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trying to understand i8259

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:49 am
by digo_rp
why do I need to send EOI to 8259 PIC cuz I put it to work in AEOI Mode

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could anyone help me to try to understand the diference between
EOI and AEOI ?

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:52 am
by xsix
forget about it, just write mov al, 0x20 out 0x20, al for primary pic and to 0xA0 0x20 if secondary had fired