Assembly woes

dewey · 22nd August 2002, 1:04 PM

Hi,

I'm doing an assembly subject at uni and the assignment is based around creating a keyboard handler for the top row of keys on the keyboard. Basically it just catches them, buffers them and shows the current state of the buffer on the screen.

The assembly isn't the problem... I can't get the application, which works fine on the uni's dos6/ dual p3 1ghz machines doesn't run properly on my winXP machine. I'm using a USB keyboard - could that be a problem? It seems to catch some of the keys and others it misses and the application just screws up.

Any ideas or will I be stuck in uni Labs?

Dewey

wokket · 22nd August 2002, 1:07 PM

Make sure your running it under DOS, windows won't let you get access to the hardware.....

USB might have something to do with it, can you plug in a PS/2 and test it???

Otherwise your stuck in teh labs I'm afraid

dewey · 22nd August 2002, 2:16 PM

Is there anyway to get winXP to boot to a 'dos' that will be appropriate? The lab computers running have a dual boot win2k and Dos 6.32 I think?

I do have PS/2 kb's to test if need be. I really can't be arsed going to QUT in brisso to do an assignment.

Dewey

wokket · 22nd August 2002, 2:35 PM

damn, Dual P3's at QUT, didn't have them when I did 420 a year or so ago

Is Holford and Maki still taking that subject?

If your hdd is FAT not NTFS you can use a DOS boot disk, otherwise your stuck installing DOS /winblows as a dual boot OS.

I dunno if VMWare or similar would give you enough access or not, but I wouldn't hold your breath

dewey · 22nd August 2002, 3:29 PM

Yea its still a Makki show.... he's not real good.

Can you get dos 6 free from MS or do they still charge you for their CLI goodness?

Dewey

leroyputz · 22nd August 2002, 3:59 PM

With the amount of parts lying around your room I am sure you can get a 486 or p1 system going with DOS. I have DOS 6.22 lying around. You can come and get it

wokket · 22nd August 2002, 5:13 PM

Makki, one of teh 3 most exciting (hah!) lecturers IT (Holford and Day are the other two)......

better you than me ....

Armunn · 22nd August 2002, 6:42 PM

Find a copy of windows 98 or 95 (I'm sure you know someone with a copy), and make a boot disk from that.

For the USB keyboard, go into your BIOS and select the option USB KBD/MOUSE in DOS. You should get your USB keyboard working then.

Or you can just have a dual boot DOS/WinXP. I'm sure you've got an old machine with DOS on a HDD somewhere, and even if you don't you might be able to aqquire one.

hast · 22nd August 2002, 6:50 PM

or you could try vmware

Bangers · 23rd August 2002, 1:20 AM

this 420 computer architecture?

Thank god I droped it

dewey · 23rd August 2002, 11:54 PM

Whats vmware?

If I get a dos boot disk that will give me all the features I need? I'll have to either put the assembler/debugger on the disk as well or more then likely make a FAT partition on the drive for it.

bloody hell...

Thanks heaps for the ideas!
Dewey

mpot · 24th August 2002, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dewey
Whats vmware?

Have a look at VMware's website (in particular, look here) for more info. It allows you to build and run multiple virtual PCs.

Cheers,
Martin.

bioxeed · 24th August 2002, 4:00 PM

an alternative to vmware for running dos stuff might be bochs.. but i'm not sure how well either well for this kinda thing. (the joys of 420 @ qut.. i think i got a 4 for it a few years ago now.. damn i hated IT exams)

but i digress.. try bochs.. you can grab it
here

essentially a pc emulator (worked reasonably well for me when i was doing some minix stuff for an electrical subject)

22nd August 2002, 1:04 PM	#1
dewey Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 802	Assembly woes Hi, I'm doing an assembly subject at uni and the assignment is based around creating a keyboard handler for the top row of keys on the keyboard. Basically it just catches them, buffers them and shows the current state of the buffer on the screen. The assembly isn't the problem... I can't get the application, which works fine on the uni's dos6/ dual p3 1ghz machines doesn't run properly on my winXP machine. I'm using a USB keyboard - could that be a problem? It seems to catch some of the keys and others it misses and the application just screws up. Any ideas or will I be stuck in uni Labs? Dewey

22nd August 2002, 1:07 PM	#2
wokket Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Bris Vegas, Australia Posts: 2,441	Make sure your running it under DOS, windows won't let you get access to the hardware..... USB might have something to do with it, can you plug in a PS/2 and test it??? Otherwise your stuck in teh labs I'm afraid __________________ Proud Contributer to the worlds most off-topic DF thread! "Idle temp, what idle temp?" - Hallmar Folding@Home V2 50 Club Member: Team GenomersComeToSaveOurAss OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member

22nd August 2002, 2:35 PM	#4
wokket Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Bris Vegas, Australia Posts: 2,441	damn, Dual P3's at QUT, didn't have them when I did 420 a year or so ago Is Holford and Maki still taking that subject? If your hdd is FAT not NTFS you can use a DOS boot disk, otherwise your stuck installing DOS /winblows as a dual boot OS. I dunno if VMWare or similar would give you enough access or not, but I wouldn't hold your breath __________________ Proud Contributer to the worlds most off-topic DF thread! "Idle temp, what idle temp?" - Hallmar Folding@Home V2 50 Club Member: Team GenomersComeToSaveOurAss OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member

22nd August 2002, 5:13 PM	#7
wokket Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Bris Vegas, Australia Posts: 2,441	Makki, one of teh 3 most exciting (hah!) lecturers IT (Holford and Day are the other two)...... better you than me .... __________________ Proud Contributer to the worlds most off-topic DF thread! "Idle temp, what idle temp?" - Hallmar Folding@Home V2 50 Club Member: Team GenomersComeToSaveOurAss OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member

22nd August 2002, 6:42 PM	#8
Armunn Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne, VIC Posts: 2,906	Find a copy of windows 98 or 95 (I'm sure you know someone with a copy), and make a boot disk from that. For the USB keyboard, go into your BIOS and select the option USB KBD/MOUSE in DOS. You should get your USB keyboard working then. Or you can just have a dual boot DOS/WinXP. I'm sure you've got an old machine with DOS on a HDD somewhere, and even if you don't you might be able to aqquire one. __________________ "A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death." - Albert Einstein ----------------------------------------------- OCAU Night Owl #1138 See my PCDB entry here.

22nd August 2002, 2:16 PM	#3
dewey Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 802	Is there anyway to get winXP to boot to a 'dos' that will be appropriate? The lab computers running have a dual boot win2k and Dos 6.32 I think? I do have PS/2 kb's to test if need be. I really can't be arsed going to QUT in brisso to do an assignment. Dewey

22nd August 2002, 3:29 PM	#5
dewey Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 802	Yea its still a Makki show.... he's not real good. Can you get dos 6 free from MS or do they still charge you for their CLI goodness? Dewey

22nd August 2002, 3:59 PM	#6
leroyputz Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home Posts: 565	With the amount of parts lying around your room I am sure you can get a 486 or p1 system going with DOS. I have DOS 6.22 lying around. You can come and get it

22nd August 2002, 6:50 PM	#9
hast (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: dots in the location field break it. note Posts: 2,034	or you could try vmware

23rd August 2002, 1:20 AM	#10
Bangers Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 7,281	this 420 computer architecture? Thank god I droped it __________________ There's a story about a golfer who sinks a 30-meter putt and someone says: 'Gee, that was lucky' and the golfer says, 'Yes, amazing how lucky you get when you practice 8 hours a day for 20 years'.

23rd August 2002, 11:54 PM	#11
dewey Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 802	Whats vmware? If I get a dos boot disk that will give me all the features I need? I'll have to either put the assembler/debugger on the disk as well or more then likely make a FAT partition on the drive for it. bloody hell... Thanks heaps for the ideas! Dewey

24th August 2002, 4:00 PM	#13
bioxeed Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Acid Lab Posts: 3,307	an alternative to vmware for running dos stuff might be bochs.. but i'm not sure how well either well for this kinda thing. (the joys of 420 @ qut.. i think i got a 4 for it a few years ago now.. damn i hated IT exams) but i digress.. try bochs.. you can grab it here essentially a pc emulator (worked reasonably well for me when i was doing some minix stuff for an electrical subject) __________________ http://bioxeed.org - hard techno and such Dystopia - Jack In. Kick Arse. Ouches - "I don't care if the headphones look like 2 cane toads stapled to my head as long as they do the business"