Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 18:12:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Gary Clark II <gclarkii> To: gibbs@freefall.FreeBSD.org (Justin T. Gibbs) Cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, annex2@viking.emcmt.edu Subject: Re: FreeBSD Developement Message-ID: <199508310112.SAA11431@freefall.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <199508302137.OAA02868@freefall.FreeBSD.org> from "Justin T. Gibbs" at Aug 30, 95 02:37:28 pm
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> > >As Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > >> > >> I suggest that you guys spend a little time looking through the system > >> and pick something that interests you. Maybe an emulation topic: DOS? > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >> Windows? Linux? SCO? The emulation for all of those (especially the > >> first two) needs some serious work and there's even existing sample > >> code scattered throughout the Linux and NetBSD camps that one could > >> use. > > > >Perhaps start with the base requirement for this: vm86(). Wasn't it > >Justin who've already thought about a starting point? > > > >-- > >cheers, J"org > > > >joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ > >Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-) > > Talk to Gary Clark. I sent him my OS/2 redbook. :) > -- > Justin T. Gibbs > =========================================== > Software Developer - Walnut Creek CDROM > FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations > =========================================== > Hello, Ok, I'm in the process of upgrading to Current as I speak, and after I get this system running again, I will bring my changes into current here and Post the diffs for testing. Status: kernel mod to put system into VM86 mode syscall to do this problems allocing mem to make this useful looking at Mach DOS,Linux and NetBSD for useful information or creative hacks allows either 0 or 3 level (at this point only 0 works at all(no iomap)) thinking about a syscall for doing BIOS calls only with a general one later email me for more details or if you want to help:) Gary -- Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | FreeBSD support and service gclarkii@FreeBSD.ORG | mail info@gbdata.com for information FreeBSD FAQ at ftp.FreeBSD.ORG in ~pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/src/share/FAQ/Text/FreeBSD.FAQ
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