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Article #1069Re: Writing Device Drivers
From: Robert Olivier
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 14:28
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 14:28
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In <msf.716240474@skaro> msf@skaro.as.arizona.edu (Michael Fulbright) writes: >I am working on a port of the SBBSD unix device driver for the Sound >Blaster. I have looked at several sample device drivers and I have >almost all the info I need. I have 2 remaining questions: >1) How do you parse the command line from CONFIG.SYS that invoked > your device driver? > Say CONFIG.SYS has DEVICE=D:\A.SYS A B C D > How do I get the string 'A B C D'? Is it passed as part of the > initialization request packet? The parameters are passed in the init request block beginning at offset 0x12. This is covered on page 15-5 in the IBM Physical Device Driver Reference. rjo@panix.com -- Robert J. Olivier rjo@panix.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sun-barr!olivea!spool.mu.edu!nigel.msen.com!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!cmcl2!panix!rjo From: rjo@panix.com (Robert Olivier) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer Subject: Re: Writing Device Drivers Message-ID: <1992Sep14.142829.912@panix.com> Date: 14 Sep 92 14:28:29 GMT References: <msf.716240474@skaro> Distribution: na Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC Lines: 24