Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 02:27:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org>, thyerm@camtech.net.au, jkh@time.cdrom.com, mike@smith.net.au, Matthew.Thyer@dsto.defence.gov.au, jlemon@americantv.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 'fatal trap 12' on boot (smp and up) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980701022622.2967C-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <199806282229.PAA12716@usr07.primenet.com>
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On Sun, 28 Jun 1998, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > What would be best is for fbsdboot.exe to return all vectors to > > > normal but I realise that cannot be done. > > > > It may be possible to add a tiny driver to the config.sys that records > > the vectors at that time, and fbsdboot can restore them then. I used > > the same basic technique to load and unload TSRs in batches in my > > sysop days. > > What are the Linux people doing about it? At last check Linux didn't attempt to detect memory beyond 64mb on the x86 platform. With this in mind I doubt that anything "opions VM86" enables is even used by the Linux kernel, thus allowing linload.exe to load Linux from Windows without a hitch. Theoretically speaking of course. - alex | "Contrary to popular belief, penguins are not the salvation of modern | | technology. Neither do they throw parties for the urban proletariat." | | Powered by FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org/ | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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