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BIOS interrupts (2)

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:00 am
by Rookie
Now I've visited the page with the BIOS interrupts (http://www.ctyme.com/intr/cat-003.htm). Now I'd like to know if those are all of the BIOS interrupts?
When you have no operating systems on a PC (hard disk empty), the only interrupts you can call are the BIOS interrupts. Then the OS (and other programs) implements the other interrupts. Is that right?
THANK U!

BIOS interrupts (2) +question

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:00 am
by Rookie
can I call the BIOS interrupts from windows? I mean, will they allow me to do so?

RE:BIOS interrupts (2) +question

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:00 am
by Adek336
it depends:
-in an emulated dos environment - the v86 mode - yes, no problem
-under protected mode, so in a real windows app - no, even further: under protected mode interrupts 0-0x1f are for exception handling so it might crash the program.

Hope it helps,
Adrian