Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 23:45:35 +0100 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/loader Makefile Message-ID: <30362.919896335@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 25 Feb 1999 00:12:04 %2B0800." <199902241612.AAA36055@spinner.netplex.com.au>
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In message <199902241612.AAA36055@spinner.netplex.com.au>, Peter Wemm writes: >Mike Smith wrote: >> Modified files: >> sys/boot/i386/loader Makefile >> Log: >> Don't try protecting page 0; it seems that BIOS writers now feel it's >> appropriate to check for Windows95 by polling for state in low >> memory, with fatal results. > >This truely sucks! :-( I think I've seen one PnP having the "docking" semaphore in page zero already, so it was only a matter of time... -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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