EEN596 BIOS Operations Spring 2006, Mon 2:15-3:30

• Downloads:
  • Software to make things work
  • loader.asm, bootsec.asm, and mbr.asm.
• For Reference or Review:
• Assignments:
  • 2006-01-30: Make the primality tester print list of factors for non-primes.
  • 2006-02-06: Invent newline and clear-screen functions.
  • 2006-02-13: Invent character input function with keyboard code decoder.
  • 2006-03-06: Get two VMWare Machines properly communicating via serial port.
  • 2006-04-03: Get linear frame buffer working properly.
  • 2006-04-10: Write a function to draw letters and shapes using the frame buffer.
  • 2006-04-17: Continue working on the printchar function and look for info on ethernet.
  • 2006-04-24: Ethernet functionality: get two VMWare machines to send/recieve packets.
• Class History:
  • 2006-01-23: Creating system, MBR, Bootsector, loader, assembler, and diskeditor; (The Zip File).
  • 2006-01-30: Intel practice, the primality tester (code).
  • 2006-02-06: Accessing character-mode video hardware (code).
  • 2006-02-13: Accessing hardware ports: the keyboard controller (code).
  • 2006-02-20: Interrupt Handling (code).
  • 3006-03-06: Sending data over serial ports (Send Program) (Recieve Program).
  • 3006-03-27: VESA video. Special CD images: (one, two); Useful web site, Little asm program to mess with video using interrupts.
                        Magic ISO Trial (For making ISO files for use with VM Ware).
  • 3006-04-03: VESA Stuff Framebuffer Example
  • 3006-04-10: More with VESA and linear framebuffer. Discussion of drawing characters using video memory. New Loader New System Def File.                    (Windows character-generator helper: source, ready-to-run exe. Run it to see help).
  • 3006-04-17: Ethernet info (Kernal source) (The other source).
  • 3006-04-24: A few debugging issues in printing in video mode and keyboard input issues to be explored.