Re: DOS2linux

[Bart Vandewoestyne <Bart.Vandewoestyne@pandora.be>]

Camiel Vanderhoeven wrote:
> 
> > static int getslotinfo( void )
> > {
> >   static char buff[320], *s=&buff[0]; int valid;
> >
> >   inregs.h.ah=0xd8; inregs.h.al=0x1; inregs.h.cl=DiSC_Id.slot>>12;
> > inregs.h.ch=0;
> >   sregs.ds=FP_SEG(s); inregs.x.si=FP_OFF(s);
> >   int86x(0x15, &inregs, &outregs, &sregs);
> >   valid=outregs.h.ah;
> >   if(!valid) { DiSC_Id.it=buff[itconf]; DiSC_Id.dma=buff[dmachd]; }
> >   return(valid);
> > }
> >
> > Would it help if i told you that itconf and dmachd are defined as (see
> > http://mc303.ulyssis.org/heim/downloads/DISCINC.H )
> >
> > #define itconf                0xb2
> > #define dmachd                0xc0
> >
> > So if my EISA board is at 0x1000, i should be able to read these
> > values from 0x1000+0xb2 and 0x1000+0xc0 ???  And if 'yes', any idea
> > about how to read them? (byte, word, long...? My guess would be as a
> > byte, but I'm not sure...)
> 
> Looking at the above piece of sourcecode, I would say your guess is
> correct. "buff" is declared as an array of chars (bytes), so I would try
> to read a byte at 0x10b2 and at 0x10c0. Just try it out & see what you
> get back...

I tried reading bytes from the following locations:

0x1000+0xb2		-> gives me 255
0x1000+0xc80+0xb2	-> gives me 255
0x1000+0xc84+0xb2	-> gives me 255

same for 0xc0

I guess these aren't the values I should be expecting... :-(

Greetzzz,
mc303

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