hi,
i have a simple question: im now programming c for 5 years, and now i want to develop my own "os" (not a real os...only playing around)
im wondering if there is any tutorial or guide to beginn to write a kernel for MIPS based devices? like http://www.routerboard.com/pricelist.php?showProduct=52
MIPS
Re: MIPS
thank you for the links, but i allready know these ..
so far i have written a kernel for x86 (only basc things, interrupts, physical and virtual memory managment..paging, floppy driver..etc)
but now i decided to switch over to MIPS...but i have no clue how to start...whats about boot sectors at MIPS? bios...mips?
(what things need to be enabled to load a c "kernel"? or what things can be enabled? )
i have read the wiki articles about MIPS. A overview about the cpu registers and instructions
but is it the same procedure as in x86?
yeah sry for asking so general questions
thank you for your help
so far i have written a kernel for x86 (only basc things, interrupts, physical and virtual memory managment..paging, floppy driver..etc)
but now i decided to switch over to MIPS...but i have no clue how to start...whats about boot sectors at MIPS? bios...mips?
(what things need to be enabled to load a c "kernel"? or what things can be enabled? )
i have read the wiki articles about MIPS. A overview about the cpu registers and instructions
but is it the same procedure as in x86?
yeah sry for asking so general questions
thank you for your help
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Re: MIPS
"How is it for MIPS"? All of the data you need is in the datasheet for the chip you want to use, and for the board the chip is mounted on. Nobody can help you more than that, because every chip is different (And if they're working on non-x86, they're probably working on ARM, which is likely a TI OMAP3 (BeagleBoard) or 4 (PandaBoard), and for which you can download an excellent manual for free)