Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 08:32:23 +0000 (UTC) From: Yar Tikhiy <yar@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/boot2 boot1.S Message-ID: <200408280832.i7S8WN7G096867@repoman.freebsd.org>
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yar 2004-08-28 08:32:23 UTC
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Modified files:
sys/boot/i386/boot2 boot1.S
Log:
Try packet mode of INT13 on a hard disk first if not prohibited by
the flag, fall back to the old INT13/AH=02 function if that fails.
This way of operation is less likely to fail with modern BIOSes and
large disks of strange geometries.
PR: i386/70241
Submitted by: Valentin Nechayev <netch <@> netch.kiev.ua> (inital version)
Discussed with: jhb (by Valentin Nechayev)
Tested on: bochs (with EDD turned on or off by patching the BIOS), PCs
Revision Changes Path
1.30 +21 -19 src/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot1.S
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