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Configuration for OS-Loader
============================

Most options are made to reduce the size of code and (constant) data.
If an option not defined as absent, a test for this device is performed.

An embedded 8086 system you can use without full IBM BIOS. So al lot of 
BIOS variable and BIOS-function (INTxx) are not implemented. In this 
cases you must perform the results directly.

The bootsector code isn't used for ROM code. setup.S made the full
OS/loader function.



'Build kernel as ROM-bootable'    CONFIG_ROMCODE
-------------------------------------------------

  Reduces the code and data size. Only the result strings for the
  specified group included to the code.   
   
   
'System has an FPU'               CONFIG_HW_FPU
--------------------------------------------

  Most systems do not have an FPU. Reduces the code size.


'System has a keyboard BIOS (if no BIOS-Int 16h)'    CONFIG_HW_KEYBOARD_BIOS 
------------------------------------------------------------------

  Systems with SIO console doesn't need a keyboard BIOS
  

'System has a PS/2 pointing device'   CONFIG_HW_PS2_MOUSE
------------------------------------------------------

  No search to PS/2 mouse. The variable is placed to the address 01ff 
  in setup segment. This variable generates a 500 bytes memory hole. 
  The device should disabled until the address is fixed.


'System has a hard drive          CONFIG_HW_HARD_DRIVE    
------------------------------------------------------------
  Do not init a hard disk. A comment in 0.76 says you should disable
  this option.


'System has a floppy drive'       CONFIG_HW_FLOPPY_DRIVE
-----------------------------------------------
   Init floppy. The kernel code is in ROM, so you doesn't need this.
   

'Get fontinfo via CRT-BIOS (40h:85h)'    CONFIG_HW_VIDEO_HOC y
'High of character in lines'             CONFIG_HW_VIDEO_LINES_PER_CHARACTER 
'Lines per page'                         CONFIG_HW_VIDEO_LINES_PER_SCREEN
-------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   The BIOS placed font information in the BIOS data space. The normal
   values are 8 and 25.



--------------------------------------------------
'absolute segment location of target system'
--------------------------------------------------
-
-  In this area you specify the location of all segments. The code is
-  always placed in the ROM are, the data (DATA and BSS) in RAM.
   
   
'Codesegment for setup.S      (SEG, size ca. 0x60 ROM)'  CONFIG_ROM_SETUP_CODE 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   The OS/loader setup.S  *must* place at start of a 2 kB segment, therefore
   the BIOS looks only at this position after user ROMs.


'Codesegment kernel           (SEG, ca. 64k ROM)'        CONFIG_ROM_KERNEL_CODE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Position for kernel code (including kernel DATA)
   
   
'Datasegment for setup.S      (SEG, size ca. 0x10 RAM)'  CONFIG_ROM_SETUP_DATA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Position where the computer configuration infos stored.
   
   
'Datasegment (IRQ-Scheduler)  (SEG, size: ca. 0x5 RAM)'  CONFIG_ROM_IRQ_DATA
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   The ELKS kernel used in original CS variables in some routines. 
   In ROM case this was fixed by moving this into this special RAM segment.
   

'Datasegment (DATA+BSS+STACK) (SEG, ca. 64k RAM)'        CONFIG_ROM_KERNEL_DATA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
   To this area the kernel DATA is copied form ROM (kernel CODE).
   
   

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'Information for ROM-Image generator'
---------------------------------------
-
-  The images of kernel, setup and (if you want) the power on code (a small 
-  BIOS) must merged to one big image for the PROM. You also can add a 
-  reset vector (at f000:fff0) in the image.


'Startaddress of ROM (for offset in image-file)'         CONFIG_ROM_BASE
--------------------------------------------------------------------
  
   Basis of the ROM image. Normally 0xf000 for 64 k PROMS 
   (0xe000 for 128 k PROMS).
   This address is used as offset for the next addresses
   

'Area with BIOS Checksum in kbytes (normally 64)'  CONFIG_ROM_CHECKSUM_SIZE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   The size should response to the size of setup und kernel.
   Some BIOSes have problems is less then 4 kB. Maximum 128 kB


'Make image-file bootable by reset'             CONFIG_ROM_BOOTABLE_BY_RESET   
'Address jumped after reset (offset in image)'  CONFIG_ROM_RESET_ADDRESS  
----------------------------------------------------------------

   If you say 'yes' a reset vector is added to the image. 
   jmp far CONFIG_ROM_BASE:CONFIG_ROM_RESET_ADDRESS
   Normally the value is 0003 (0..2 is the BIOS identifier)
   

'Add startup module to image (BIOS-functions)' CONFIG_ROM_ADD_BIOS_IMAGE 
'Name of module'                               CONFIG_ROM_BIOS_MODULE 
'Module codesegment address'                   CONFIG_ROM_BIOS_MODULE_ADDR 
------------------------------------------------------------------

   In bootable images (CONFIG_ROM_BOOTABLE_BY_RESET = y) you can placed a third image file
   (for example the power on code with BIOS). CONFIG_ROM_BIOS_MODULE is the name
   of the binary, CONFIG_ROM_BIOS_MODULE_ADDR the offset in the destination image 
   (0xf000 placed an image at ff000 n a 64 k ROM)


'Use EPROM-Simulator after make'        CONFIG_ROM_USE_SIMULATOR   
'Programcall'                           CONFIG_ROM_SIMULATOR_PROGRAM  
--------------------------------------------------------
   
   After successful compiling you can call a program. For example for
   copy the image in an EPROM emulator.



'Generate debugcode and information'
'ROM-CODE debug infos'                  CONFIG_ROM_DEBUG
------------------------------------------------------------

   Additional Information from setup.S
   

-----------------------------------------------------------
The next information only for the kernel. Some information from
the OS/loader section the kernel needs too (CONFIG_ROM_KERNEL_DATA, ...)
Both (setup and kernel) should recompile if a value in the 
OS/loader section is changed.
-----------------------------------------------------------





Configuration of ROM-Kernel
============================

This section include the option used only in the kernel.

    
'Use IRQ-Mask of 8259 at boottime as default'      CONFIG_HW_259_USE_ORIGINAL_MASK 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Normally the kernel disables all interrupts at boot time. If you use
   a ROM-debugger connected via SIO its ugly if the kernel disable you.
   If you say yes, the interrupt mask at boot time is used as default.
   
   
   
'NO Floppycount at 40:10 use INT13.08'        CONFIG_HW_USE_INT13_FOR_FLOPPY 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   If no BIOS data at 40h, its possible to get the Flopyinformation via INT 13.
   (Only if you use BIOS FDD)


'Use int 13 for disk parameters'	CONFIG_HW_USE_INT13_FOR_DISKPARMS 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   If you have no real disks and the information of INT 13 function 8 are consistent,
   it's more faster to get the information via this interrupt.



Christian Mardm�ller (chm@kdt.de)
10/1999
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