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Service_IdentifyFormat

Programmer's Reference Manuals
» Part 16 – Service Calls
» Service_IdentifyFormat

Service_IdentifyFormat

(Service &6B)
Entry
R0 Pointer to format name (see Format Specifier)
R1 107 (&6B)

Format not recognised

Exit
R0 Preserved
R1 Preserved

Format recognised

Exit
R0 Preserved
R1 0 to claim
R2 SWI to call to get raw disc format info
R3 R3 parameter for this SWI
R4 SWI to call to lay down disc structure
R5 R0 parameter for this SWI

Use

This service is issued to identify how to layout a disc format.

Notes

If DOSFS? recognised the format name (which is different to FileCore names) then R2 would be DOSFS_DiscFormat? and R4 DOSFS_LayoutStructure?.

See also

  • DOSFS?
  • DOSFS_DiscFormat?
  • DOSFS_LayoutStructure?
  • Format Specifier
  • Service Calls
Created on December 12, 2009 18:39:08 by Alan Robertson (52)? (127.0.0.1)
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