OSDev.org

Ok just an idea to have a thread that contains all the net links that have helped people with OS dev until/if the admins put one up. (I am still waiting on gentoo compiling so I dont have access to my favourites yet but heres a list to start with:

OS EDUCATIONAL LINKS:-

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-neons- Comprehensive Guide - shows GDT in assembly

Great followup to neons guide showing use of gdt using C and Asm

skelix site guide seems good yet to try

some theory on descriptors and other stuff

OS dev wiki, contains shed loads of info and links

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Keyboard IO------------------

Page on kernel bootsector keyboard io I have yet to check this one out just found it

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I'm sure all those links (except possibly mine) are up on the wiki links page?

/me copy&pastes the contents from Resources

Hiya yes alot of them will be in the wiki but I have quite a few on my main pc that arent, and although the wiki is good theres also going to be good material that isnt covered. You could then go down the route of saying well people can submit them to be added to the wiki but many people are no doubt very busy and it is much easier and less hassle for them just to put there links in a thread. Its just an idea if people want to do it fine , if not thats equally fine

Just to finally just be brutally honest there could be alot more on the wiki than what it currently holds. If it was so comprehensive then people wouldnt be having to ask near as much questions. (Only too often I find things explained but not fully and making to many assumptions in regards to the readers lvl , where they do that they should provide decent pre reqs - I can think of one site off the top off my head which explains segment offset addressing and really shows how easy it is , uses diagrams showing memmory states as certain things are getting explained)

Anywy not wanting to turn this into a debate about this and that; thats not what its for , either submit links or just dont do it , as I said its just an idea, I dont want to hear peoples moans about it one way or the other. Just dont bother answering and I will know you didnt like it.

maverick777 wrote:Hiya yes alot of them will be in the wiki but I have quite a few on my main pc that arent, and although the wiki is good theres also going to be good material that isnt covered. You could then go down the route of saying well people can submit them to be added to the wiki but many people are no doubt very busy and it is much easier and less hassle for them just to put there links in a thread. Its just an idea if people want to do it fine , if not thats equally fine

Yet, you did manage to find time to open this very thread

Just to finally just be brutally honest there could be alot more on the wiki than what it currently holds.

That's true. But consider that people must find time to contribute to it.

If it was so comprehensive then people wouldnt be having to ask near as much questions.

The vast majority doesn't bother to read "How to ask questions", "prerequisites" and "beginner mistakes". Not reading is not an excuse for not undestanding

(Only too often I find things explained but not fully and making to many assumptions in regards to the readers lvl , where they do that they should provide decent pre reqs - I can think of one site off the top off my head which explains segment offset addressing and really shows how easy it is , uses diagrams showing memmory states as certain things are getting explained)

If you have time to complain, you have time to contribute