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- From: Leon Heller <Leon@lfheller.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: Help wanted: Addressing PCI memory-mapped device above 16mB
- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 96 19:34:00 GMT
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- Message-ID: <824153640snz@lfheller.demon.co.uk>
- References: <4fbpve$1ne@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz>
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- In article <4fbpve$1ne@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz>
- vansoegi@elec.canterbury.ac.nz "Gerard van Soest" writes:
-
- > We have just finished developing a PCI card which gets
- > memory mapped in to memory-space above the 1mB limit
- > imposed by real mode programming.
- >
- > What I would like to know is if there is an easy way to
- > address this memory ie. is there a compiler out there that will
- > take care of protected mode for you, whether it is possible
- > to use a memory manager etc. If all else fails, it looks
- > like I will have to resort to asembly code, and unfortunately
- > I just don't have the time to do this :(
- >
- > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please email replies
- > to vansoegi@elec.canterbury.ac.nz.
-
- The easiest and cheapest way to check the card is to get the DJGPP DOS
- port of the GNU C compiler - it's free! It generates 32-bit protected
- mode code, and comes with a memory manager. It's available all over the
- place via ftp.
-
- Leon
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- Leon Heller, G1HSM | "Do not adjust your mind, there is
- E-mail leon@lfheller.demon.co.uk | a fault in reality": on a wall
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