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Old 08-08-2006, 14:47
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Originally Posted by MarkusO
Has your "embedded system" x86 architecture and is using a "normal" BIOS? If yes, you could use INT 13 calls (namely 08 and 48) to get the hard disc parameters.
I'm actually porting the ext2 filesystem on my platform which is an STB (Set Top Box). The platform I'm using is based on a 5100 processor from ST (OS20). Unfortunately, the API (STATAPI) does not provide such information so I'm trying to add such functionnality.

Thank you for your help.
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