Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 07 Sep 2000 14:15:34 -0600 | From | "Jeff V. Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: Linux/MANOS Kernel Debugger |
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Bryan Sparks at Lineo has given TRG an unlimited distribution license for DR-DOS which is what we will provide for the DOS loadable versions of MANOS freely from our website. Lineo also distributes free DR-DOS. At present, I am putting the MANOS debugger into Linux proper without DOS but ext2 instead.
Jeff
Admin Mailing Lists wrote: > > On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > > > > Actually, the solution I think would be to use the MSDOS loader to boot > > linux. I will look at grabbing the ELF code in Linux and loading Linux > > from MSDOS -- if this can be accomplished you're there -- with an added > > benfit. When I am debugging MANOS, the source files and OS actually > > load from another NetWare server over a DOS connection (pretty slick) so > > in my setup the files are always remote, though they could just as well > > reside on a local fat partiton. Having DOS resident underneath gives > > you all kinds of cool stuff you can do (you will note that while MANOS > > is active in memory, DOS is still resident underneath and accessible). > > > > Perhaps the way to do this unobtrusively would be a different loader for > > Linux (a DOS loader) that will run the debugger underneath. The > > debugger in MANOS is self contained, and you will note has few > > dependencies on the OS code of any kind -- it was developed this way > > intentionally. We just take the MANOS loader, rip out the kernel, load > > Linux from LLOADER.386, and the debugger is there! > > > > since you'd be using DOS, wouldn't you need a MS license then for every > kernel debugger you put out there? > > -Cygnus > .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. > Anthony J. Biacco Network Administrator/Engineer > thelittleprince@asteroid-b612.org Intergrafix Internet Services > > "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today" > http://www.asteroid-b612.org http://www.intergrafix.net > .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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