ahinds@hvrunix.UUCP (Alexander Hinds) (12/10/87)
Next semester I would like to get involved in porting a unix compatable operating system to my 2000. (MINIX, written by Tannenbaum) However, I'm not sure if it can be done since Kickstart is in ROM, and the computer wants a Workbench disk upon powerup. Is there a way to kick the operating system out from control of the machine and install mine? How? Please help! Alexander Hinds USENET: ahinds@hvrunix BITNET: A_HINDS@HVRFORD
liu1@puff.wisc.edu (Clif Liu) (12/11/87)
In article <387@hvrunix.UUCP>, ahinds@hvrunix.UUCP (Alexander Hinds) writes: > > Next semester I would like to get involved in porting a unix > compatable operating system to my 2000. (MINIX, written by Tannenbaum) > > Alexander Hinds I have been looking for a UNIX/UNIX-lookalike system for the A1000. What will MINIX be like? Will it have all of the programming tools? Please lead me toward any information about this operating system by EMAIL. Thanks in advance. -- CLiu
schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS) (12/11/87)
In article <387@hvrunix.UUCP> ahinds@hvrunix.UUCP (Alexander Hinds) writes: > > Next semester I would like to get involved in porting a unix >compatable operating system to my 2000. (MINIX, written by Tannenbaum) >However, I'm not sure if it can be done since Kickstart is in ROM, and >the computer wants a Workbench disk upon powerup. Is there a way to kick >the operating system out from control of the machine and install mine? >How? Please help! > > Alexander Hinds Seems there were quite a few messages about Amiga-Minix port not that long ago (either here or comp.sys.minix). So if you can - I don't know how many back messages your system holds - scan back and re-read them. If I remember right, the problem with portin Minix was how to do a FORK on the Amiga. -- Dan Schein uucp: {ihnp4|allegra|burdvax|rutgers}!cbmvax!schein Commodore AMIGA Bix: dschein Plink: Dan*CATS 1200 Wilson Drive phone: (215) 431-9100 ext. 9542 West Chester PA 19380 +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ All spelling mistakes are a result of my efforts to avoid education :-) +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ I help Commodore by supporting the AMIGA. Commodore supports me by allowing me to form my own suggestions and comments.
bryce@hoser.berkeley.edu (Bryce Nesbitt) (12/13/87)
In article <387@hvrunix.UUCP> ahinds@hvrunix.UUCP (Alexander Hinds) writes: > > Next semester I would like to get involved in porting a unix >compatable operating system to my 2000. (MINIX, written by Tannenbaum) >However, I'm not sure if it can be done since Kickstart is in ROM, and >the computer wants a Workbench disk upon powerup. Is there a way to kick >the operating system out from control of the machine and install mine? >How? Please help! No problem! There are lots of good ways of doing this. If you are runing a floppy based system you could use a custom boot block. This will let you get code running *AFTER* extra memory is configured, but before the OS really mucks things up. If you want a hardware solution, you can get control by using the "ROM Diagnostic cartridge vector". You'll get run before anything significant happens. (It also means autoconfiguration of RAM will not have happended). Hard disk systems can also be hijacked. For an example of the boot-block method, see Fish disk #87. Or you can just take the system after it is up. Switch to supervisor mode with the supplied exec calls, and steal the system. You might even be able to attach to the Amiga's devices for your disk interface needs. This requires some more knowlege of Amiga internals, such as how to figure out where your physical memory might be (It could be anywhere). Lots of possibilities. >BITNET: A_HINDS@HVRFORD |\ /| . Ack! (NAK, SOH, EOT) {o O} . bryce@hoser.berkeley.EDU -or- ucbvax!hoser!bryce (") U WARNING: hoser's spool directory eats a *lot* of mail. :-(