Device Request 17H: Get Logical Device
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This asks the driver to identify which logical drive ID is currently is
use for a physical drive unit. This is in support for DOS's "phantom
floppy" feature.
DevReq17Rec
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+0 1 bLen 0dH (length of this request packet)
+1 1 bUnitNo INPUT: unit number of drive to check
OUTPUT: active drive number (1=A, 2=B, etc)
+2 1 bCmd 17H (command code)
+3 2 rStatus OUTPUT: Device Status Word must fill before exit
+5H 8 res (reserved)
13 size of this structure
bUnitNo On entry, this is a drive unit number (or instance, 0 is the
first drive supported by the drive, 1 is the second, etc).
On return, the field must contain the drive ID number (1=A,
2=B, etc.) of the logical drive that is currently active on
this unit.
Use the ID passed in the most recent DvRq 18H request OR
return 00H if you don't support logical (phantom) drives.
rStatus On exit, the driver must place a DevStatusWord here. Always
set the Done bit (bit 8). On an error, set the Done bit and
the Error bit (bit 15) and put a Device Error Code in the low
byte.
Notes: ■ Only device drivers capable of handling Get/Set Logical drive
requests need support this (see Device Attribute bit 6).
■ This is the device driver "catch point" for DOS fn 440eH (IOCTL
query logical drive).
■ The "phantom floppy" concept lets DOS pretend (for instance)
that a one-diskette-drive system actually has a drive A and a
drive B. For instance, if the user types: Dir B:, then DOS
prompts the user to "Insert diskette for drive B:" and sends
DvRq 18H (set logical device) to the driver.
See Also: Device Requests
DevRequestHdrRec
Installable Device Drivers
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