Re: [Freedos-devel] BIOS calls in 16bit protected mode

2012-06-14 Thread Kevin O'Connor
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 02:14:45PM +, Bret Johnson wrote: > > Specifically, I am trying to determine if there are legacy > > applications or operating systems that invoke standard BIOS > > real-mode interrupt handlers while in 16bit protected mode. (The > > legacy real-mode entry points - like

Re: [Freedos-devel] BIOS calls in 16bit protected mode

2012-06-14 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, N.B. I'm far from an expert, please no one scream at me for misunderstanding what he means (or if it's more low-level than I assume). On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Kevin O'Connor wrote: > > I've been working on an open-source BIOS project called SeaBIOS for > the last few years:  http://

Re: [Freedos-devel] BIOS calls in 16bit protected mode

2012-06-14 Thread Ladislav Lacina
edmět: Re: [Freedos-devel] BIOS calls in 16bit protected mode > Datum: 14.6.2012 16:16:29 > > > Specifically, I am trying to determine if there are legacy > > applications or operating systems that invoke standard BIOS > > real-mode

Re: [Freedos-devel] BIOS calls in 16bit protected mode

2012-06-14 Thread Bret Johnson
> Specifically, I am trying to determine if there are legacy > applications or operating systems that invoke standard BIOS > real-mode interrupt handlers while in 16bit protected mode. (The > legacy real-mode entry points - like "int 0x13" - not the > declared 16bit protected mode entry points def

Re: [Freedos-devel] BIOS function support is going away for good

2011-08-08 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Jims, > whitepaper from AMI on the BIOS-to-UEFI transition (very informative). > http://www.ami.com/support/downloadwp.cfm?DLFile=AMI_UEFI_Transition_Whitepaper_PUB.pdf&FileID=1387 > UEFI is taking over and slowly(?)/fastly(?) transitioning out BIOS > functionality. > This could either mean a

Re: [Freedos-devel] BIOS function support is going away for good

2011-07-22 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Op 22-7-2011 6:48, Jim Michaels schreef: > whitepaper from AMI on the BIOS-to-UEFI transition (very informative). > http://www.ami.com/support/downloadwp.cfm?DLFile=AMI_UEFI_Transition_Whitepaper_PUB.pdf&FileID=1387 Thanks for that paper, might prove to be an interesting piece to read. > how long

Re: [Freedos-devel] BIOS

2004-03-29 Thread Luchezar Georgiev
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:00:06 +0200, Bernd Blaauw wrote: does not imply the manufacturers or even the creators of the generic BIOS know the BIOS code very good. BIOS code developed in same way as Windows: ...and DOS keep compatibility and attach some really ugly extensions and work-arounds. Ind

Re: [Freedos-devel] BIOS

2004-03-29 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Luchezar Georgiev schreef: As far as I see, LinuxBIOS *replaces* the built-in BIOS, whereas I'm talking about fitting an [D]OS kernel into the free space of *existing* BIOS. No one should know better their board than the manufacturer itself who has bought the generic BIOS from Award (Phoenix),

Re: [Freedos-devel] BIOS

2004-03-29 Thread Luchezar Georgiev
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:43:26 +0200, Bernd Blaauw wrote: Luchezar Georgiev schreef: I think that each OS has its own niche. Neiether Linux nor DOS can oust each other. But try to fit a Linux in the BIOS flash ROM chip when you have only several tens of kilobytes free there! www.linuxbios.org As