Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 15:17:27 -1000 From: "Randal S. Masutani" <randal@comtest.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Embeded applications? Message-ID: <199805230059.OAA07815@oldyeller.comtest.com> In-Reply-To: <199805222344.QAA03319@dingo.cdrom.com> References: Your message of "Fri, 22 May 1998 14:49:28 -1000." <199805230031.OAA07761@oldyeller.comtest.com>
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On 22 May 98 at 16:43, Mike Smith wrote: > Read 512 bytes from the image file, write to the first sector on the > disk. Read the next 512 bytes from the image file, write to the second > sector on the disk. Repeat. > > Use the BIOS int13 calls to do your writing. You'll need to query the > BIOS equipment list for the geometry, (or ask the user). Thanks, I guess it is simple enough to write. > > > A slightly easier solution would be to get a PC104 IDE adapter, and use > > > an old IDE disk to transfer stuff around. > > > > Actually the board has an IDE controller on it already. I guess I just need to > > get a spare IDE drive to shuffle around. But still how would I transfer the > > image? > > Plenty of ways - put DOS on the IDE harddisk, use a comms program to > download the image over a null-modem cable for example. Actually I just remembered that Mesa has a disk transfer program for just this purpose of transfering large files over to the board. Randal Masutani ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ComTest Technologies, Inc. 3049 Ualena St., Suite 1005 Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message
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