Re: hard disk I/O



ArarghMail611NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On 24 Nov 2006 11:08:07 -0800, mike7411@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I was just wondering how hard disk I/O is typically performed in
protected mode.

The BIOS disk interrupts don't seem to work properly, and I think they
assume the 16 bit memory model.

Well, if you are lazy, you hop back to real mode.

Otherwise, you write a protected mode driver.
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Would a protected mode driver use something like the OUT command to
talk to the hard drive?

Thanks.

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