c08313ab62
getbpb now returns 0 instead of S_DONE in case of an uninitialized
partition, copying the default BPB into the BPB.
The previous return of S_DONE in case of uninitialized partitions
resulted in rp->r_bpptr not getting set in bldbpb. This in
combination with indicating success resulted in garbage returned
via rp->r_bpptr.
The DPB values are now being set to the default BPB ones in media_check
ea951d8136/kernel/fatfs.c (L1728)
via call to bpb_to_dpb in case of an uninitialized partition.
This may have side effects. But because DF_NOACCESS is still set, I
think it is the right way to do it.
The commit also masks high bit of AL for INT25/26 containing the drive
number. Some programs may set the bit according to RBIL:
"examination of CPWIN386.CPL indicates that if this call fails with
error 0408h on an old-style (<32M) call, one should retry the
call with the high bit of the drive number in AL set"
Leaving the bit set may render the given drive number unusable.
It should do no harm to mask it to increase the chance of the operation
to succeed. Also, the AH should be set to zero, because drive is given
only in AL.
fd kernel
FreeDOS kernel - current 0xFD version is 2.43 (2043)
The FreeDOS kernel implements the core MS/PC-DOS (R) compatible functions. It is derived from Pat Villani's DOS-C kernel and released under the GPL v2. Please see http://www.freedos.org/ for more details about the FreeDOS (TM) Project. This was originally a branch based on 2042 SVN 0xFD kernel; the full svn history has since been added to git (see other branches) and current development of release kernels are available here. Please fork and submit a Pull Request!
Compiled kernels ready to use (just copy kernel.sys over an existing install) are available at http://www.fdos.org/kernel/testing/git/ - also available are the source archive and fdpkg compatible packages. *** TODO update links/upload archives
This version of the kernel is intended only for 8086+ or 80386+ IBM compatible computers in continuation of the goals of the FreeDOS Project. Please see http://www.fdos.org/kernel for my 0xDC kernel that is work on merging back in some of the original portability aspects and other supported features at the cost of some compatibility with older hardware/software.
Please feel free to email me - PerditionC@gmail.com
Now with automatic builds and soon tests 