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drivers/Pic.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef PIC_H
 #define PIC_H
 
-#define PIT_FREQUENCY_HZ 100
+#define PIT_FREQUENCY_HZ 200
 
 int PicInstall();
 void PitInstall();

kernel/core/Kernel.c

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "AsmHelpers.h"
 #include "MemOps.h"
 #include "VMem.h"
+#include "Splash.h"
+
 void KernelMainHigherHalf(void);
 extern uint8_t _kernel_phys_start[];
 extern uint8_t _kernel_phys_end[];
@@ -238,33 +240,7 @@ void PrintKernelAt(const char* str, uint32_t line, uint32_t col) {
     console.column = saved_col;
 }
 
-// Modern splash screen with better formatting
-void AsciiSplash(void) {
-    ClearScreen();
-
-    const char* splash_lines[] = {
-        "+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+",
-        "|                   >> VoidFrameKernel Version 0.0.1-alpha <<                 |",
-        "|                                                                             |",
-        "|    Copyright (C) 2025 VoidFrame Project - Atheria                           |",
-        "|    Licensed under GNU General Public License v2.0                           |",
-        "|                                                                             |",
-        "|    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify     |",
-        "|    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by     |",
-        "|    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License.           |",
-        "|                                                                             |",
-        "+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+",
-        "",
-        NULL
-    };
-
-    ConsoleSetColor(VGA_COLOR_SUCCESS);
-    for (int i = 0; splash_lines[i]; i++) {
-        PrintKernel(splash_lines[i]);
-        PrintKernel("\n");
-    }
-    ConsoleSetColor(VGA_COLOR_DEFAULT);
-}
+
 
 // Global variable to store the Multiboot2 info address
 static uint32_t g_multiboot_info_addr = 0;
@@ -391,7 +367,7 @@ void KernelMain(uint32_t magic, uint32_t info) {
         PrintKernelHex(magic);
         Panic("Unrecognized Multiboot2 magic.");
     }
-    AsciiSplash();
+    ShowSplashScreen();
     PrintKernelSuccess("[SYSTEM] VoidFrame Kernel - Version 0.0.1-alpha loaded\n");
     PrintKernel("Magic: ");
     PrintKernelHex(magic);

kernel/etc/Splash.c

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#include "Splash.h"
+#include "stdbool.h"
+#include "Kernel.h"
+#include "stdint.h"
+
+#define VIDEO_MEMORY (0xB8000)
+#define SCREEN_WIDTH 80
+#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 25
+
+void DrawBox(int x, int y, int width, int height) {
+    uint16_t* video_memory = (uint16_t*)VIDEO_MEMORY;
+    uint16_t color = (0x0F << 8);
+
+    // Corners
+    video_memory[y * SCREEN_WIDTH + x] = color | 201; // Top-left
+    video_memory[y * SCREEN_WIDTH + x + width - 1] = color | 187; // Top-right
+    video_memory[(y + height - 1) * SCREEN_WIDTH + x] = color | 200; // Bottom-left
+    video_memory[(y + height - 1) * SCREEN_WIDTH + x + width - 1] = color | 188; // Bottom-right
+
+    // Horizontal lines
+    for (int i = 1; i < width - 1; i++) {
+        video_memory[y * SCREEN_WIDTH + x + i] = color | 205;
+        video_memory[(y + height - 1) * SCREEN_WIDTH + x + i] = color | 205;
+    }
+
+    // Vertical lines
+    for (int i = 1; i < height - 1; i++) {
+        video_memory[(y + i) * SCREEN_WIDTH + x] = color | 186;
+        video_memory[(y + i) * SCREEN_WIDTH + x + width - 1] = color | 186;
+    }
+}
+
+void PrintString(int x, int y, const char* str) {
+    uint16_t* video_memory = (uint16_t*)VIDEO_MEMORY;
+    uint16_t color = (0x0F << 8);
+    int i = 0;
+    while (str[i] != '\0') {
+        video_memory[y * SCREEN_WIDTH + x + i] = color | str[i];
+        i++;
+    }
+}
+
+void ShowSplashScreen() {
+    ClearScreen();
+    DrawBox(10, 5, 60, 15);
+    PrintString(28, 7, "MKernel - v0.0.1-beta");
+    PrintString(24, 9, "A lightweight 64-bit kernel");
+    PrintString(25, 11, "Copyright (c) 2025, Atheria");
+    for (volatile int i = 0; i < 3000000000; i ++);
+}

kernel/etc/Splash.h

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef SPLASH_H
+#define SPLASH_H
+
+void ShowSplashScreen();
+
+#endif //SPLASH_H

kernel/memory/AsmHelpers.asm

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ section .text
 global EnablePagingAndJump
 
 EnablePagingAndJump:
-    mov rdi, cr3
+    mov cr3, rdi
     jmp rsi

meson.build

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ inc_dirs = [
   src_root + '/kernel/ipc',
   src_root + '/kernel/memory',
   src_root + '/kernel/process',
+  src_root + '/kernel/etc',
   src_root + '/drivers',
   arch_root + '/cpu',
   arch_root + '/gdt',
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ c_sources = [
   src_root + '/drivers/Pic.c',
   arch_root + '/cpu/Cpu.c',
   src_root + '/kernel/atomic/Atomics.c',
-  src_root + '/kernel/ipc/Ipc.c'
+  src_root + '/kernel/ipc/Ipc.c',
+  src_root + '/kernel/etc/Splash.c'
 ]
 
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