#################### # Read Disk Sector # #################### System programming: ------------------- (Int 13h, ah=2) in 1f7 until BSY cleared out 1f2, AL # number of sectors out 1f3, cl (bits 0-5) # starting sector number out 1f4, ch # cylinder number bits 0..7, 0 based out 1f5, cl (bits 6,7) & dh (bits 6,7) # cyl, bits 8..9, 10..11 out 1f6, dh (bits 0..3) --> bits 0..3 # head number dh (bits 4..5) --> ??? # head number dl (bit 0) --> bit 4 # drive number out 1f7, 0x20 # read sectors command normal Drive response: --------------- * drive sets the busy bit in Status Reg to 1 * if command parameters are wrong: > drive sets the aborted-command bit in the Error register and error bit in the Status register to 1. > Drive also sets the busy bit in the Status register to 0. > Drive then generates an interrupt to the system. * else: > drive executes an implied seek to desired track and reads sectors into sector buffer > when sector buffer is filled and the data is ready to be transferred, the drive sets the data-request bit to 1, sets the busy bit to 0, and generates an interrupt. > on a single-sector transfer, after the system has transferred the data, the drive sets the data-request bit and the busy bit to 0. > on a multiple-sector transfer, after the system has transferred the first sector of data, the drive sets the data-request bit to 0, and the busy bit to 1. When each subsequent sector is ready to be transferred, the drive sets the data-request bit to 1, the busy bit to 0, and generates an interrupt. When the system has tranferred the last sector, the drive sets the data-request bit and busy bit to 0.