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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:40 am
by Combuster
Pitchu wrote:Why to configure PIC?
I mean, wont IRQ0 invoke INT 08 routine i.e. index 9 in IDT.
Normally it does, however, that interrupt is shared with the double fault exception. Try asking yourself the question: was that a clock tick or did I screw up big time?

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:14 am
by zaleschiemilgabriel
Read this first:
http://www.x86.org/articles/pmbasics/tspec_a1_doc.htm
After you make sure that you understand every word and every table there, come back here and read your post again. :P

EDIT: Also make sure that you understand the context the words are used in... Sorry if that sounds rude. I'm just trying to be funny.

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:30 pm
by pcmattman
zaleschiemilgabriel wrote:I'm just trying to be funny.
Don't - it doesn't help anybody.