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Re: detecting emulation or console windows

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From "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm>
Newsgroups alt.os.development, comp.os.msdos.programmer, alt.lang.asm
Subject Re: detecting emulation or console windows
Date Mon, 02 Jun 2014 09:27:47 -0400
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On Mon, 02 Jun 2014 04:51:28 -0400, James Harris  
<james.harris.1@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> wrote in message
> news:op.xgtf1zk06zenlw@localhost...

>> A20 enables correctly for each
>> supported method, at least for the sample set.
>
> Not quite. SCPA enable fails on the ABIT

Ah, you missed my weasel wording: "for each supported method".
I.e., the PS/2 method is _not_ supprted on the ABIT ...

> The A20 test routine I mentioned follows below.
>
> [...]

I have a whole bunch of DOS .com's which
enable and disable A20.  In DOS, you have to
boot clean, i.e., no XMS memory manager to
correctly detect and use A20.  XMS memory managers
emulate A20.

DOS .com programs:
-on and off for keyboard A20 bit
-on and off for PS/2 bit
-on and off for Int 15 - and some others for Int 15
-on for UHCI A20 sequence
-(unimplemented) on for OHCI A20 sequence
  (this might be same as the UHCI sequence...)
-some others that were experimental or used A20
  routines from other people

I don't want to give away the code for the my code
that checks the A20 status, but I'll tell you what
it does.  You could probably recreate it.

-checks for XMS memory manager
(XMS emulates A20 in DOS and may return incorrect
results because of the emulation.  A message is
emitted stating XMS is enabled.)

-disable interrupts
-sets some RM segments
-sets the 0h vector to a routine which emits "A20 ON"
-sets the memory at the possibly wrapped location above
1MB which is equivalent to the 0h vector to a routine
which emits "A20 OFF"  (I.e., if memory is wrapped,
Int 0h reports off.  If memory is not wrapped, Int 0h
reports on.)

-enable interrupts
-does an Int 0h
-disable interrupts

-standard routine to read A20 keyboard bit
and display it's status
-standard routine to read A20 PS/2 bit
and display it's status, adjusted slightly
to detect a non-existent PS/2 port ...
-exits to DOS


AIUI, the Int instruction should force memory coherency
and/or cache flush etc to ensure that the memory wrap or
unwrap is in effect prior to generating the interrupt.


Rod Pemberton

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detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-31 18:31 -0400
  Re: detecting emulation or console windows Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2014-05-31 19:59 -0400
    Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-31 20:54 -0400
      Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-05-31 21:43 -0400
        Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-01 22:48 +0100
          Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-02 00:46 -0400
            Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-02 06:15 +0100
              Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-02 03:21 -0400
                Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-02 03:32 -0400
                Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-02 09:51 +0100
                Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-02 09:27 -0400
                Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-02 17:05 +0100
                Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-02 19:25 -0400
                Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-04 07:55 +0100
                Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-04 03:20 -0400
      Re: detecting emulation or console windows Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2014-06-01 14:03 -0400
        Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-02 00:53 -0400
          Re: detecting emulation or console windows Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2014-06-02 15:55 -0400
            Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-02 19:27 -0400
              Re: detecting emulation or console windows Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2014-06-03 17:00 -0400
  Re: detecting emulation or console windows Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll> - 2014-06-01 06:25 +0200
    Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-01 02:50 -0400
  Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-01 07:53 +0100
    Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-01 04:53 -0400
      Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-01 20:57 +0100
        Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-02 00:48 -0400
      Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-02 03:20 -0400
  Re: detecting emulation or console windows JJ <duh@nah.meh> - 2014-06-02 03:43 +0700
    Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-02 00:34 -0400
    Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-03 07:06 -0400
      Re: detecting emulation or console windows JJ <duh@nah.meh> - 2014-06-03 20:25 +0700
  Re: detecting emulation or console windows "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2014-06-03 20:52 +0200
  Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-03 22:59 +0100
    Re: detecting emulation or console windows CN <qmbmnp3799@pacbell.net> - 2014-06-03 18:39 -0700
      Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-04 07:06 +0100
        Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-04 03:07 -0400
          Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-04 09:16 +0100
  Re: detecting emulation or console windows "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-06-03 23:00 +0100
  Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-06-10 17:37 -0400
    Re: detecting emulation or console windows Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-11 00:37 +0000
      Re: detecting emulation or console windows "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-07-27 12:11 -0400

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