Format of DOS device driver header:
Offset Size Description )
00h DWORD pointer to next driver, offset=FFFFh if last driver
04h WORD device attributes (see #01647,#01648)
06h WORD device strategy entry point
call with ES:BX -> request header
(see #02597 at INT 2F/AX=0802h)
08h WORD device interrupt entry point
---character device---
0Ah 8 BYTEs blank-padded character device name
---block device---
0Ah BYTE number of subunits (drives) supported by driver
0Bh 7 BYTEs normally unused; sometimes contains signature to indicate
specific drivers:
"$PCMATA" PCMCIA driver PCMATA.SYS (see AX=440Dh"DOS 3.2+")
"AHADDVR" Adaptec SCSI disk driver ASPIDISK.SYS
"DBLSPAC" MS DoubleSpace or DriveSpace
"DSKREET" NortonUtils v5+ Diskreet (see INT 2F/AX=FE00h)
"GFS " LapLink III device driver DD.BIN
"SIDExxx" PCMCIA driver ATADRV.EXE (see AX=440Dh"DOS 3.2+")
"STAC-CD" Stacker/Stacker Anywhere (see AX=4404h"Stacker")
---DoubleSpace/DriveSpace---
12h 2 BYTEs signature ",." (2Ch 2Eh)
14h var preloading API entry point
---CD-ROM---
12h WORD reserved, must be 0000h
appears to be another device chain
14h BYTE drive letter, 01h=A:, etc. (must initially be 00h; this byte
is set by MSCDEX when it loads)
15h BYTE number of units
16h 6 BYTEs signature 'MSCDnn' where 'nn' is version (currently '00')
(this field does not exist in most drivers)
SeeAlso: #02550 at INT 25/AX=CDCDh,#02845 at INT 2F/AX=5600h