how to load a driver

[VolTeK]

how do i load a driver into my kernel at startup

@combuster: hows that

[Troy Martin]

Ghost: map some areas of your kernel for drivers as well as a table telling the kernel what the driver does, what it adds, etc. Then load the driver file at startup and add it to the tables.

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[Love4Boobies]

Perhaps the OP isn't going for a monolithic approach and wants to load drivers in userland...

@OP: Are you using a bootloader like GRUB? If so, you can tell it to load modules for you.

[VolTeK]

well, want to make the windows like approach, no i dont use grub. i use what built but i want to load it when my kernel starts

@troy, i will look at that cite

[Troy Martin]

I don't even have driver loading, and I've been working on my OS for almost two months. Just finished FAT support a few weeks ago.

Then again, I don't really need it since I'm one of the sole people who contribute and no one's written any programs yet.

[VolTeK]

well, i hear you are haveing problems with a keyboard driver, i can teach you how to use one

[Troy Martin]

Nah thanks, I deleted the stuff I had. It's probably archived in my backup drive somewhere though.

[VolTeK]

alright but if you evr think other wise ill will be hear

[Troy Martin]

/nod

You still need help loading drivers?

BTW, what language are you using, are you in protected mode, and can you load files from the FAT?

[VolTeK]

protected mode, fasm, the keyboard driver i just put in the kernel code, i wanted to use the driver loading technique when i needed it