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|    Joe Monk to All    |
|    Re: drivers    |
|    13 Jul 21 17:10:23    |
      From: joemonk64@gmail.com              > As far as I can tell, a BOOTX64.EFI containing maybe        > 3000 lines of code, mainly 64-bit C code, but maybe        > 1000 lines of 16-bit assembler and C, will do what I        > want, which is to restore a mini-BIOS on a UEFI-only        > machine. I only need a few interrupts - 13H, 10H        > and 14H.               BIOS and UEFI are pretty much mutually exclusive. Take a read here:       https://wiki.osdev.org/UEFI#UEFI_vs._legacy_BIOS              For instance, you mention INT 14h - that has been replaced in UEFI with the       Serial Protocol ... an example serial protocol driver can be found here:       https://edk2-docs.gitbook.io/edk-ii-uefi-driver-writer-s-guide/a       pendix_a_edk_ii_file_templates/readme.3/       a36_serialioc_file              Joe              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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