> I've inserted the netboot stuff into the CVS edition of GNU GRUB and I
> almost succeeded in carrying out a network boot. It fetches the files,
> at least. Here are some things I encountered along the way:
Great.
> (2) I couldn't get currticks() to work. I quote the code below in case
> someone can help make it work. My work-around was to use a loop that
> marks time for 1000 ms, increments a private counter and returns the
> counter mod 50. (Can anyone confirm that there should be 20 ticks a
> second? I read 20 in one place, 18 in another place.)
I think it should be 18. HelpPC says "approximately 18.206 times per
second" about INT 1A,0.
> Here's the function that doesn't work. I have no reference materials
> on x86 assembler or BIOS stuff, so it's a hard one for me to fix ...
I don't think I can help you, but there is lots of good information on the
Net. Look for HelpPC, Ralph Brown's interrupt list etc. Even the source
for "FREEBIOS" can be useful.
/Peter �strand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
