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From: David Filo <filo@yahoo.com>
To: mike@smith.net.au
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In-reply-to: <199710170310.MAA00386@word.smith.net.au> (message from Mike
	Smith on Fri, 17 Oct 1997 12:40:08 +0930)
Subject: Re: biosboot/start.S needs fix for Intel AL440LX motherboard
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>
> > > > Forcing %dl to $0x80 (which is what bteasy appears to do) solves the
> > > > problem for me.  I assume the real solution is a bit more complex than
> > > > this.  I suppose this could be due to some weird BIOS setting, but I
> > > > think I pretty much tried everything.  This board will be popular, so
> > > > would be nice to get this fixed.
> > > 
> > > Unless Intel are angling for compatability with some other standard, I 
> > > think the correct fix will be a BIOS upgrade.  If they are, it'd be 
> > > handy to know which one, so that we can detect and support it.
> 
> I should point out that, having just checked, their practice of passing 
> 0 in %dl to the bootstrap is in direct violation of the BIOS Boot 
> Specification version 1.01, 11 Jan 1997.  Quoting:
> 

> 
> Do you have any idea who is responsible for this BIOS? (ie. is it an 
> Intel in-house job, or a third party like Phoenix or Award?)
>

it's a phoenix bios.  of course it's possible that i'm just being
stupid and there's an option somewhere that needs to be changed.
still looking..