From: Endlisnis <s257m AT unb DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: Calling Software interrupts
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 19:41:31 -0300
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Nick Bull wrote:
> I think this is where the problem is.  I've removed the "char far *buf" from
> the arguments and the "far" from the structure, but I think I'm running into
> problems here.  The function should call an interrupt in the MSCDEX driver
> that fills buf with data.  All of my other interrupt calls are working OK,
> but they don't fill any memory with information.  Can anyone help ?  What am
> I doing wrong ?
> 
> buf is allocated using a malloc, and I know my calling procedure for the
> interrupt works (copies the command block to dos memory and calls using
> __dpmi_interrupt).  Help !
	You need to use DOS memory, not malloc to get your buffer.  You need to then
pass the Seg:Offset to the driver.  Not the 32-bit version.
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