Setup a graphics 'driver' of sorts that can display a banner at the top of the screen.

kernel/screen.c

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+#include "../includes/screen.h"
+#include "../build_numbers.c"
+
+unsigned char row = 1;
+unsigned char column = 0;
+unsigned char screen_width = 80;
+
+
+void print_banner(){
+	unsigned short *buffer = 0x000B8000;
+	unsigned short attr = 0x1800;
+	
+	unsigned char* banner = "Project Code Name: kernel3";
+	char* version = KERNEL_VERSION_NUMBER;
+	unsigned char banner_length = (80 - strlen(banner)) / 2;
+	// Add 14 for the string "Kernel Version: ".
+	unsigned char version_length = (80 - (strlen(version) + 16)) / 2;
+	
+	for(unsigned char i = 0; i < screen_width; i++){
+		*buffer++ = ' ';
+		*buffer++ = attr;
+	}
+	
+	for(unsigned char i = 0; i < screen_width; i++){
+		if(i == banner_length){
+			for(unsigned short j = 0; j < strlen(banner); j++){
+				unsigned short *where = (unsigned short*) 0x000B8000 + j + i;
+				*where = banner[j] | attr;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		if(i == version_length){
+			unsigned short offset = 0;
+			char* tmp = "Kernel Version: ";
+			for(unsigned char j = 0; j < strlen(tmp); j++){
+				unsigned short *where = (unsigned short*) 0x000B8000 + j + 80 + i;
+				*where = tmp[j] | attr;
+				offset++;
+			}
+			
+			for(unsigned char j = 0; j < strlen(version); j++){
+				unsigned short *where = (unsigned short*) 0x000B8000 + j + 80 + offset + i;
+				*where = version[j] | attr;
+			}			
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void draw_s(char* string, unsigned char fg, unsigned char bg)
+{
+	char *video_buffer = 0x000B8000;
+	
+	for(int i = 0; i < strlen(string); i++)
+	{
+		char current_char = string[i];
+		
+		if(current_char == '\n'){
+			//row++;
+			column = row * column;
+			row++;
+			continue;
+		}
+		
+		video_buffer[i*2 + (row * column)] = string[i];
+		video_buffer[i * 2 + 1 + (row * column)] = ((fg & 0x0f) << 4) | (bg & 0x0F);
+		//column++;
+	}
+}
+
+void clear_screen(){
+	char *video_buffer = 0x000B8000;
+	
+	for(unsigned char i = 0; i < 25; i++){
+		for(unsigned char j = 0; j < 80; j++){
+			*video_buffer++ = ' ';//0x20 | (0x0F << 8);
+			*video_buffer++ = 0x82;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+int strlen(char* string)
+{
+	int len = 0;
+	
+	for(int i = 0; string[i] != '\0'; i++) len++;
+	
+	return len;
+}