From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 06:42:31 +0100 From: cinap_lenrek@gmx.de In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="upas-kqtpfdiqzkfhkfaumepenfsnpm" Subject: Re: [9fans] realemu Topicbox-Message-UUID: b66d0afc-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --upas-kqtpfdiqzkfhkfaumepenfsnpm Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit there would have to be some more stuff to add to get it working on non pc hardware. like setting up the virtual interrupt vector table. we currently just get a copy of the first megabyte of physical memory thru '#v/vgabios' or '#P/realmodemem' wich contains the real ivt of the host pc that was prepared by the system bios on bootup. ron probably knows how todo this :-) -- cinap --upas-kqtpfdiqzkfhkfaumepenfsnpm Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <9fans-bounces@9fans.net> Delivered-To: GMX delivery to cinap_lenrek@gmx.de Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 02 Mar 2011 03:33:29 -0000 Received: from mail.9fans.net (EHLO mail.9fans.net) [67.207.142.3] by mx0.gmx.net (mx027) with SMTP; 02 Mar 2011 04:33:29 +0100 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=[67.207.142.3]) by mail.9fans.net with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <9fans-bounces@9fans.net>) id 1PucvA-0004Rc-RV; Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:40:16 +0000 Received: from holo.morphisms.net ([68.236.190.109]) by mail.9fans.net with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pucv9-0004RX-9T for 9fans@9fans.net; Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:40:15 +0000 Received: by holo.morphisms.net (Postfix, from userid 124) id 585373CBC4A; Tue, 1 Mar 2011 22:24:16 -0500 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on holo.morphisms.net X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.0 required=3.1 tests=BAYES_00,SPF_PASS, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 Received: from ladd.quanstro.net (ladd.quanstro.net [69.55.170.73]) by holo.morphisms.net with SMTP id stqgxj5ssc4utifzxwg55ia3qw; for 9fans@9fans.net; Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:24:11 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from quanstro@quanstro.net) Received-SPF: Pass; receiver=holo.morphisms.net; client-ip=69.55.170.73; envelope-from=; helo=ladd.quanstro.net; mechanism=mx:quanstro.net X-Avenger: version=0.8.1; receiver=holo.morphisms.net; client-ip=69.55.170.73; client-port=44516; syn-fingerprint=65535:243:0:48:M1420,W0,N From: erik quanstrom Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 22:31:01 -0500 To: 9fans@9fans.net Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: <28a5a9ad234d733f7758054ba3b7171a@gmx.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] realemu X-BeenThere: 9fans@9fans.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> List-Id: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans.9fans.net> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: 9fans-bounces@9fans.net Errors-To: 9fans-bounces@9fans.net X-GMX-Antivirus: 0 (no virus found) X-GMX-Antispam: 0 (Sender is in whitelist: quanstro@quanstro.net); Detail=5D7Q89H36p4L00VTXC6D4q0N+AH0PUCnShX0FizdQl9RFZ0GCoYzuI/5tuj+6f1Bo33qJ FpAu0p8VGnOp3+cZQ==V1; On Tue Mar 1 22:10:13 EST 2011, me@acm.jhu.edu wrote: > Don't forget platforms != x86; an emulator would be needed on ARM (say) if a > PC-like graphics chip found its way over there. I believe X has had such a > beast (x86emu?) and used it heavily on PPCen. the kw openrd in fact does have a vesa-capable pci device, but it's not clear to me that the vesa bios exists on the part as shipped with the openrd. - erik --upas-kqtpfdiqzkfhkfaumepenfsnpm--