[Freemint-list] Load MINT.CNF at odd address

[Jo Even Skarstein]

On ti., 2017-03-21 at 16:35 +0100, Thorsten Otto wrote:

> Yes, thats expected if AHDI somehow handles that. AHDI does not call DMAread, 
> it has its own versions. As already explained, TOS itself uses this functions 
> only during early boot to read the rootsector. Still DMAread/DMAwrite are 
> documented TOS functions, and i still bet that they will bomb on your machine 
> ;) (on both of them actually, since the TOS functions don't use the blitter).

I'm confused... Isn't DMAread/write supplied by the harddisk driver when
loaded?

Anyway, this is irrelevant. There is nothing wrong with loading files to
an odd address. I don't think MiNT is doing anything wrong here, EmuTOS
has to support this.

Jo Even