hi all,
can any explain function of bootloader, and how linux detects the external pheripherals on an x86 processor(80486).
- which will create GDT,LDT,IDT in system linux or BIOS or boot loader.
- if add new peripheral which is memory mapped in to the system address space(memory-mapped i/o) :
how can i see the pheripheral in linux, for this do i need to edit any GDT, LDT or IDT in boot loader, or OS will do this job.
- can any suggest me the book which explians porting concepts fully, so, that i can able to port linux on my custom hardware which has variety of pheripherals memory mapped or io mapped.
thanx in advance..
Bhanu prakash