Re: [Freedos-kernel] Suggestion: Int 0x21, AX=0x7305, CX=0xFFFF handler

2008-04-05 Thread Christian Wallbaum
Hi Eric and Tom, > if (r->SI == 0) <-- do not leave this test as "... == 0" > ... > > Otherwise all "typed reads" would turn into writes! I didn't look at the source any further ;-)... But of course, you are right. > I suggest the following patch. If there are no objections, it > can go i

Re: [Freedos-kernel] Suggestion: Int 0x21, AX=0x7305, CX=0xFFFF handler

2008-04-04 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Tom, Alain, > whatever 'ready' means when nobody (except you self) > tested it so far. While there were no official sourceforge file releases, there are updated versions on the rugxulo distro page http://rugxulo.googlepages.com/ and I did mention those on our lists from time to time. His home

Re: [Freedos-kernel] Suggestion: Int 0x21, AX=0x7305, CX=0xFFFF handler

2008-04-04 Thread Alain M.
Tom Ehlert escreveu: > >> I hope you did see the mail earlier this week which says that >> kernel 2038 is almost ready anyway ;-). > > whatever 'ready' means when nobody (except you self) tested it so far. > > in the good old times, we had a couple of prereleases, and also of > post release fix

Re: [Freedos-kernel] Suggestion: Int 0x21, AX=0x7305, CX=0xFFFF handler

2008-04-04 Thread Tom Ehlert
>> and after he verified this private version, may be even put it on >> ibiblio to be used by others ? > I hope you did see the mail earlier this week which says that > kernel 2038 is almost ready anyway ;-). whatever 'ready' means when nobody (except you self) tested it so far. in the good old

Re: [Freedos-kernel] Suggestion: Int 0x21, AX=0x7305, CX=0xFFFF handler

2008-04-04 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Tom, > how about compiling this for Christian ? Good idea. I had thought he already was patching things anyway... > not everybody likes to download watcom, find out how to get kernel > sources compiled ... Here you are: http://www.coli.uni-saarland.de/~eric/christian.zip C:\>ver /r FreeC

Re: [Freedos-kernel] Suggestion: Int 0x21, AX=0x7305, CX=0xFFFF handler

2008-04-04 Thread Tom Ehlert
Hi Eric, how about compiling this for Christian ? not everybody likes to download watcom, find out how to get kernel sources compiled ... and after he verified this private version, may be even put it on ibiblio to be used by others ? Tom -

Re: [Freedos-kernel] Suggestion: Int 0x21, AX=0x7305, CX=0xFFFF handler

2008-04-04 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Christian, > the Int 0x21, AX=0x7305, CX=0x handler (FAT32 - EXTENDED ABSOLUTE > DISK READ/WRITE) found in "inthndlr.c", 355 ff., is implemented in a > very strict way ... it corresponds to www.ctyme.com/intr/rb-3229.htm This is RBIL, Ralph Brown's Interrupt List - usually pretty useful.

[Freedos-kernel] Suggestion: Int 0x21, AX=0x7305, CX=0xFFFF handler

2008-04-04 Thread Christian Wallbaum
Hello everyone, the Int 0x21, AX=0x7305, CX=0x handler (FAT32 - EXTENDED ABSOLUTE DISK READ/WRITE) found in "inthndlr.c", 355 ff., is implemented in a very strict way, I mean, it corresponds to http://www.ctyme.com/intr/rb-3229.htm (is there any other (re)source?), but some DOS applications I