r"
"                   *  *  *  **  ***  * **** *  *  **   *\n\r"
"                   *  *  *    * *    * *  * *  *    *  *\n\r"
"                   *  *  *    * *    * *  * *  *    *   \n\r"
"                   *   **  ***  **** * *  *  **  ***   *\n\r"
"                   *                                    \n\r"
"                   ***********************************  \n\r"
"\n\n\n\n\nLoading LoseThos",0;

BCD_NOT64_MSG:
        DU8     "LoseThos requires a 64-bit capable processor.\n\r",0;


//These get patched by CDBootFileCreate
BCD_BLK_LO::            DU16    0;
BCD_BLK_HI::            DU16    0;
BCD_BLK_CNT::           DU16    0;

BCD_PROGRESS_STEP::     DU32    0;
BCD_PROGRESS_VAL::      DU32    0;

BCD_PUTCHAR::
        MOV     AH,0xE
        MOV     BL,7 //Might be foreground color on some BIOS's
        MOV     BH,U8 [BCD_PAGE]
        INT     0x10
BCD_RET::
        RET
BCD_PUTS::
@@1:    LODSB
        OR      AL,AL
        JZ      BCD_RET
        CALL    BCD_PUTCHAR
        JMP     @@1

BCD_MAIN::
        MOV     U8 [BCD_BIOS_DRV_NUM],DL //Passed in by BIOS

        MOV     AH,0xF
        INT     0x10
        MOV     U8 [BCD_PAGE],BH //video page

        MOV     EAX,0x80000001
        CPUID
        BT      EDX,29
        JC      @@10
        MOV     SI,BCD_NOT64_MSG
        CALL    BCD_PUTS
@@05:   JMP     @@05

@@10:   MOV     SI,BCD_LOSETHOS_MSG
        CALL    BCD_PUTS

        MOV     AX,BOOT_RAM_BASE/16
        MOV     ES,AX
        XOR     ECX,ECX
        MOV     CX,U16 [BCD_BLK_CNT]

        MOV     EAX,(80-7-9)*65536      //80 columns
        XOR     EDX,EDX
        DIV     ECX
        MOV     U32 [BCD_PROGRESS_STEP],EAX
        MOV     U32 [BCD_PROGRESS_VAL],0

        MOV     AX,U16 [BCD_BLK_LO]
        MOV     DX,U16 [BCD_BLK_HI]

@@15:   PUSH    CX      //Blk cnt

//READ BLK
        PUSH    AX      //Blk lo
        PUSH    DX      //Blk hi
        PUSH    ES      //Buf seg
        MOV     U16 [BCD_DAP_BLK],AX
        MOV     U16 [BCD_DAP_BLK+2],DX
        MOV     AX,ES
        MOV     U16 [BCD_DAP_BUF+2],AX //ES:0000
        MOV     SI,BCD_DAP //DS:SI=DAP
        MOV     AH,0x42
        MOV     DL,U8 [BCD_BIOS_DRV_NUM]
        INT     0x13

        POP     AX      //ES
        ADD     AX,CD_BLK_SIZE/16
        MOV     ES,AX
        POP     DX
        POP     AX
        INC     AX
        JNZ     @@20
        INC     DX

@@20:   PUSH    AX
        MOV     BX,U16 [BCD_PROGRESS_VAL+2]
        MOV     EAX,U32 [BCD_PROGRESS_STEP]
        ADD     U32 [BCD_PROGRESS_VAL],EAX
        CMP     U16 [BCD_PROGRESS_VAL+2],BX
        JE      @@25
        MOV     AL,'.'
        CALL    BCD_PUTCHAR
@@25:   POP     AX

        POP     CX
        LOOP    @@15

//See BootCdProbe().
        MOV     EBX,U32 [BCD_BLK_LO]
        SHL     EBX,16
        MOV     BX,BOOT_CODE_CDROM  //See sys_boot_code

//My assembler doesn't support 16-bit very well.
        DU8     0xEA;   //JMP BOOT_RAM_BASE:0000
        DU16    0,BOOT_RAM_BASE/16;
//Continues here ::/LT/OSMain/OSStartUp.CPZ
BCD_END::
#assert $<MODULE_SIZE
        END
}