DOS ain't dead - non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64

non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 (Miscellaneous)

posted by tkchia , 21.01.2021, 18:40

Hello ecm,

> > Well, I have been
> trying
> > to get something going that can boot from an x86-64 UEFI environment
> and,
> > maybe at some point, usefully run 16-bit code.
> What mode do you (intend to) use to run 16-bit code? SVM or VTX?

For now, I am thinking of just using real mode (!). That is to say, the 16-bit code will run directly on the "bare metal" with no virtualization, and the CPU switches between real mode and 64-bit long mode as needed.

But perhaps this is not exactly a good idea...

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non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - effebi68, 18.01.2021, 08:57 (Miscellaneous)
- non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - glennmcc, 19.01.2021, 17:52
  - non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - effebi68, 19.01.2021, 18:35
  - non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - ecm, 19.01.2021, 18:57
    - non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - RayeR, 19.01.2021, 19:14
      - non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - ecm, 19.01.2021, 20:01
    - non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - glennmcc, 20.01.2021, 07:16
      - non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - tkchia, 21.01.2021, 17:42
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - ecm, 21.01.2021, 18:24
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - tkchia, 21.01.2021, 18:40
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - RayeR, 21.01.2021, 18:57
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - Oso2k, 23.01.2021, 05:26
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - Zyzzle, 23.01.2021, 07:03
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - tkchia, 23.01.2021, 15:13
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - RayeR, 23.01.2021, 20:35
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - tkchia, 24.01.2021, 04:20
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - RayeR, 25.01.2021, 17:34
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - Japheth, 23.01.2021, 08:52
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - glennmcc, 23.01.2021, 17:38
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - tkchia, 23.01.2021, 18:31
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - glennmcc, 23.01.2021, 21:07
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - tom, 23.01.2021, 23:31
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - glennmcc, 24.01.2021, 02:56
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - tkchia, 24.01.2021, 04:34
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - glennmcc, 24.01.2021, 05:17
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - tkchia, 24.01.2021, 06:26
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        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - tkchia, 27.01.2021, 07:04
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - RayeR, 25.01.2021, 17:51
        non-DOS (yet): an interesting project for x86-64 - tkchia, 24.01.2021, 03:59
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