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- From: os2man@panix.com (Larry Salomon Jr.)
- Subject: Re: Writing trivial device drivers - documentation? help?????
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.134948.17625@panix.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 13:49:48 GMT
- References: <1992Nov13.002029.1824@msc.cornell.edu>
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- In <1992Nov13.002029.1824@msc.cornell.edu> tommy@msc.cornell.edu (Mike Thompson) writes:
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- > <stuff deleted>
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- >I need help. I've got the development kits for OS/2 1.2 and 2.0. They include
- >some minimal examples of device drivers, but no real documentation. Can
- >someone tell me where to get adequate documentation to write a trivial device
- >driver (it will be really stupid). Book suggestions? Pay for more software
- >from IBM?
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- >Second request: Does anyone have an example device driver (in masm) fully
- >functional they would make available to me. I need examples of DevHlp calls
- >to get mapping of physical memory. Any help most greatly appreciated.
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- I highly recommend Steve Mastrianni's book on device driver programming and
- the accompanying DevHlp library (which you - unfortunately - have to purchase
- separately). Steve can be contacted via mcimail at 5099225@mcimail.com .
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- Cheers,
- Q
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