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Re: C in linux - bios calls, graphics

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Subject: Re: C in linux - bios calls, graphics
From: Upendra <lin2k2000@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 19:07:54 +0530
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On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 01:54:45PM +0530, Binand Raj S. wrote:
> 
> > Also, int86() in dos... these are bios calls i guess.. i did some readying up
> > and i could find this. Please help with this too. 
> > <a tutorial, a link to someplace, will be nice. >
> 
> AFAICT, Linux does not support bios calls from user level programs.
> There are system calls and ioctl's that implement bios calls. 
> 

Somewhere there is a kernel patch to support bios calls, done just for fun. 
However modern OSes dont need bios calls and that is why we have system calls.


-Upendra

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- Re: C in linux - bios calls, graphics
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