Re: [plex86] VGA reference

[Drew Northup]

Well I meant the plex86's system BIOS if that helps you some ..... ;^)!!!!

Colin Davidson wrote:

> Drew wrote:
>
> > Actually, the system Bios is still required to boot..... we need the BIOS
> disk
> > services to boot.
> > After a protected mode driver loads then the BIOS use is minimal......
>
> Really? I know an OS will typically use the BIOS during boot, but does a
> guest OS under Plex86 really use BIOS disk I/O? If so how does Plex86
> support guests in disk image files? I haven't looked at this, so you know
> more than I do, but I am surprised, I would have expected Plex86 to
> virtualize disk accesses. Not arguing the point, just surprised and a little
> confused.
>
> (In case it wasn't clear in my original post, I was writing about Plex86
> requirements, not host OS requirements)

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Drew Northup, N1XIM