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Re: OS startup goals and steps

From "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at>
Newsgroups alt.os.development
Subject Re: OS startup goals and steps
Date 2015-07-16 14:42 +0200
Organization KESYS-development
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Rod Pemberton wrote:
 
>> I use 0:0600..0:7bff to store data including BIOS-returned structs:
>>
>> origin IVT, (only needed for reboot)
>> A20-mode,   (set by BIOS or port92 or keybd)
>> VESA-modelist, INT15_E820, EDID, INT15_C2,   (to enable USB to PS/2  
>> mouse emulation)
>> INT13_41 flags,  (check if 64-bit address supported)
>> CPUID0/1/..      (CPU-name and check for TSC,cmov,..)
>> and all PCI-configuration (needed to detect SATA-ports)
> ...
 
>> INT15_C2 (to enable USB to PS/2 mouse emulation)
> 
> Could you explain this one? ...

My BIOSes (all AMI) will not emulate an USB-mouse without setting 
up a far-pointer by 15C207 to a (dummy RETF anyway) routine 
followed by a 15C200BH01 (enable). Perhaps because my keybords 
are still PS/2.
After this I can use PM/RM port60 mouse routines and ignore BIOS.
 
>> INT13_41 flags,  (check if 64-bit address supported)
 
> Is this just an EDD 3.0 check?
 
Yes, is AH=030? but I check if bit3 of CX is set in addition.
__
wolfgang

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OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 10:35 +0100
  Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-15 04:00 -0400
    Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-15 22:29 -0400
      Re: OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 08:00 +0100
        Re: OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 11:01 +0100
          Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-17 05:40 -0400
            Re: OS startup goals and steps "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2015-07-17 17:58 +0200
        Re: OS startup goals and steps "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 03:24 -0700
  Re: OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 10:32 +0100
    Re: OS startup goals and steps "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2015-07-16 16:04 +0200
      Re: OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 06:44 +0100
        Re: OS startup goals and steps "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2015-07-17 17:50 +0200
    Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-17 06:10 -0400
      Re: OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 18:07 +0100
        Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-18 03:35 -0400
  Re: OS startup goals and steps "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2015-07-16 14:42 +0200
    Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-17 05:48 -0400
      Re: OS startup goals and steps "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2015-07-17 17:29 +0200

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