src/hwinfo/src/int10/README

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   2 This is a preliminary version of a VGA softbooter for LINUX.
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   4 It makes use of the of the vm86() call and is therefore only
   5 usable on ix86 systems.
   6 There are plans to port this program to use a x86 emulator
   7 like x86emu. Also it may be ported to other operating systems.
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   9 So far it has been tested on a small number of cards. It might
  10 well be that it will fail on your card.
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  12 If you need to make modifications to the programs to be able
  13 to boot your card please let the author know.
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  15 So far there is no command line interface. All options need
  16 to be hardcoded. You can do this by editing debug.h. You can
  17 turn on a bunch of debug output. Other options allow you to
  18 boot the primary card (CONFIG_ACTIVE_DEVICE), save the bios
  19 to a file (SAVE_BIOS), and map the original system bios
  20 (MAP_SYS_BIOS).
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  22 The author wants to thank
  23  Hans Lermen   (dosemu)
  24  and
  25  Kendall Bennett (x86emu)
  26 for their support.
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  28 Parts of the code - especially in v86.c and io.c - are based on code
  29 taken from dosemu. Parts of the code in int.c are based on code taken
  30 from x86emu
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  32 Egbert Eich.  <Egbert.Eich@Physik.TU-Darmstadt.DE>
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