File overview:
-elfload/
- Obsolete Linux-based ELF loader. This used to allow loading NetWatch
-from within an already-running kernel; it could be updated to work with the
-current memory layout, but is nonfunctional at the moment. See grubload/ for
-the preferred loader.
-
grubload/
- This is a multiboot-compliant simple ELF loader, for use with NetWatch
-aseg.elf images or similar. It loads its input file (passed via multiboot),
-invokes the startup routines, and then returns to real mode and starts the
-bootloader again.
+ A multiboot-compliant simple ELF loader, for use with NetWatch aseg.elf
+ images or similar. It loads its input file (passed via multiboot),
+ invokes the startup routines, and then returns to real mode and starts the
+ bootloader again.
ich2/
- Intel ICH2 northbridge drivers. A similar API should be implemeted to
-port NetWatch to other chipsets.
+ Intel ICH2 northbridge/southbridge drivers. A similar API should be
+ implemented to port NetWatch to other chipsets.
ich7/
- Intel ICH7 northbridge drivers. Incomplete / untested.
+ Intel ICH7 northbridge drivers. Incomplete.
include/
- General header files.
+ General header files.
lib/
- Library functions.
+ Library functions.
lwip/
- LWIP. (http://www.sics.se/~adam/lwip/)
+ LWIP. (http://www.sics.se/~adam/lwip/)
net/
- Network card (currently only 3c90x) drivers, glue code, and the RFB
-and HTTP applications. Other network drivers should go here.
+ Network card (currently only 3c90x) drivers, glue code, and the RFB and
+ HTTP applications. Other network drivers and applications should go here.
netwatch/
- Main startup and initialization code, logging, SMI response, VGA text
-overlay, and other general top-level sources. To build the main NetWatch binary,
-run "make" here to produce aseg.elf.
+ Main startup and initialization code, logging, SMI response, VGA text
+ overlay, and other general top-level sources. To build the main NetWatch
+ binary, run "make" here to produce aseg.elf.
pci/
- PCI bus interface and BAR-clobbering routines.
+ PCI bus interface and BAR-clobbering routines.
tools/
- Assorted useful Linux command line tools we've found useful, such as
-for SMRAM segment manipulation, raw I/O port pokes, etc. These are not required
-to use NetWatch.
+ Assorted useful Linux command line tools we've found useful, such as for
+ SMRAM segment manipulation, raw I/O port pokes, etc. These are not
+ required to use NetWatch.
video/
- Framebuffer drivers for VGA text and TNT2 graphics consoles. Supporting
-graphics on other chipsets will require making a driver like that in tnt2.c.
+ Framebuffer drivers for VGA text and TNT2 graphics consoles. Supporting
+ graphics on other chipsets will require writing a driver similar to that
+ in tnt2.c.
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Porting NetWatch to other systems will likely require:
-- A network driver, if you don't have a 3c905 (net/3c90x.c)
-- A video driver, if you are interested in graphics rather than VGA text,
- and don't have an NVidia TNT2. (video/tnt2.c)
-- North- and southbridge drivers for your chipset. (ich2/)
+ - A network driver, if you don't have a 3c905 (net/3c90x.c)
+ - A video driver, if you are interested in graphics rather than VGA text,
+ and don't have an NVidia TNT2. (video/tnt2.c)
+ - North- and southbridge drivers for your chipset. (ich2/)
We have found that Intel generally provides easily-accessible chipset
datasheets on their website; searching for a particular ICH series part on
-Google will likely lead to the correct datasheet without too much trouble.
-Other chipset manufacturers are likely to be significantly less cooperative.
+Google will likely lead to the correct datasheet without too much trouble.
+Other chipset manufacturers have been found to be significantly less
+cooperative.