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==Situations when it is (un)necessary to write an OS/2 device driver==
==Situations when it is (un)necessary to write an OS/2 device driver==
==Application Issues
==Application Issues==
==compiling and building your OS/2 device driver
==compiling and building your OS/2 device driver==
==Initialising the driver for the first time
==Initialising the driver for the first time==
Start of operations
==Start of operations==
Using Request Packets
==Using Request Packets==
A collection of commonly asked questions about the IOCTL interface
==A collection of commonly asked questions about the IOCTL interface==
Defining and Using Semaphores
==Defining and Using Semaphores==
How the stack works
==How the stack works==
Using DMA
==Using DMA==
Defining and Using memory
==Defining and Using memory==
32 Bit issues compiling/linking/running
==32 Bit issues compiling/linking/running==
How time works
==How time works==
Using interrupts
==Using interrupts==
Shutting down OS/2 gracefully
==Shutting down OS/2 gracefully==
What differences are there between the versions of OS/2
==What differences are there between the versions of OS/2==
Debugging tips, tricks and treats
==Debugging tips, tricks and treats==
A collection of tools & information on tools for device driver authors
==A collection of tools & information on tools for device driver authors==
General useful information and support
==General useful information and support==
Other sources of information and support  
==Other sources of information and support ==





Revision as of 16:38, 17 June 2012

This article contains a selection of frequently asked questions and is intended to be used by anyone who is writing or planning to write OS/2 device drivers.


Support Categories

Situations when it is (un)necessary to write an OS/2 device driver

Application Issues

compiling and building your OS/2 device driver

Initialising the driver for the first time

Start of operations

Using Request Packets

A collection of commonly asked questions about the IOCTL interface

Defining and Using Semaphores

How the stack works

Using DMA

Defining and Using memory

32 Bit issues compiling/linking/running

How time works

Using interrupts

Shutting down OS/2 gracefully

What differences are there between the versions of OS/2

Debugging tips, tricks and treats

A collection of tools & information on tools for device driver authors

General useful information and support

Other sources of information and support

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