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From: ag@floyd.ATT.COM
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9,comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Assembling Device Drivers/Descriptors
Keywords: Driver Descriptor Assembler
Message-ID: <42111@clyde.ATT.COM>
Date: 9 Mar 89 16:10:58 GMT
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Does anyone know how to use RMA to assemble device drivers and descriptors?
I tried defining the type of module in PSECT, and after linking, the module
header doesn't seem to conform with other device drivers.  For instance,
the mode byte at $0D isn't there - instead, the device driver name begins
there!

I didn't even try to do a device descriptor with the assembler yet.  Also,
I can't seem to find any labels in the V.XXX format in os9defs or anywhere.
Anyone know where they are?

Finally, I ended up using debug, save, and verify to get a device driver
and device descriptor in what seemed to be the proper format.  When I
tried to iniz the device, all I got was Error #237 - Out of RAM  (not
the more familiar error, 207)

I thought that buying the os9 developer's kit would allow me to write
device drivers and descriptors.  I hope I wasn't wrong....

P.S.  Please don't tell me to go buy ASM.  I've spent far too much already.

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